Terms Used In South Carolina Code 58-11-120

  • commission: means the Public Service Commission of the State of South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 58-11-10
  • public: means the public generally, or any limited portion of the public, including a person or corporation. See South Carolina Code 58-11-10
  • radio common carrier: includes persons and corporations, their lessees, assignees, trustees, receivers, or other successors in interest now or hereafter owning or operating in this State equipment or facilities for the transmission of intelligence by a modulated radio frequency signal, for compensation to the public, including all things incident thereto and related to the operation of radio transmission, but shall not include telephone utilities or services regulated by Articles 1 through 13 of Chapter 9 of Title 58 of the 1976 Code. See South Carolina Code 58-11-10
  • regulatory staff: means the executive director or the executive director and the employees of the Office of Regulatory Staff. See South Carolina Code 58-11-10
  • service area: shall include that geographical area covered by a radio common carrier system by county unless otherwise specified by the Public Service Commission. See South Carolina Code 58-11-10
Any radio common carrier may establish, construct, maintain, and operate any reasonable extension of its facilities within its service area, after due notice of intent to the commission and the Office of Regulatory Staff by letter, without public hearing before the commission, unless otherwise ordered by the commission.