South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 3078

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Vick and Haskins
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3016ssp07.doc

Introduced in the House on January 9, 2007
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Uniform Mobile Telecommunications Accessibility Act

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/13/2006  House   Prefiled
  12/13/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
    1/9/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-49
    1/9/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        HJ-50

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/13/2006

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 58-9-400 SO AS TO ENACT THE SOUTH CAROLINA UNIFORM MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESSIBILITY ACT BY REQUIRING MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS TO MAKE MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AVAILABLE STATEWIDE.

SECTION    1.    This act may be cited as the "South Carolina Uniform Mobile Telecommunications Accessibility Act".

SECTION    2.    Chapter 9, Title 58 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 58-9-400.    (A)    A person or entity who provides mobile telecommunications services in this State shall make the services available statewide and shall submit a plan of action to the Public Service Commission detailing how the person or entity shall make the services available statewide. The commission is authorized to accept, reject, or amend a plan submitted pursuant to this section. The commission shall adopt rules and promulgate regulations providing for the content and implementation of a plan of action.

(B)    For purposes of this section, 'mobile telecommunications service' includes, but is not limited to, a one-way or two-way radio communication service carried on between mobile stations or receivers and land stations and by mobile stations communicating among themselves, through cellular telecommunications services, personal communications services, paging services, specialized mobile radio services, and any other form of mobile one-way or two-way communications service.

(C)    A person or entity who violates the provisions of this section must be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars."

SECTION    3.    Upon signature of the Governor, this act takes effect January 1, 2008.

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