S 0652 General Bill, By Richardson and Ritchie
Summary: Telephone utilities
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 58-9-280, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVEYANCE AND NECESSITY IN REGARD TO TELEPHONE UTILITIES AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND AND THE INTERIM LEC FUND, SO AS TO REVISE THE OPERATION OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND, THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE FUND, THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND, AND THE MANNER IN WHICH IT IS ADMINISTERED, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE INTERIM LEC FUND SHALL BE TERMINATED WITHIN ONE YEAR AND TO PERMIT THE ADJUSTMENT OF TELEPHONE RATES FOR BASIC LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE IN ORDER TO PERMIT INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS TO RECOVER REVENUES LOST FROM THE CESSATION OF DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE INTERIM LEC FUND.
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03/22/05	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-8
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03/24/05	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Moore (ch), Ford, Mescher, Rankin, Scott