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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.640 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20010426 Primary Sponsor:Richardson All Sponsors:Richardson Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\skb\18388som01.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Cable television system, unfair trade practice to limit service it offers to package plan choices; Consumer Affairs History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 20010426 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA TRADE PRACTICES ACT, BY ADDING SECTION 39-5-38 SO AS TO MAKE IT AN UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE FOR A CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM TO LIMIT THE SERVICE IT OFFERS CUSTOMERS TO PACKAGE PLAN PROGRAMMING CHOICES AND TO REQUIRE ALL CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS OPERATING IN THIS STATE TO OFFER ITS CUSTOMERS SERVICE THAT CONSISTS OF THE CHOICE OF RECEIVING TELEVISION CHANNELS ON AN A LA CARTE OR INDIVIDUAL CHANNEL BASIS OR BY CHANNEL PACKAGE PROGRAM PLANS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 39-5-38. It is unlawful and an unfair trade practice under Section 39-5-20 for a cable television system to limit the service it offers its customers to package plan programming choices. A cable television system operating in this State must offer its customers service that consists of the choice of receiving television channels on an a la carte or individual channel basis or by channel package program plans."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2001, and governs cable television system service provided after that date.
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