S.D. Codified Laws § 49-31-5.2 (2026)
An independent telecommunications company may be brought under commission regulation if no fewer than five percent of the subscribers, or twenty-five subscribers, whichever is the greater, petition the commission to hold an election of all subscribers of the company to return the company to commission regulation.
Source: SL 1982, ch 329 , § 3; SL 1992, ch 328 , § 12.