Texas Utilities Code

§ 52.055 — HEARING TO DETERMINE LEVEL OF COMPETITION

UT § 52.055Title 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Part C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES · Ch. 52. COMMISSION JURISDICTION · Art. B. INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANIES

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In determining the level of competition in a specific market or submarket, the commission shall hold an evidentiary hearing to consider:

(1)the number and size of telecommunications utilities or other persons providing the same, equivalent, or substitutable service;

(2)the extent to which the same, equivalent, or substitutable service is available;

(3)the ability of a customer to obtain the same, equivalent, or substitutable service at comparable rates and terms;

(4)the ability of a telecommunications utility or other person to make the same, equivalent, or substitutable service readily available at comparable rates and terms;

(5)the existence of a significant barrier to the entry or exit of a provider of the service; and

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Legislative history

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.