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2025 Texas Statutes
Utilities Code
Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act
Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities
Chapter 56 - Telecommunications Assistance and Universal Service Fund
Subchapter B. Universal Service Fund
Section 56.033. Support Available to Deregulated Markets

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TX Util § 56.033 (2025)
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Sec. 56.033. SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO DEREGULATED MARKETS. (a) An incumbent local exchange company may not receive support from the universal service fund for a deregulated market that has a population of at least 30,000.

(b) An incumbent local exchange company may receive support from the universal service fund for a deregulated market that has a population of less than 30,000 only if the company demonstrates to the commission that the company needs the support to provide basic local telecommunications service at reasonable rates in the affected market. A company may use evidence from outside the affected market to make the demonstration.

(c) An incumbent local exchange company may make the demonstration described by Subsection (b) in relation to a market before submitting a petition to deregulate the market.

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 98 (S.B. 980), Sec. 11, eff. January 2, 2012.

Redesignated from Utilities Code, Section 56.032 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 22.001(54), eff. September 1, 2013.

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