Texas Utilities Code

§ 54.103 — GRANT OR DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE

UT § 54.103Title 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Part C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES · Ch. 54. CERTIFICATES · Art. C. CERTIFICATE OF OPERATING AUTHORITY

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(a)The commission must grant or deny a certificate not later than the 60th day after the date the application for the certificate is filed. The commission may extend the deadline on good cause shown.

(b)The commission shall grant each certificate on a nondiscriminatory basis after considering factors such as:

(1)the technical and financial qualifications of the applicant; and

(2)the applicant's ability to meet the commission's quality of service requirements.

(c)In an exchange of an incumbent local exchange company that serves fewer than 31,000 access lines, in addition to the factors described by Subsection (b), the commission shall consider:

(1)the effect of granting the certificate on a public utility serving the area and on that utility's customers;

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Legislative history

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1212, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.