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Guam Enhanced/NextGen Emergency 911 Telephone Communications System: access for individuals with hearing and speech disabilities
In force.
An accessibility requirements rule binding government bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
What it requires
- If you are the Guam Fire Department, make the Emergency 911 Telephone Communications System accessible to individuals with hearing and speech disabilities, and keep it accessible in current and all future upgrades (10 GCA 84121).
- If you are the Guam Fire Department, do not charge telecommunications companies or their customers additional fees for the cost of providing that accessibility; fund it through existing surcharges (10 GCA 84121).
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What this law does
Section 84121 of title 10 requires the Guam Fire Department's Emergency 911 Telephone Communications System to be accessible to individuals with hearing and speech disabilities. The means of access are primarily mobile and landline telephones, and the Fire Department may also provide access through other modes of communication.
The Fire Department may not charge telecommunications companies or their customers additional fees for the cost of providing that accessibility, which is funded through existing surcharges. An agency or organization that willfully violates or fails to comply with a provision of the section may be fined not more than $1,000, imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
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