South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 1387


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       1387
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19960424
Primary Sponsor:                   Rose 
All Sponsors:                      Rose 
Drafted Document Number:           res1003.mtr
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                           Telephone, no long-distance
                                   charge in same county



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
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Senate  19960424  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 58-9-255 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1995, 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, 1995, 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.

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