Bill Text: SC S0983 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Communications service providers
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary [S0983 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2015-S0983-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 58-9-215 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDER DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE, WHICH CHARGES A FEE IN EXCHANGE FOR A LIMITED INCREMENT OF DATA SERVICE PURSUANT TO A MULTI-MONTH SERVICE CONTRACT EXECUTED IN THIS STATE, SHALL CARRY FORWARD AT NO ADDITIONAL EXPENSE TO THE CUSTOMER, A CUSTOMER'S CUMULATIVE UNUSED DATA BALANCE FROM ONE MONTHLY BILLING CYCLE TO THE MONTHLY BILLING CYCLE NEXT SUCCEEDING.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 3, Chapter 9, Title 58 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 58-9-215. Notwithstanding another provision of law, a communications service provider doing business in this State, which charges a fee in exchange for a limited increment of data service pursuant to a multi-month service contract executed in this State, shall carry forward at no additional expense to the customer, a customer's cumulative unused data balance from one monthly billing cycle to the monthly billing cycle next succeeding."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
