Thursday, March 3, 2016

NBC 10 I-Team: Rhode Island 911 fees don't fund 911 services

BY KATIE DAVIS, NBC 10 NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH 2016

SCITUATE, R.I. — Every month, Rhode Islanders pay 911 fees on their cell phone and home phone bills, totaling more than $17 million in revenue last year. But the NBC 10 I-Team learned most of that money never makes it to 911 services.

The Federal Communications Commission found in a 2015 report that Rhode Island is one of just three states that don't restrict 911 fees to 911 services or public safety.

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