Each local exchange company shall, within one hour of discovery, report to the local area broadcast media serving the affected local serving areas and to the commission, pertinent information concerning any specific occurrence or development which disrupts or impairs the telecommunications service of the smaller of 25 percent or 750 or more customers in a local exchange area for a time period in excess of one hour. Notification is also required for complete switching system failures, isolation of remote switching modules from their host, or major service disruptions due to interoffice failures.
S.D. Admin. R. 20:10:33:28
General Authority: SDCL 49-31-77, 49-31-85.
Law Implemented: SDCL 49-31-3, 49-31-77, 49-31-85.