§ 58-11-410 Changes of rates; factors considered in determining reasonable rates
§ 58-11-420 Orders for more reasonably adequate and efficient service
§ 58-11-430 Miscellaneous regulations
§ 58-11-440 Fixing value of carrier
§ 58-11-450 Investigations
§ 58-11-460 Reparation orders; suit to enforce order
§ 58-11-470 Commission shall not grant certificate for operation or extension into established service area unless necessary for public convenience and necessity
§ 58-11-480 Applicant for certificate for operation or extension into established service area shall notify carrier in that area
§ 58-11-490 Inspections of property; audits of records; examinations of officers and employees
§ 58-11-500 Inspection and copying of tax returns, reports and other information
§ 58-11-510 Joint investigations, hearings and orders with other state or Federal boards or commissions
§ 58-11-520 Actions to discontinue or prevent violation of law or order
§ 58-11-530 Hearing before one or more commissioners; approval and filing
§ 58-11-540 Promulgation of rules and regulations
§ 58-11-550 Rules governing pleadings, practice and procedure
§ 58-11-560 Enforcement powers generally
§ 58-11-570 Employment of technical, administrative and clerical staff
§ 58-11-580 Enumeration of powers not exclusive
§ 58-11-600 Chapter shall not affect municipalities, interstate commerce or private or cost-shared systems; certain restrictions on cost-shared systems

Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 58 > Chapter 11 > Article 3 - Powers of Commission

  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • commission: means the Public Service Commission of the State of South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 58-11-10
  • commissioner: means one of the members of the Public Service Commission. See South Carolina Code 58-11-10
  • communication service: shall mean a service to transmit audio intelligence by means of a modulated radio frequency signal and shall not include telephone answering services. See South Carolina Code 58-11-10
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • person: includes all individuals, partnerships or associations other than corporations. See South Carolina Code 58-11-10
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • public: means the public generally, or any limited portion of the public, including a person or corporation. See South Carolina Code 58-11-10
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • 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
  • rate: means and includes every compensation, charge, toll, rental and classification, or any of them, demanded, observed, charged or collected by any carrier for any communications service offered by it to the public, and any rules, regulations, practices or contracts affecting any such compensation, charge, toll, rental or classification. 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
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.