WIRELESSLEGISLATION FOR THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Proposed AmendmentsTo
Public SafetyCommunications Center Act
S. C. Code §23-27-10, ET SEQ.
A Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 23-47-10 (11)(17) AND (19), SECTION 23-47-20 (C) AND SECTION 23-47-50 (A) (B)CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO PROVIDE THAT WIRE ANDNON-WIRE TELEPHONE SUBCRIBERS WILL BE EQUALLY SUBJECT TOSURCHARGES TO SUPPORT THE 9-1-1 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM OFWHICH THEY ARE A PART.
§ 23-47-10 (11) IS AMENDED TOREAD AS FOLLOWS:
“Exchange wire andnon-wire access facility” means the access from aparticular telephone subscriber?s device premisesto the telephone system of a service supplier. Exchange wireand non-wire access facilities include service supplierprovided access lines, PBX trucks, and Centrex network accessregisters, all as defined by the South Carolina Public ServiceCommission, and the access from an individual servicesubscriber?s telephone device to the service supplier.Exchange wire and non-wire access facilities do notinclude service supplier owned and operated telephone pay stationlines, or wide area telecommunications service (wats), foreignexchange (fx), or incoming lines.
§ 23-47-10 (17) IS AMENDED TOREAD AS FOLLOWS:
“Service supplier” meansa person, company, or corporation, public or private, providinglocal exchange telephone service, including non-wire serviceproviders and subject to regulation by the SouthCarolina Public Service Commission.
§ 23-47-10 (19) IS AMENDED TOREAD AS FOLLOWS:
“Telephone subscriber”or “subscriber” means a person or entity to whomexchange telephone service, either residential or commercial, includingnon-wire subscribers, is provided and in return for which,the person or entity is billed on a monthly basis. When the sameperson, business or organization has several telephone accesslines, each exchange wire and non-wire access facilityconstitutes a separate subscription.
§ 23-47-20 (C) IS AMENDED TO READAS FOLLOWS:
At a minimum, the 9-1-1 systemsimplemented in South Carolina must include:
Capabilities to have non-wiredevices cellular phones routed to 9-1-1;
§ 23-47-50 (A) IS AMENDED, AT THEEND, TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
Start-up includes a combination ofrecurring and nonrecurring costs, and up to a maximum offifty (50) local exchange lines on account. No singleaccount shall be charges for more than fifty (50) local exchange wireand non-wire access facilities. All 9-1-1 charges fornon-wire telephone subscribers will be collected by the localgovernments based upon the billing address for that non-wiresubscriber.
6. § 23-47-50 (B) IS AMENDED TOREAD AS FOLLOWS:
Every local telephone subscriber, includingevery individual non-wire subscriber, served by the 9-1-1system is liable for the 9-1-1 charge imposed.
THE REMAINDER OF THIS CHAPTER ISUNCHANGED