Texas Utilities Code

§ 58.202 — POLICY GOALS FOR IMPLEMENTATION

UT § 58.202Title 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT · Part C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES · Ch. 58. INCENTIVE REGULATION · Art. F. GENERAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITMENT

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In implementing this subchapter, the commission shall consider this state's policy goals to:

(1)ensure the availability of the widest possible range of competitive choices in the provision of telecommunications services and facilities;

(2)foster competition and rely on market forces where competition exists to determine the price, terms, and availability of service;

(3)ensure the universal availability of basic local telecommunications services at reasonable rates;

(4)encourage the continued development and deployment of advanced and reliable capabilities and services in telecommunications networks;

(5)ensure interconnection and interoperability, based on uniform technical standards, among telecommunications carriers;

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Legislative history

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