Texas Utilities Code

§ 56.204 — CONTENTS OF PETITION

UT § 56.204Title 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Part C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES · Ch. 56. TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANCE AND UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND · Art. F. SERVICE TO UNCERTIFICATED AREA

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(a)A petition for designation of a service provider must:

(1)state with reasonable particularity the locations of the permanent residential or business premises for which the petitioners are requesting service;

(2)establish that those locations are within reasonable proximity to one another so that the petitioners possess a sufficient community of interest to warrant the designation of a provider and the expenditure of universal service funds necessary to establish service;

(3)except as provided by Subsection (b), be signed by at least five persons who:

(A)are not members of the same household;

(B)reside in the permanent residential premises or are the owners of the permanent residential or business premises for which service is sought and that are not located within a certificated area;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 651, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.