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S. 983
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Sheheen
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Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2016
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Communications service providers
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/13/2016 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 53)
1/13/2016 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(Senate Journal-page 53)
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VERSIONS OF THIS 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.
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