A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT authorizing the city of wilson to continue the provision of communication services in effect on March 10, 2017, in the city's temporary extension areas until October 6, 2017.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 160A‑340.2 reads as rewritten:
"§ 160A‑340.2.  Exemptions.
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(c)	The provisions of G.S. 160A‑340.1, 160A‑340.3, 160A‑340.4, 160A‑340.5, and 160A‑340.6 do not apply to a city or joint agency providing communications service as of January 1, 2011, provided the city or joint agency limits the provision of communications service to any one or more of the following:
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(3)	The following service areas:
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c.	For the city of Wilson, the service area is the county limits of Wilson County, including the incorporated areas within the County. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the city of Wilson may continue the provision of communication services in effect on March 10, 2017, to persons and businesses in the following temporary extension areas as long as the provision of communication services is terminated by October 6, 2017: (i) the corporate limits of the Town of Pinetops and (ii) any service connection located within 800 feet of the centerline of Christian Road (State Road No. 1942) between its intersection with Bloomery Road (State Road No. 1996) and West Hornes Church Road (State Road No. 1941). The city of Wilson may establish rates, fees, charges, and penalties for the communication services provided in the temporary extension areas in the same manner as communication services provided in the county limits of Wilson County, including the incorporated areas within the County.
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SECTION 2.  This act applies to the City of Wilson only.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.