For the purposes of this chapter, “noncompetitive service” is a monopoly service for which no competition exists or the regulation of which is necessary to insure affordable local exchange service. Such services include:

(1) Residential local exchange service;

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(2) Business local exchange service;

(3) Agribusiness local exchange service;

(4) Emergency services;

(5) Public and semipublic coin telephone service; and

(6) All services not otherwise listed in §§ 49-31-1.2 and 49-31-1.3.

Source: SL 1988, ch 375, § 2.