Texas Utilities Code

§ 55.176 — CHARGE FOR 800-TYPE CALLS

UT § 55.176Title 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Part C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES · Ch. 55. REGULATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES · Art. H. PAY TELEPHONES

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(a)A provider may charge at a pay telephone a fee of not more than 25 cents for initiating an 800-type call.

(b)A provider may impose the fee only if:

(1)the pay telephone is registered with the commission; and

(2)the provider certifies that the pay telephone complies with commission rules regarding the provision of pay telephone service.

(c)Subsection (b) does not apply to a local exchange company pay telephone.

(d)A provider may not impose the fee if imposition is inconsistent with federal law.

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Legislative history

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