"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.