The Government of the Student Body passed a resolution, 20-0, Wednesday supporting the University Bookstore’s current billing system.

Students are allowed to charge items purchased at the University Bookstore to their university bills, which are issued monthly.

Campus Bookstore, UBS’s main competition, asked the state Board of Regents Nov. 15 if it could also have access to this service. The Regents are reviewing the request.

“We want to expand the choices students have,” said Graham Gillette, a CBS spokesperson.

GSB President Dan Mangan said the university will not allow this deferred billing system to be used by the private sector.

“The university does not feel it’s appropriate to extend credit to off-campus private-sector agencies and has made it very clear that they will do this for no one,” he said. “Campus Bookstore is claiming that the University Bookstore policy is running them out of business. What they are effectively asking the bookstore to do is end the policy.”

Gillette said the main concern of CBS is to be treated fairly in the marketplace.

“We are not seeking to attempt to end this program by any interpretation. We’re not asking the university to carry our debt as a private entity,” he said, saying the policy has made doing business difficult for CBS.

However, Mangan said UBS benefits CBS because both use many of the same entities, such as supply lists.

Gillette disagreed, saying the university has practiced unfair trade by using state money to offer credit at UBS. “They [UBS] use student addresses to solicit information at their store,” he said.

Mangan said UBS is self-sustained and its rental revenue is part of the Memorial Union’s finances.

Gillette said if the Regents, at their Dec. 13 meeting, turn down CBS’ request, it will go to the state legislature for support or file a lawsuit against the university.

About 8,200 students use the UBS service, of which 78 percent receive financial aid.