20:10:32:43.01.  Demonstration of commitment to provide service. 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)  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)  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:

               (a)  Modifying or replacing the requesting customer's equipment;

               (b)  Extending facilities, such as constructing or extending an access line, deploying a roof-mounted antenna, or installing other equipment;

               (c)  Adjusting the nearest cell tower;

               (d)  Adjusting network or customer facilities;

               (e)  Reselling services from another carrier's facilities to provide service; or

               (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.