Indiana AG Requests Ruling on TracFone's Emergency Petition for Declaratory Ruling

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller (R)wants a ruling, or to know whether the FCC plans to rule, on TracFone's pending emergency petition for declaratory ruling about 911 fees, said a filing in docket 11-42 sent Monday. The request comes from two cases in federal district court where eligible telecom carriers are alleging that Indiana's statewide 911 fee is pre-empted by the Telecom Act as applied to transactions with Lifeline customers, the filing said. TracFone's petition seeks a declaration that states can't impose charges on Lifeline customers or providers.