Wireless Service Fee Distribution
Health and Safety Code Section 771.0711 authorizes the collection of a Wireless Service Fee in the amount of $0.50 per month on each Texas based wireless connection. The 81st Session of the Texas Legislature added Health & Safety Code Section 771.0712 "Prepaid 9-1-1 Emergency Service Fee". On June 1, 2010 a fee of 2.0% of the purchase price of each prepaid telecommunication service, purchased by any method, was authorized.
Section 771.0711 designates the CSEC as the administrator of the wireless funds collected. Each month the CSEC distributes the wireless collections to the fifty-one independent 9-1-1 jurisdictions in Texas, and deposits the balance in the Texas Treasury. The CSEC administers the wireless fund at no cost to the fund.
The wireless fund distribution is based on the portion of state population served by each Texas 9-1-1 jurisdiction. Per Commission Rule 252.6, the CSEC annually calculates the distribution percentages for each 9-1-1 jurisdiction using population data provided by the Texas State Data Center/Office of the State Demographer. Proposed percentages are published for public comment at least 14 days prior to the Commission meeting to consider adoption. The adopted percentages for the current fiscal year are below.
Questions regarding the WSF should be directed to: finance (at) csec.texas.gov.
