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Dear Mr. Ford:

On behalf of the Florida Wireless 911 Board, you have asked for my opinion on substantially the following questions:

1. Is the Florida Wireless 911 Board authorized to sue providers of E911 service who do not remit the appropriate fee to the board?

2. Are providers still responsible for remitting the E911 wireless fee if they can demonstrate that they do not have the technology to determine whether a wireless service customer has a sufficient positive balance as of the last day of each month?

3. Were prepaid wireless providers required to collect and remit the Wireless E911 fee to…