Sec. 55.253. TELEPHONE PREPAID CALLING SERVICES. (a) In this section:
(1) "Prepaid calling card company" means a company that provides a prepaid calling service to the public using its own network or resold services.
(2) "Prepaid calling service" means a prepaid telecommunications service that allows an end user to originate a call using an access number and authorization code.
(b) The commission by rule may prescribe standards regarding the information a prepaid calling card company shall disclose to customers in relation to the rates and terms of service for prepaid calling services offered in this state.
(c) The commission is granted all necessary jurisdiction to adopt rules under this section and to enforce those rules and this section.
(d) A violation of a rule adopted under this section is subject to enforcement under Subchapter B, Chapter 15.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 411, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.
Last modified: September 28, 2016