49-31-1.1."Noncompetitive service" defined.
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;
(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.