Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4411 Primary Sponsor:Mattos Committee Number:26 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Telephone, long-distance charge; not in same county Residing Body:House Current Committee:Labor, Commerce and Industry Computer Document Number:NO5/7528TC.94 Introduced Date:19940111 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940111 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Mattos Walker Keyserling Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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4411 House 19940111 Introduced, read first time, 26
referred to Committee
4411 House 19931215 Prefiled, referred to 26
Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 58-9-255 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1994, NO TELEPHONE UTILITY MAY IMPOSE A LONG-DISTANCE CHARGE FOR A CALL BETWEEN TELEPHONES IN THE SAME COUNTY AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SHALL AUTHORIZE RATE ADJUSTMENTS AS NECESSARY FOR TELEPHONE UTILITIES TO MAINTAIN THE ALLOWED RATE OF RETURN FOLLOWING THE ELIMINATION OF THESE LONG-DISTANCE CHARGES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 3, Chapter 9, Title 58 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 58-9-255. After December 31, 1994, a telephone utility may not impose a long-distance charge on calls between telephones in the same county. The commission shall authorize rate adjustments as necessary for telephone utilities to maintain the allowed rate of return following the elimination of these long-distance charges."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.