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(2)     first receives 9-1-1 calls in a 9-1-1 service area; and

(3)     as appropriate, dispatches public safety services directly, or transfers
9-1-1 calls to appropriate public safety agencies.

[(m)](N) (R) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Public Safety and
Correctional Services.

(S) "WIRELESS ENHANCED 9-1-1 SERVICE" MEANS ENHANCED 9-1-1 SERVICE
UNDER AN FCC ORDER

[(n)] (O) (1) "Wireless telephone service" means public telephone service

that:

(i) is provided for two way voice or data communication;

(ii) is transmitted independently of switched local exchange access
telephone service; and

(iii) may be transmitted partly via cable or wire as part of a larger
telephone or cable system.

(2) "Wireless telephone service" includes:

(i) [cellular telephone service (cellular)] COMMERCIAL MOBILE
RADIO SERVICE (CMRS);

(ii) personal communication service (PCS); and

(iii) specialized mobile radio (SMR).

(3) "Wireless telephone service" does not include service that cannot
connect an individual dialing the digits 9-1-1 to an established public safety
answering point.

1-304.

(a) Each county shall have in operation an enhanced 9-1-1 system.

(b) If implementation is preceded by cooperative planning, the enhanced
9-1-1 system required under subsection (a) of this section may operate as part of a
multicounty system.

(c) (1) Services available through a 9-1-1 system shall include [police, fire
fighting, and emergency ambulance] LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE AND RESCUE, AND
EMERGENCY MEDICAL services.

(2) [Other emergency and civil defense] EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT,
HOMELAND SECURITY, AND OTHER EMERGENCY services may be incorporated into
the 9-1-1 system at the discretion of the county or counties served by the 9-1-1
system.

(d) (1) The digits 9-1-1 are the primary emergency telephone number in the
9-1-1 system.

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