Retailers must collect an E911 fee from consumers on each retail transaction occurring in this state for the purchase of prepaid wireless telecommunications. The monies collected from the fee go to the advancement of technology used to provide emergency 911 services.
Prepaid wireless telecommunications includes prepaid wireless phone cards, recharge or refill authorization codes, and prepaid cell phones or other prepaid wireless devices preloaded with airtime minutes. Prepaid wireless telecommunications services do not include wireless telecommunications services that are not paid for in advance.