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2025 Texas Statutes
Utilities Code
Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act
Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities
Chapter 52 - Commission Jurisdiction
Subchapter D. Certificate Holders
Section 52.154. Commission May Not Overburden
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TX Util § 52.154 (2025)
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Sec. 52.154. COMMISSION MAY NOT OVERBURDEN. The commission may not, by a rule or regulatory practice adopted under this chapter, impose on a nondominant telecommunications utility a greater regulatory burden than is imposed on:
(1) a holder of a certificate of convenience and necessity serving the same area; or
(2) a deregulated company, as defined by Section 65.002, that:
(A) has 500,000 or more access lines in service at the time it becomes a deregulated company; or
(B) serves an area also served by the nondominant telecommunications utility.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 210 (S.B. 259), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.
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