Texas Utilities Code - Section 55.048. Charges
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§ 55.048. CHARGES. (a) The incumbent local exchange
company shall recover all costs incurred and all loss of revenue
from an expansion of a toll-free local calling area under this
subchapter through a request other than a revenue requirement
showing by imposing a monthly fee under Subsection (b) or (c), or
both.
(b) The company may impose a monthly fee against each
residential and business customer in the petitioning exchange. The
fee may not exceed $3.50 a line for a residential customer and $7 a
line for a business customer unless the customer's toll-free local
calling area includes more than five exchanges. The company may
impose an additional monthly fee of $1.50 for each exchange in
excess of five. This subsection applies regardless of the number of
petitions required to obtain access to the exchanges. A company may
impose a fee under this subsection only until the company's next
general rate case.
(c) The company may impose a monthly fee against each of the
company's local exchange service customers in this state. This fee
is in addition to the company's local exchange rates.
(d) The company may not recover regulatory case expenses
under this subchapter by imposing a surcharge on the subscribers of
the petitioning exchange.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Section: 55.041 55.042 55.043 55.044 55.045 55.046 55.047 55.048 55.081 55.082 55.083 55.084 55.085 55.086 55.087
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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