<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 49-31-5.1 - Telecommunications cooperatives, municipal telephone systems and independent telephone companies--Election to be regulated by commission. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2070420Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2070420SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070420CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2070420Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times 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href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-31-5.1"><span class="s2070420SENU">49-31-5.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070420SENU">. </span><span class="s2070420CL">Telecommunications cooperatives, municipal telephone systems and independent telephone companies--Election to be regulated by commission.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070420Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">Telecommunications cooperatives organized pursuant to chapters </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=47-15"><span class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">47-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=47-20"><span class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">47-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, municipal telephone systems operated pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-41"><span class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">9-41</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">, and independent telephone companies serving less than fifty thousand local exchange subscribers are not subject to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-11"><span class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">49-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">, §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-31-1.1"><span class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">49-31-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-31-1.4"><span class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">49-31-1.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-31-3.1"><span class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">49-31-3.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-31-4.1"><span class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">49-31-4.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-31-4.3"><span class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">49-31-4.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-31-5"><span class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">49-31-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">, and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-31-6"><span class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">49-31-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-31-12"><span class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">49-31-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-31-12.5"><span class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">49-31-12.5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-31-44"><span class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">49-31-44</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-31-46"><span class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">49-31-46</span></a><span class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070420Normal-000001"><span class="s2070420DefaultParagraphFont">However, any cooperative, municipality, or independent telecommunications company may elect to have its rates regulated by the commission and be subject to commission regulation for its emerging and noncompetitive telecommunications services. The election to be regulated shall be made by filing with the commission a certified copy of the resolution of the board of directors or the municipal governing body. Commission regulation shall become effective thirty days after receipt of the resolution by the commission.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070420Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070420000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070420Normal"><span class="s2070420SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070420SCL-000003"> SL 1979, ch 314; SL 1980, ch 70, § 2; SL 1982, ch 329, § 2; SL 1987, ch 345, § 46; SL 1988, ch 375, § 27; SL 1992, ch 328, § 11; SL 1998, ch 274, § 19.</span></p></div></body></html>