Georgia Governor Nathan Deal recently swore in the members of his appointed 911 Commission, including Douglas County E911 Director Greg Whitaker.
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal recently swore in the members of his appointed 911 Commission, including Douglas County E911 Director Greg Whitaker.
Douglas County E911 Director Greg Whitaker has been named by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to the Governor’s Commission on 911 System Modernization and Balanced Funding Model.
Douglas County E911 Director Greg Whitaker has been named by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to the Governor’s Commission on 911 System Modernization and Balanced Funding Model. The appointment was announced by Governor Deal. The Governor’s Commission was created by Executive Order of the Governor for the purpose of updating the 911 system. The current 911 funding model was created and authorized by the Georgia General Assembly in 1977 at a time when most homes and businesses had hardwire land telephone lines. In 1977 and since, monthly 911 charges were billed to the location that had the hardwire telephone lines and a charge of $1.50 per month was authorized, an amount that has not changed in 35 years. With the invention and growth of cell/…
Fred
5:51 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Your article is incorrect - cellular phone bills in Douglas County do have $1.50 per line charged. My VoIP phone line also has the $1.50 "County 911" fee as well. The fee may not have gone up in 35 years, but the number of times a family of four gets charged for 911 could have multiplied by four or more (one land line in 1977 vs. $1.50 per line for each cell phone plus the land line). more ›