9-41-1. Power of municipality to establish and operate telephone system--Connection and joint operation with rural telephone system. Every first or second class municipality by itself or in conjunction with others within or without such municipality, subject to the supervision of the Public Utilities Commission as otherwise provided by law, may establish, maintain, operate, and regulate a telephone system and related services for its customers, and such power shall include, without being limited by this section, the power to contract with the owners of rural telephone lines serving the surrounding area and, under such contracts, the municipality may build and maintain telephone lines or cable to connect with the rural lines at the boundaries of the municipality and the municipality may perform the switching service for such rural telephone lines, or permit the owner of such rural lines to do the switching in the central office of the municipality on a lease basis, and, in general, facilitate telephone service between the municipality and the country, and, if such rural lines are financed in whole or in part by the United States government or an agency thereof, such contract or lease between the municipality and the owner of the rural lines may be for the duration of the loan made by the government or its agency.
Source: SL 1907, ch 88; RC 1919, § 6170 (7); SDC 1939, § 45.0202 (12); SL 1955, ch 198; SL 1984, ch 60; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal insurance products you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with access to legal services through a network of provider law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our provider law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your provider law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal insurance products, and access to the LegalFix network of provider law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
