Maine Revised Statutes > Title 25 > Part 8 > Chapter 352 – Emergency Services Communication
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- Automatic location identification: means an enhanced 9-1-1 service capability that enables the automatic display of information defining the geographical location of the telephone used to place a 9-1-1 call. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921
- Automatic number identification: means an enhanced 9-1-1 service capability that enables the automatic display of the 7-digit number used to place a 9-1-1 call. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921
- Bureau: means the Emergency Services Communication Bureau within the Public Utilities Commission, which is responsible for the statewide implementation and management of E-9-1-1. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921
- Cellular or wireless telecommunications service: means commercial mobile service as defined in 47 United States Code § 332(d). See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Public Safety. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Department: means the Department of Public Safety. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Emergency services: includes fire, police, ambulance, rescue services and other services of an emergency nature identified by the commissioner. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Interconnected voice over Internet protocol service: means a service that enables real-time, 2-way voice communications; requires a broadband connection from the user's location; and permits users generally to receive calls that originate on the public switched telephone network and to terminate calls to the public switched telephone network. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921
- Internet protocol enabled services: means services and applications using Internet protocol, including, but not limited to, voice over Internet protocol and other services and applications provided through wireline, cable, wireless and satellite facilities and any other facility that is capable of connecting users to public safety answering points. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Local exchange carrier: means any person that is engaged in:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921Majority: when used in reference to age shall mean the age of 18 and over. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Month: means a calendar month. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Prepaid wireless telecommunications service: means a cellular or wireless telecommunications service that allows a caller to dial 9-1-1 to access the E-9-1-1 system, which service must be paid for in advance and is sold in predetermined units or dollars that declines with use in a known amount. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921 Prepaid wireless telecommunications service provider: means a person that provides prepaid wireless telecommunications service pursuant to a license issued by the Federal Communications Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921 Private safety agency: means a private entity that provides fire, emergency medical or security services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921 Public safety agency: means a state, county or municipal government entity that provides or has the authority to provide fire, emergency medical or police services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921 Public safety answering point: means a facility with enhanced 9-1-1 capability, operated on a 24-hour basis, assigned the responsibility of receiving 9-1-1 calls and, as appropriate, directly dispatching emergency services or, through transfer routing or relay routing, passing 9-1-1 calls to public or private safety agencies. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921 Public switched telephone network: means the network of equipment, lines and controls assembled to establish communication paths between calling and called parties in North America. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Relay routing: means the method of responding to a 9-1-1 call whereby a public safety answering point notes pertinent information and relays it by telephone to the appropriate public or private safety agency that dispatches the needed service. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921 Retail transaction: means the purchase of prepaid wireless telecommunications service from a seller for any purpose other than resale. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921 Selective routing: means the method employed to direct 9-1-1 calls to the appropriate public safety answering point based on the geographical location from which the call originated. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921 Seller: means a person who sells prepaid wireless telecommunications service to another person. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921 Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident. Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition. Transfer routing: means the method of responding to a 9-1-1 call whereby a public safety answering point transfers the call, including the automatic location and number information, to the appropriate public or private safety agency that dispatches the needed service. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921 Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence. United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72