<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont-000000 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50a000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont-000002 { color: #0000FF; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont-000000">20:10:28:36.  Circuit equipment -- Category 4 -- Accounts 2230, 2231, and 2232 -- Included equipment.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont"> For the purpose of this section, the term circuit equipment, category 4, encompasses the radio systems and circuit equipment contained in accounts 2230, 2231, and 2232. It includes central office equipment, other than switching equipment and automatic message recording equipment, which is used to derive communications transmission channels or which is used for the amplification, modulation, regeneration, testing, or balancing of control of signals transmitted over communications transmission channels. Circuit equipment in general use includes the following:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50a000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">    (1)  Carrier telephone and telegraph system terminals;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">    (2)  Telephone and telegraph repeaters, termination sets, impedance compensators, pulse link repeaters, echo suppressors, and other intermediate transmission amplification and balancing equipment, except that included in switchboards;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">    (3)  Radio transmitters, receivers, repeaters, and other radio central office equipment, except message switching equipment associated with radio systems;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">    (4)  Composite ringers, line signaling, and switching pad circuits;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">    (5)  Concentration equipment;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">    (6)  Composite sets and repeating coils;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">    (7)  Program transmission amplifiers, monitoring devices, and volume indicators;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">    (8)  Testboards, test desks, repair desks, and patch bays, including those provided for test and control and for telegraph and transmission testing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50a000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont-000000">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont"> 19 SDR 111, effective </span><span class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">January 31, 1993.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont-000000">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-1-11"><span class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont-000002">49-1-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-5"><span class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont-000002">49-31-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-18"><span class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont-000002">49-31-18</span></a><span class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont-000000">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-18"><span class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont-000002">49-31-18</span></a><span class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50a000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont-000000">Cross-References:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">    Categories, § </span><span class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">20:10:28:20.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">    Central office - transmission, 47 C.F.R. § 32.2230 (1991).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">    Radio systems, 47 C.F.R. § 32.2231 (1991).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">    Circuit equipment, 47 C.F.R. § 32.2232 (1991).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">    Circuit equipment - category 4, 47 C.F.R. § 36.126(a) (1991).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50a000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont-000000">Note:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aDefaultParagraphFont"> A channel may be furnished by wire, fiber optics, radio, or any other means of transmission, or any combination.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ed0570b-95f1-466b-8127-3ffcc6ffc50a000001"> </span></p></div></body></html>