As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
CITY: The city of Glenpool, Oklahoma, a municipal corporation.
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE FEE: A fee used to finance the operation of the emergency telephone service so as to provide service users within the corporate limits of the city access to the emergency telephone service.
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE: A telephone system utilizing a three (3) digit number, enhanced 911, for reporting any emergency to the appropriate public agency providing law enforcement, fire, medical, or other emergency services within the corporate limits of the city.
LOCAL EXCHANGE TELEPHONE COMPANY: Any company providing exchange telephone service to any service user within the corporate limits of the city.
PERSON: Any individual, firm, partnership, copartnership, joint venture association, cooperative organization, private corporation, whether organized for profit or not, fraternal organization, nonprofit organization, estate, trust, business or common law trust, receiver, assignee of the benefit of creditors, trustee or trustee in bankruptcy, the state, political subdivisions of the state, state agencies, departments, commissions, boards, bureaus or any other service user within the corporate limits of the city.
SERVICE USER: Any person not lawfully exempted from the fee defined herein who is provided exchange telephone service within the corporate limits of the city.
TARIFF RATE: The rate or rates billed by the local exchange telephone company stated in tariffs applicable for such company as approved by the Oklahoma corporation commission, which represents the recurring charges of the local exchange telephone company for exchange telephone service or its equivalent, exclusive of all taxes, fees, licenses or similar charges whatsoever.
VoIP: Voice over internet protocol.
VoIP CARRIER: A person who offers dial tone telephone service to a customer under authority of the federal communications commission and who is required to collect a fee for funding of emergency telephone service.
WIRELESS CARRIER: A person who offers a wireless telephone service and who is required to collect a fee for funding of emergency telephone service. (2002 Code § 8.12.010; amd. Ord. 588, 2-19-2008; 2013 Code)