South Carolina § 58-11-470 - Commission shall not grant certificate for operation or extension into established service area unless necessary for public convenience and necessity.
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§ 58-11-470. Commission shall not grant certificate for operation or extension into established service area unless necessary for public convenience and necessity.
The Commission shall not grant a certificate for a proposed radio common carrier operation or extension thereof into an established service area of another certified radio common carrier unless after hearing it shall be shown by the applicant that public convenience and necessity will be best met by the radio common carrier being granted authority to serve such area.
HISTORY: 1975 (59) 598.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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