Chapter 86 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
651 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-292 Interception; privileged use.
2.2K chars
(1) Any investigative or law enforcement officer who, by any means authorized by sections 86-271 to 86-295, has obtained knowledge of the contents of any wire, electronic, or oral communication or evidence derived therefrom may disclose such contents to another investigative or l…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-293 Interception; procedure; appeal.
16.8K chars
(1) Each application for an order authorizing or approving the interception of a wire, electronic, or oral communication shall be made in writing upon oath or affirmation to a judge of a district court and shall state the applicant's authority to make such application. Each appli…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-294 Interception; reports.
2.0K chars
In January of each year the Attorney General and each county attorney shall report to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts: (1) The following information with respect to each application for an order or extension made during the preceding calendar year: (a) The f…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-295 Violations; penalty.
1.2K chars
It is unlawful for any person to (1) intentionally and without lawful authority cut, break, tap, or make connection with any telegraph or telephone line, wire, cable, or instrument or electronic, mechanical, or other device or read or copy in any unauthorized manner any message, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-296 Electronic devices; prohibited acts; penalty.
2.2K chars
(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in sections 86-271 to 86-295 and this section, any person who intentionally: (a) Sends in intrastate commerce any electronic, mechanical, or other device, knowing or having reason to know that the design of such device renders it prim…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-297 Interception; civil action.
3.0K chars
(1) Any person whose wire, electronic, or oral communication is intercepted, disclosed, or intentionally used in violation of sections 86-271 to 86-295 and 86-298 to 86-2,103 may in a civil action recover from the person or entity which engaged in that violation such relief as ma…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-298 Pen register; trap-and-trace device; restrictions on use; penalty.
1.2K chars
(1) Except as provided in this section, no person may install or use a pen register or a trap-and-trace device without first obtaining a court order under section 86-2,100. Nothing in sections 86-271 to 86-2,110 shall be construed to prohibit an emergency operator from conducting…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-299 Pen register; trap-and-trace device; application for order.
0.8K chars
(1) An investigative or law enforcement officer may make application for an order or an extension of an order under section 86-2,100 authorizing or approving the installation and use of a pen register or a trap-and-trace device under sections 86-298 to 86-2,101 to a county or dis…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-301 Act, how cited.
0.1K chars
Sections 86-301 to 86-315 shall be known and may be cited as the Telecommunications Relay System Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-302 Purpose of act.
0.4K chars
The purpose of the Telecommunications Relay System Act is to provide a statewide telecommunications relay system and a statewide voucher program for the provision of specialized telecommunications equipment for qualified deaf, hard of hearing, or speech-impaired persons in Nebras…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-303 Definitions, where found.
0.1K chars
For purposes of the Telecommunications Relay System Act, the definitions found in sections 86-304 to 86-311 apply.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-304 Commission, defined.
0.0K chars
Commission means the Public Service Commission.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-305 Deaf, defined.
0.1K chars
Deaf has the same meaning as in section 71-4720.01.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-306 Fund, defined.
0.1K chars
Fund means the Nebraska Telecommunications Relay System Fund.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-307 Hard of hearing, defined.
0.1K chars
Hard of hearing has the same meaning as in section 71-4720.01.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-308 Household, defined.
0.1K chars
Household means a family unit whose members are related by birth, marriage, or adoption and who share a common living arrangement.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-309 Personal telephone service, defined.
0.1K chars
Personal telephone service means telephone service located in an individual's room and the telephone service account is in the individual's name.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-310 Specialized telecommunications equipment, defined.
0.3K chars
Specialized telecommunications equipment means any telecommunications device enabling deaf, hard of hearing, or speech-impaired persons to communicate using conventional telephone systems. Specialized telecommunications equipment includes, but is not limited to, telecommunication…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-311 Telecommunications relay system, defined.
0.3K chars
Telecommunications relay system means a service permitting full and simultaneous communication between deaf, hard of hearing, or speech-impaired persons using specialized telecommunications equipment and other persons using conventional telephone equipment.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-312 Nebraska Telecommunications Relay System Fund; created; use; investment.
0.9K chars
(1) The Nebraska Telecommunications Relay System Fund is created. The fund shall be used to provide a statewide telecommunications relay system and to administer a statewide voucher program to provide specialized telecommunications equipment to qualified deaf, hard of hearing, an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-313 Surcharge; amount; hearing; commission; powers and duties.
1.7K chars
(1)(a) Each telephone company in Nebraska shall collect from each of the telephone subscribers a surcharge not to exceed twenty cents per month on each telephone number or functional equivalent in Nebraska, including wireless service as defined in section 86-1059. Except for wire…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-314 Telecommunications relay system; specialized telecommunications equipment program; requirements; rules and regulations; administrative fine.
2.5K chars
(1) The commission shall establish standards, procedures, and training specifications for the telecommunications relay system and shall supervise its operation. The telecommunications relay system shall assure prompt and accurate relay of all messages seven days per week, twenty-…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-315 Special committee; membership.
0.6K chars
The commission shall administer the Telecommunications Relay System Act with the advice of a special committee appointed by the Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The special committee shall consist of seven members as follows: One member shall be a deaf person; one mem…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-316 Act, how cited.
0.1K chars
Sections 86-316 to 86-329 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-317 Purpose of act.
0.3K chars
The purpose of the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund Act is to authorize the commission to establish a funding mechanism which supplements federal universal service support mechanisms and ensures that all Nebraskans, without regard to their location, have compara…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-318 Definitions, where found.
0.1K chars
For purposes of the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund Act, the definitions found in sections 86-319 to 86-322 apply.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-319 Commission, defined.
0.0K chars
Commission means the Public Service Commission.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-320 Fund, defined.
0.1K chars
Fund means the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-320.01 Telecommunications, defined.
0.2K chars
Telecommunications means the transmission between or among points specified by the user of information of the user's choosing without change in the form or content of the information as sent and received.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-320.02 Prepaid wireless telecommunications service provider, defined.
0.3K chars
Prepaid wireless telecommunications service provider means a wireless telecommunications company whose service must be paid for in advance and is sold in predetermined units or dollars of which the number declines with use in a known amount or expiration of time.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-321 Telecommunications Act of 1996, defined.
0.1K chars
Telecommunications Act of 1996 means the federal telecommunications legislation enacted as Public Law 104-104, as such law existed on January 1, 2002.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-322 Telecommunications company, defined.
0.4K chars
Telecommunications company means any natural person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or association providing telecommunications or telecommunications service for hire in Nebraska without regard to whether such company holds a certificate of convenience…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-323 Legislature; declaration of policy.
2.4K chars
The Legislature declares that it is the policy of the state to preserve and advance universal service based on the following principles: (1) Quality telecommunications and information services should be available at just, reasonable, and affordable rates; (2) Access to advanced t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-324 Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund; created; use; investment; commission; powers and duties; administrative fine.
5.2K chars
(1) The Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund is hereby created. The fund shall provide the assistance necessary to make universal access to telecommunications services available to all persons in the state consistent with the policies set forth in the Nebraska Telec…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-324.01 Fund; distribution; projects; requirements; applicability.
0.7K chars
Beginning on January 1, 2022, the commission shall ensure that funds distributed from the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund for construction of new broadband infrastructure shall go to projects that provide broadband service scalable to one hundred megabits per s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-324.02 Ongoing high-cost support; speed tests; speed requirements.
2.0K chars
(1) Any recipient of ongoing high-cost support from the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund shall agree to submit to speed tests as determined by the commission. Upon the commission's request, such recipient shall conduct the speed tests and submit the results to t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-325 Fund; commission; powers and duties.
0.3K chars
The commission shall determine the standards and procedures reasonably necessary, adopt and promulgate rules and regulations as reasonably required, and enter into such contracts with other agencies or private organizations or entities as may be reasonably necessary to efficientl…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-326 Fund; administrator; duties; telecommunications companies; obligations.
1.3K chars
The fund may be administered by a neutral third-party administrator. The commission shall oversee the preparation and selection process of the administrator through a request for proposal process established by the commission. If a third-party administrator is selected, the admin…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-327 Fund; advisory board.
1.0K chars
The commission shall oversee and the administrator, if a third-party administrator is selected, shall administer the fund with the advice of an advisory board appointed by the commission. The number of members on such advisory board shall be not less than seven nor more than nine…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-328 Annual public hearing; notice; fund level; Prepaid Wireless Surcharge Act; applicability.
1.3K chars
(1) Annually the commission shall hold a public hearing to determine the level of the fund necessary to carry out the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund Act. The commission shall publish notice of the hearing in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-329 Nebraska Telephone Assistance Program; commission; duties.
1.4K chars
(1) The commission shall establish the Nebraska Telephone Assistance Program. The purpose of the Nebraska Telephone Assistance Program is to promote the provision of universal service to low-income households by local exchange carriers. Support provided by the program shall be sp…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-330 Unserved or underserved exchanges; funding redirection program; funding to providers; reverse auction; rural-based plan; considerations; limitations; Public Service Commission; powers and duties.
4.0K chars
(1) Based on consumer complaints or upon its own motion, the Public Service Commission may open a docket to consider the implementation and operation of a funding redirection program that awards funding to broadband Internet service providers to support high-speed Internet infras…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-331 Nebraska Broadband Office; created; legislative intent; Director of Broadband; duties; decision; appeal; report; hearing.
3.8K chars
(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that all federal, state, and local government funding for broadband infrastructure and services in Nebraska be leveraged strategically to ensure that all Nebraskans have access to affordable, reliable broadband services before Jan…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-332 Program; established; fiber optic cable; funding; public libraries; required contributions.
0.7K chars
(1) The Public Service Commission shall establish the Nebraska E-Rate Special Construction Matching Fund Program. Beginning July 1, 2021, the program shall receive funding from the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund to provide incentives for fiber optic cable to b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-333 Official Nebraska location fabric broadband access map; Nebraska Broadband Office; powers and duties; recipient of support or grant; provide information.
2.5K chars
(1) The Nebraska Broadband Office may create and maintain an official Nebraska location fabric broadband access map showing broadband availability and quality of service for all serviceable locations in Nebraska utilizing any federal funding that is made available for such purpos…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-401 Act, how cited.
0.1K chars
Sections 86-401 to 86-418 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Public Safety Communication System Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-402 Legislative findings.
2.3K chars
The Legislature finds that: (1) During emergencies the resources of the state and its political subdivisions must be effectively directed to save lives, to protect property, and to meet the needs of its citizens; (2) Public safety agencies fulfill this unique and essential role; …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 86-403 Definitions, where found.
0.1K chars
For purposes of the Nebraska Public Safety Communication System Act, the definitions found in sections 86-407 and 86-408 apply.
Repealed. Laws 2005, LB 343, § 13.
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 2005, LB 343, § 13.
0.0K chars
[Repealed or reserved.]