Texas Utilities Code - Section 54.251. Provision Of Service
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§ 54.251. PROVISION OF SERVICE. (a) Except as provided
by this section, Section 54.252, Section 54.253, and Section
54.254, a telecommunications utility that holds a certificate of
convenience and necessity or a certificate of operating authority
shall:
(1) offer all basic local telecommunications services
to each customer in the utility's certificated area; and
(2) provide continuous and adequate service in that
area.
(b) Except as specifically determined otherwise by the
commission under this subchapter or Subchapter G, the holder of a
certificate of convenience and necessity, or the holder of a
certificate of operating authority issued under Chapter 65, for an
area has the obligations of a provider of last resort regardless of
whether another provider has a certificate of operating authority
or service provider certificate of operating authority for that
area.
(c) A certificate holder may meet the holder's provider of
last resort obligations using any available technology.
Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 56, the commission may
adjust disbursements from the universal service fund to companies
using technologies other than traditional wireline or landline
technologies to meet provider of last resort obligations. As
determined by the commission, the certificate holder shall meet
minimum quality of service standards, including standards for 911
service, comparable to those established for traditional wireline
or landline technologies and shall offer services at a price
comparable to the monthly service charge for comparable services in
that exchange or the provider's nearest exchange.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended
by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 76, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts
2005, 79th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 2, § 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Section: 54.201 54.202 54.2025 54.203 54.204 54.205 54.206 54.251 54.252 54.253 54.254 54.255 54.256 54.257 54.258
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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