Texas Utilities Code

§ 52.154 — COMMISSION MAY NOT OVERBURDEN

UT § 52.154Title 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Part C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES · Ch. 52. COMMISSION JURISDICTION · Art. D. CERTIFICATE HOLDERS

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The commission may not, by a rule or regulatory practice adopted under this chapter, impose on a nondominant telecommunications utility a greater regulatory burden than is imposed on:

(1)a holder of a certificate of convenience and necessity serving the same area; or

(2)a deregulated company, as defined by Section 65.002, that:

(A)has 500,000 or more access lines in service at the time it becomes a deregulated company; or

(B)serves an area also served by the nondominant telecommunications utility. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 210 (S.B. 259), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.