Cell Phones

House Approves Legislation Spreading Fees to Cellphones

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House approved legislation Wednesday that spreads the cost of phone services to cellphone customers, lowering fees on landline bills. The 103-2 vote follows the Public Service Commission’s ruling in January requiring cellphone companies to pay into the state’s universal service fund. Landline customers have been paying since the Legislature created the fund in…