H 3391 General Bill, By Moss and Littlejohn
 A BILL TO PROVIDE THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SHALL REQUIRE COUNTYWIDE
 TOLL-FREE CALLING TO BE PROVIDED BY ALL TELEPHONE UTILITIES OPERATING WITHIN
 CHEROKEE COUNTY BY JULY 1, 2007, AND PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

   01/30/07  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-28
   01/30/07  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry HJ-28

TO PROVIDE THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SHALL REQUIRE COUNTYWIDE TOLL-FREE CALLING TO BE PROVIDED BY ALL TELEPHONE UTILITIES OPERATING WITHIN CHEROKEE COUNTY BY JULY 1, 2007, AND PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    (A)    Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Public Service Commission shall require countywide toll-free calling to be provided by all telephone utilities operating within Cherokee County by July 1, 2007. Where two or more telephone utilities operate in Cherokee County, each telephone utility shall provide countywide toll-free calling to and from telephones within the area served by the other telephone utility or telephone utilities in Cherokee County.

(B)    The commission shall require telephone utilities to enter into negotiations to provide for countywide toll-free calling throughout their service areas. If the telephone utilities are unable to reach an agreement within a time frame consistent with the requirements of this section, the commission shall impose its own countywide toll-free calling plan.

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.