South Dakota § 49-31-4.1 Hearings on price regulation--Petition--Adoption of price regulation for noncompetitive service.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 49-31-4.1 — Hearings on price regulation--Petition--Adoption of price regulation for noncompetitive service.

South Dakota § 49-31-4.1

Title 49PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS

Ch. 49-29TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

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S.D. Codified Laws § 49-31-4.1 (2026).

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The commission shall, on its own motion or upon petition, hold public hearings investigating methods of price regulation consistent with § 49-31-1.4 and chapter 1-26 . Within thirty days of its receipt of a petition filed pursuant to this section, the commission shall issue a procedural schedule setting forth dates by which written direct testimony or data shall be filed and ordering the date for commencement of a hearing. If the investigation indicates that pricing regulation is appropriate for any noncompetitive service because such regulation has a positive impact on universal service and is more reasonable and fair than rate of return regulation, the commission may adopt pricing regulation for any such noncompetitive service.

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The commission shall, on its own motion or upon petition, hold public hearings investigating methods of price regulation consistent with § 49-31-1.4 and chapter 1-26 . Within thirty days of its receipt of a petition filed pursuant to this section, the commission shall issue a procedural schedule setting forth dates by which written direct testimony or data shall be filed and ordering the date for commencement of a hearing. If the investigation indicates that pricing regulation is appropriate for any noncompetitive service because such regulation has a positive impact on universal service and is more reasonable and fair than rate of return regulation, the commission may adopt pricing regulation for any such noncompetitive service.