Insufficient reasons for disconnection.
Effective Nov 3, 199421 SDR 81Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 85, effective November 24, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 21 SDR 81, effective November 3, 1994. | General Authority: SDCL 49-31-5. | Law Implemented: SDCL 49-31-5.
A telecommunications company may not disconnect service to a subscriber solely on the following grounds:
- (1) Failure of the subscriber to pay for merchandise, pay-per-call charges, or special services purchased from the company. Special services do not include charges for telephone installations or moves or other acts performed in accordance with tariff filings;
- (2) The subscriber's failure to pay for a different class of telecommunications service received at a different location; or
- (3) The subscriber's failure to pay a bill for which the subscriber is a guarantor.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 85, effective November 24, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 21 SDR 81, effective November 3, 1994.
General Authority: SDCL 49-31-5.
Law Implemented: SDCL 49-31-5.