South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 640

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Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      640
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010426
Primary Sponsor:                  Richardson
All Sponsors:                     Richardson
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\skb\18388som01.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Cable television system, unfair trade 
                                  practice to limit service it offers to package 
                                  plan choices; Consumer Affairs


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20010426  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA TRADE PRACTICES ACT, BY ADDING SECTION 39-5-38 SO AS TO MAKE IT AN UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE FOR A CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM TO LIMIT THE SERVICE IT OFFERS CUSTOMERS TO PACKAGE PLAN PROGRAMMING CHOICES AND TO REQUIRE ALL CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS OPERATING IN THIS STATE TO OFFER ITS CUSTOMERS SERVICE THAT CONSISTS OF THE CHOICE OF RECEIVING TELEVISION CHANNELS ON AN A LA CARTE OR INDIVIDUAL CHANNEL BASIS OR BY CHANNEL PACKAGE PROGRAM PLANS.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 39-5-38. It is unlawful and an unfair trade practice under Section 39-5-20 for a cable television system to limit the service it offers its customers to package plan programming choices. A cable television system operating in this State must offer its customers service that consists of the choice of receiving television channels on an a la carte or individual channel basis or by channel package program plans."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2001, and governs cable television system service provided after that date.

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