The commission may regulate the business of providing telecommunication service and may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 concerning:

1. (1) Requirements for telecommunications companies to maintain and make available to the public and the commission records and utility tariffs;
2. (2) Requirements for telecommunications companies to provide information to customers regarding credit, deposits, services, refunds and billing rights;
3. (3) Requirements that telecommunications companies must follow regarding procedures for billing customers;
4. (4) Procedures and requirements for handling billing disputes, service interruptions, payment plans and refunds;
5. (5) Standards and procedures for telecommunications companies to follow to ensure nondiscriminatory credit policies;
6. (6) Procedures, requirements and record-keeping guidelines regarding deposit policies;
7. (7) Procedures, requirements and record-keeping guidelines regarding customer refunds;
8. (8) Policies for telecommunications companies to follow regarding refusal of telephone service to the public;
9. (9) Policies for telecommunications companies to follow regarding disconnection of customer service;
10. (10) Registration procedures, service requirements, billing practices and maximum service charges for alternative operator services in South Dakota;
11. (11) Procedures and requirements for classification and reclassification proceedings;
12. (12) Standards, procedures and requirements regarding the telecommunications utility investigation fund;
13. (13) Application and notice procedures for the construction of telecommunications facilities; and
14. (14) Requirements for filing and noticing tariff changes.

Source: SDC 1939, § 52.0260; SL 1986, ch 22 , § 22; SL 1987, ch 345 , § 45; SL 1990, ch 371 , § 2; SL 1992, ch 328 , § 10.