Texas Utilities Code

§ 54.253 — DISCONTINUATION OF SERVICE BY CERTAIN CERTIFICATE HOLDERS

UT § 54.253Title 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Part C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES · Ch. 54. CERTIFICATES · Art. F. REGULATION OF SERVICES, AREAS, AND FACILITIES

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(a)A telecommunications utility that holds a certificate of operating authority or a service provider certificate of operating authority may:

(1)cease operations in the utility's certificated area; or

(2)discontinue an optional service that is not essential to providing basic local telecommunications service.

(b)Before the telecommunications utility ceases operations or discontinues an optional service, the utility, in the manner required by the commission, must give notice of the intended action to:

(1)the commission;

(2)each affected customer;

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Legislative history

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.