a) To be eligible to receive a surcharge disbursement under ETSA Section 30(b)(2)(E), any 9-1-1 Authority other than the Department must file a wireless plan with the Department's Office of 9-1-1 Administrator pursuant to 83 Ill. Adm. Code 1328.210 and provide wireless 9-1-1 service. The Department's Office of 9-1-1 Administrator will notify the entity in writing, stating that it has the authorization to operate as an authorized wireless 9-1-1 answering point. Once the 9-1-1 Authority has received its authorization letter, it must provide the following information to the Department:

1. 1) A detailed explanation of the geographic area the Commission or the Department has granted it authority to cover, by five-digit zip code, including all zip codes in which the provider has sole authority from the Commission or the Department to handle wireless 9-1-1 calls;
2. 2) A list of all zip codes, including provider names, in which the petitioning provider has shared authority from the Commission or Department to handle wireless 9-1-1 calls (in this instance the provider may also define its geographic coverage area by nine-digit zip code). If none are known, a statement to that effect; and
3. 3) Copies of all agreements with other providers governing the manner in which surcharge disbursements relating to subscribers in overlapping geographic areas (defined by zip code).