South Carolina § 58-9-2240 - Regulatory control by local government.
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§ 58-9-2240. Regulatory control by local government.
A municipality may not use its authority over the public streets and public property as a basis for asserting or exercising regulatory control over telecommunications companies regarding matters within the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission or the Federal Communications Commission or the authority of the Office of Regulatory Staff, including, but not limited to, the operations, systems, service quality, service territory, and prices of a telecommunications company. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of a local governmental entity over a cable television company providing cable service as permitted by 47 U.S.C. Section 542.
HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 112, SECTION 1, eff June 30, 1999; 2006 Act No. 318, SECTION 70, eff May 24, 2006.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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