"The commission may make such rules and regulations not inconsistent with law or statute as may be proper in the exercise of its powers or for the performance of its duties under Articles 1 through 13 of this chapter all of which shall have the force of law."
In accordance with the above provisions, the Public Service Commission has adopted the following rules and regulations and fixed the following standards to govern telephone and telegraph service by telephone and telegraph utilities.
All previous rules and regulations or standards are hereby annulled, revoked and superseded.
S.C. Code Regs. § 103-600