§ 58-9-2200 Definitions
§ 58-9-2210 Cable service franchise agreement authority
§ 58-9-2220 Retail telecommunications services business license taxes; maximum rates
§ 58-9-2230 Public rights-of-way franchise, consent and administrative fees; authorized taxes; mobile telecommunications services
§ 58-9-2240 Regulatory control by local government
§ 58-9-2250 Existing consent agreements
§ 58-9-2260 Enforcement of ordinances or practices conflicting with article
§ 58-9-2270 Customer bill disclosure of business license tax

Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 58 > Chapter 9 > Article 20 - Municipal Charges to Telecommunications Providers

  • Cable service: includes , but is not limited to, the provision of video programming or other programming service to purchasers, and the purchaser interaction, if any, required for the selection or use of the video programming or other programming service, regardless of whether the programming is transmitted over facilities owned or operated by the cable service provider or over facilities owned or operated by one or more other telecommunications service providers. See South Carolina Code 58-9-2200
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Service address: means the location of the telecommunications equipment from which telecommunications services are originated or at which telecommunications services are received by a retail customer. See South Carolina Code 58-9-2200
  • Telecommunications company: means a provider of one or more telecommunications services. See South Carolina Code 58-9-2200
  • telecommunications service: includes , but is not limited to, local telephone services, toll telephone services, telegraph services, teletypewriter services, teleconferencing services, private line services, channel services, Internet protocol telephony, and mobile telecommunications services and to the extent not already provided herein, those services described in North American Industry Classification System Manual (NAICS) 5171, 5172, 5173, 5174, and 5179, except satellite services exempted by law. See South Carolina Code 58-9-2200