{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-49-31-78","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 49-31-78","heading":"Commission shall designate eligible telecommunications carrier for service area--Right to relinquish designation.","body":"The commission shall designate a common carrier as an eligible telecommunications carrier for a service area designated by the commission consistent with 47 U.S.C. § 214(e) as of January 1, 1998. The commission may permit an eligible telecommunications carrier to relinquish its designation as such a carrier in any area served by more than one eligible telecommunications carrier consistent with 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(4) as of January 1, 1998. The commission may designate a common carrier or carriers to provide service to unserved areas that request such service consistent with 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(3) as of January 1, 1998. The commission may not in an area served by a rural telephone company designate more than one eligible telecommunications carrier absent a finding that the additional designation would be in the public interest.","path":["TITLE 49. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS","CHAPTER 49-31. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/49-31-78","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"f2ad7e48cf185ce76b421d4e67da0040212f09c2ed8acaeadd6bc652e5be6e01","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-49-31-77","next":"us-sd/sdcl-49-31-79"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}