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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 58-11-410

  • commission: means the Public Service Commission of the State of South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 58-11-10
  • public: means the public generally, or any limited portion of the public, including a person or corporation. See South Carolina Code 58-11-10
  • radio common carrier: includes persons and corporations, their lessees, assignees, trustees, receivers, or other successors in interest now or hereafter owning or operating in this State equipment or facilities for the transmission of intelligence by a modulated radio frequency signal, for compensation to the public, including all things incident thereto and related to the operation of radio transmission, but shall not include telephone utilities or services regulated by Articles 1 through 13 of Chapter 9 of Title 58 of the 1976 Code. See South Carolina Code 58-11-10
Whenever the commission after a hearing finds that the existing rates in effect and collected by any radio common carrier for any service are unjust, unreasonable, insufficient, or unreasonably discriminatory, or in any way in violation of any provision of law, the commission shall determine the just, reasonable, and sufficient rates to be thereafter observed and in force, and shall fix such rates by its order. In determining just, reasonable, and sufficient rates the commission shall give due consideration to the radio common carrier’s property devoted to the public service; the revenues received for the service; the reasonable operating expenses and other costs necessary to provide the service; the total earnings required for the proper discharge of the radio common carrier’s public duty; the capitalization of the radio common carrier and the net income required on its net worth; and such other matters, circumstances, and conditions as the commission may find necessary. Provided, that the rates so fixed shall not be higher than necessary to give a fair return to the stockholders.