Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4212 Primary Sponsor:Cromer Committee Number:26 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Telephone, telecommunications; 900 and 900-type Residing Body:House Current Committee:Labor, Commerce and Industry Computer Document Number:BBM/9683.JM Introduced Date:Jan 16, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Jan 16, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Cromer Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4212 House Jan 16, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 26
referred to Committee
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TO REGULATE 900 AND 900-TYPE TELEPHONE OR TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESSES OR ENTITIES, INCLUDING PAY-PER-CALL INFORMATION SERVICES, WHICH ADVERTISE OR PROMOTE THEIR SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL JOBS OR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND DISSEMINATE OR PURPORT TO DISSEMINATE JOB OR EMPLOYMENT RELATED INFORMATION FOR COMPENSATION, TO ESTABLISH A MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. (A) Every 900 and 900-type telephone or telecommunications business or entity, including all 900 and 900-type access numbers and any similarly promoted pay-per-call information services which advertises and promotes anywhere or by any means in this State its services in connection with actual or potential jobs or employment opportunities and disseminates or purports to disseminate job or employment related information for compensation over the telecommunications network shall:
(1) include an introductory disclosure message that describes clearly and accurately the service being provided and the maximum charge per minute or per call and other charges, informs the caller that charges for the call will begin at the end of the introductory message, and informs the caller that the information provided in the call involves the mere possibility of securing a job or employment through the call and nothing more;
(2) enable the caller to hang up at the end of the introductory message without incurring any charge whatsoever;
(3) after the institution of any increase in charges for the service, disable any bypass mechanism which allows repeat callers to avoid listening to the complete introductory disclosure message required under item (1), for a period of time sufficient to give such repeat callers adequate and sufficient notice of the increase;
(4) not aim its service at children under the age of sixteen; and
(5) prohibit the use of a toll-free telephone number from which a caller will be automatically connected to an access number for a pay-per-call service.
(B) Any business or entity described in subsection (A) which fails to comply with the provisions of that subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined five thousand dollars for each day such compliance is not rendered. Further, after ten consecutive days of such non-compliance, the described business or entity shall be banned from providing, advertising, or promoting the service in this State.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.