Texas Utilities Code

§ 54.002 — EXCEPTIONS TO CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT FOR SERVICE EXTENSION

UT § 54.002Title 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Part C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES · Ch. 54. CERTIFICATES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)A telecommunications utility is not required to obtain a certificate of convenience and necessity, a certificate of operating authority, or a service provider certificate of operating authority for an:

(1)extension into territory that is:

(A)contiguous to the territory the telecommunications utility serves;

(B)not receiving similar service from another telecommunications utility; and

(C)not in another telecommunications utility's certificated area;

(2)extension in or to territory the telecommunications utility serves or is authorized to serve under a certificate of public convenience and necessity, a certificate of operating authority, or a service provider certificate of operating authority; or

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Legislative history

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