<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:10:10:10 Insufficient reasons for disconnection.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:10:10:10"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:10:10:10 Insufficient reasons for disconnection."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:10:10:10.&nbsp;&nbsp;Insufficient reasons for disconnection.</b> A telecommunications company may not disconnect service to a subscriber solely on the following grounds:</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Failure of the subscriber to pay for merchandise, pay-per-call charges, or special services purchased from the company. Special services do not include charges for telephone installations or moves or other acts performed in accordance with tariff filings;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;The subscriber's failure to pay for a different class of telecommunications service received at a different location; or</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;The subscriber's failure to pay a bill for which the subscriber is a guarantor.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> SL 1975, ch 16, §&nbsp;1; 12 SDR 85, effective November 24, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 21 SDR 81, effective November 3, 1994.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=49-31-5">49-31-5.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=49-31-5">49-31-5.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>