CWA Seeks End to Puerto Rico 911 Fee Diversion
Puerto Rico should use 911 fee revenue for emergency number service only, including personnel and next-generation upgrades, said Communications Workers of America Local 3010 President Luis Benítez Burgos in a May 1 letter to Gov. Ricardo Rosselló Nevares (New Progressive…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Communications Daily is required reading for senior executives at top telecom corporations, law firms, lobbying organizations, associations and government agencies (including the FCC). Join them today!
Party) and the territory’s Financial Oversight and Management Board. The letter was copied to FCC commissioners and received Monday by the agency. Burgos said Rosselló Nevares and the board should “abide by federal law” and confirm that Puerto Rico’s 911 Emergency Service Bureau won’t be part of budget cuts. The CWA official said all 911 revenue should “be used to comply with the requirements of Congress and of the federal law and regulations.” Commissioner Mike O'Rielly supported an FCC item giving additional USF support to Puerto Rico after receiving assurances it would end 911 fee movement (see 1805040034).