An applicant requesting designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier shall commit to providing service throughout its proposed designated service area to all customers making a reasonable request for service. Each applicant shall certify that it will:

1. (1) Provide service on a timely basis to requesting customers within the applicant's proposed designated service area where the applicant's network already passes the potential customer's premises; and

2. (2) If the potential customer is within the applicant's proposed designated service area but outside its existing network coverage, provide service within a reasonable period of time, if the service does not impose excessive or unreasonable cost, by:

   1. (a) Modifying or replacing the requesting customer's equipment;
   2. (b) Extending facilities, such as constructing or extending an access line, deploying a roof-mounted antenna, or installing other equipment;
   3. (c) Adjusting the nearest cell tower;
   4. (d) Adjusting network or customer facilities;
   5. (e) Reselling services from another carrier's facilities to provide service; or
   6. (f) Employing, leasing, or constructing additional network facilities such as an access line, a cell site, cell extender, repeater, or other similar equipment.

Source: 32 SDR 231, effective July 10, 2006.

General Authority: SDCL 49-31-76 , 49-31-77 , 49-31-81.

Law Implemented: SDCL 49-31-3 , 49-31-78.