S.D. Gov. Mike Rounds (R) signed 911 and telecom privacy bills. ...
S.D. Gov. Mike Rounds (R) signed 911 and telecom privacy bills. The 911 bill (SB-130) imposes 911 surcharges on prepaid calling services. The surcharge, taken as minutes deducted from the amount bought, is based on the fee of the…
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customer’s premises, or place of purchase if the seller can’t determine the buyer’s location. Rounds also signed a telecom customer records privacy bill (SB-81) making it illegal to obtain confidential call records or other account information without permission, or to sell records to 3rd parties without customer consent. The new law imposes a fine of $500 or twice actual damages, whichever is more, plus plaintiff’s legal fees.