Texas Utilities Code - Section 56.204. Contents Of Petition
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§ 56.204. CONTENTS OF PETITION. (a) A petition for
designation of a service provider must:
(1) state with reasonable particularity the locations
of the permanent residential or business premises for which the
petitioners are requesting service;
(2) establish that those locations are within
reasonable proximity to one another so that the petitioners possess
a sufficient community of interest to warrant the designation of a
provider and the expenditure of universal service funds necessary
to establish service;
(3) except as provided by Subsection (b), be signed by
at least five persons who:
(A) are not members of the same household;
(B) reside in the permanent residential premises
or are the owners of the permanent residential or business premises
for which service is sought and that are not located within a
certificated area;
(C) want service to those premises; and
(D) commit to pay the aid to construction charges
for service to those premises as determined by the commission;
(4) nominate as potential providers of service not
more than five telecommunications providers serving territory that
is contiguous to the location of the permanent residential or
business premises using wireless or wireline facilities, resale, or
unbundled network elements; and
(5) include as an attachment or an appendix
documentation indicating the required residence or ownership,
including a state-issued license or identification, tax records,
deeds, or voter registration materials.
(b) The commission may accept a petition that is signed by
fewer than five persons if a petitioner provides an affidavit
stating that the petitioners have taken all reasonable steps to
secure the signatures of the residents of permanent residential
premises or the owners of permanent residential or business
premises within reasonably close proximity to the petitioning
premises who are not receiving telephone service when the petition
is filed and who want telephone service initiated.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 651, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Section: 56.153 56.154 56.155 56.156 56.201 56.202 56.203 56.204 56.205 56.206 56.207 56.208 56.209 56.210 56.211
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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