EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION

Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Defines "high-speed channelized service". Provides that, where multiple voice grade communication channels are connected to a telecommunication carrier's public switched network through a high-speed channelized services, there shall be determined to be one network connection for each T-1 facility capable of transporting either the subscriber's inter-premises traffic to the public switched network or the subscriber's 9-1-1 calls to the public agency. Provides that a municipality imposing a surcharge at a rate per network connection shall impose 5 such surcharges per network connection where multiple voicegrade communications channels are connected between the subscriber's premises and a public switched network through a high-speed channelized service. Repeals a Section concerning certain reports and recommendations as to implementation systems. Effective immediately.