public safety services
Defined in 2 places of the United States Code.
The term “public safety services”—
(A) has the meaning given the term in section 337(f) of this title; and
(B) includes services provided by emergency response providers, as that term is defined in section 101 of title 6.
Source
- 2012–present47 U.S.C. § 1401Telecommunications · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “public safety services” means services—
(A) the sole or principal purpose of which is to protect the safety of life, health, or property;
(B) that are provided—
(i) by State or local government entities; or
(ii) by nongovernmental organizations that are authorized by a governmental entity whose primary mission is the provision of such services; and
(C) that are not made commercially available to the public by the provider.
Source
- 1997–present47 U.S.C. § 337Telecommunications · Allocation and assignment of new public safety services licenses and commercial licenses · for purposes of this section