National Emergency Number Association

1. National EmergencyNumber Association • Montana - • The Last Best Place • Becky Berger • 9-1-1 Program Manager

2. Montana The Basics: • $.25 Basic 9-1-1 • $.25 Enhanced 9-1-1 • $.50 Wireless Enhanced 9-1-1 (eff. 7/1/2007) • Total 9-1-1 Fees: • FY05: $5,711,593 • FY06: $6,074,507 • FY07: $6,026,096 • 57 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) • 3 FTE state administrative office (DOA-ITSD-PSSB) • Review and approve 9-1-1 plans • Distribute the 9-1-1 fee collections to local government • Provide wireless E9-1-1 cost recovery for PSAPs and Carriers • 9-1-1 Advisory Council (10 members)

3. The E9-1-1 Deployment Dilemma • Obsolete Technology • 40 year old architecture • Limited functionality • Not set up for cell phones • Will not handle new features • Insufficient Funding • $250,000 per PSAP average deployment cost for land-line E9-1-1 • 40 of 57 9-1-1 Centers dealing with a revenue shortfall to deploy land-line E9-1-1 • Bottom Line: 57 PSAPs, pursuing 57 unique deployment strategies, had created a “Have’s vs. Have-nots” where only 18 PSAPs had land-line E9-1-1 and only 2 PSAPs had wireless enhanced 9-1-1.

4. The E9-1-1 Deployment Dilemma • GOAL • Rather than fund dozens of stovepipe systems, the State pursued funding for a uniform and standard E9-1-1 network, thereby reducing overall investment by eliminating duplication. • OBJECTIVE • Eliminate the “have’s vs. have-nots” • STRATEGY • Secure Funding • Contract for a statewide system

5. Benefits of Contract vs Tariff • Eliminate transport mileage • Bundled rate based on per access line • Rate stability • Example: • Qwest– tariff rates (272 miles) $1723.00 • (+ wireless + emergency notification) • Century Tel – contract rate $641.00 • 2375 X .27

6. Transport per Mile costs

7. Status 2004

8. Status – Sept 2007

9. Multiple 9-1-1 Service Providers • PROS • Choice to PSAPs • CONS • Split exchanges • Interconnection agreements • Long term agreements with incumbent LEC prevent migrating to emerging technologies