April 28, 2026
— Jeff Ward, Lehigh Valley News Briefs
The County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania wants to increase the monthly 911 surcharge to $2.20 from $1.95.
That is 25 cents per month, or $3 per year for each cellular phone, land line or VoIP device. So the cost of one phone for a year would go to $26.40 from $23.40 annually, and a family with three phones would pay $79.20 per year.
That surcharge — I suspect most people don’t notice it — pays for 911 service. Where local officials stand on the increase, I don’t know.
The County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, aka CCAP, is a lobbying group for Pennsylvania’s 67 counties. It represents county commissioners, executives, county council members and other county officials.
The item above is based on a press release that went out in advance of a 1 p.m. presentation of the surcharge increase. So far, I haven’t gotten anything since the event.
Lehigh Valley News Briefs 