<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>p.s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000002 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000003 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07b000004 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000005 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:10:33:27"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000000">20:10:33:27</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000001">.  Reporting requirements when 911 service is disrupted or impaired.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0"> Each local exchange company shall, immediately upon discovery</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000002">of an unplanned outage on a facility that is owned, operated, leased, or utilized by the local exchange company</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000003">, report to each 911 public safety answering point serving the affected local service area, to the local area broadcast media serving the affected local service area, and to the commission</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000003">. The report shall contain</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000003"> pertinent information concerning any occurrence or development </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000003">that</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000003"> disrupts or impairs the local service area's access to the 911 service within a given 911 system. In ad</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0">dition, each local exchange company shall provide the public safety answering point, the local area news media, and the commission with a time estimation on when the repair to the 911 system </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0">is to</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0"> be completed and the 911 service restored.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07b000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0"> 25 SDR 89, effective December 27, 1998</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0">; 52 SDR 32, effective September 29, 2025</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-3"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000005">49-31-3</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-77"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000005">49-31-77</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-85"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000005">49-31-85</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-3"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000005">49-31-3</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-77"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000005">49-31-77</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-85"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0-000005">49-31-85</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1ed596ac-8907-4dd1-a8fe-a644be2da07b000004"> </span></p></div></body></html>