Texas Utilities Code Title 2, Chapter 43 - Use Of Electric Delivery System For Access To Broadband And Other Enhanced Services, Including Communications

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 43.001 - Legislative Findings
  (a) The legislature finds that broadband over power lines, also known as BPL, is an emerging technology platform that offers a means of providing broadband...
• Texas Section 43.002 - Applicability
  (a) This chapter applies to an electric utility whether or not the electric utility is offering customer choice under Chapter 39. (b) If there is...

SUBCHAPTER B DEVELOPMENT OF BPL SYSTEMS

• Texas Section 43.003 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "BPL," "broadband over power lines," and "BPL services" mean the provision of broadband services over electric power lines and related facilities,...
• Texas Section 43.051 - Authorization For Bpl System
  An affiliate of an electric utility or a person unaffiliated with an electric utility may own, construct, maintain, and operate a BPL system and provide...
• Texas Section 43.052 - Ownership And Operation Of Bpl System
  (a) An electric utility may elect to: (1) allow an affiliate to own or operate a BPL system on the utility's electric delivery system; (2)...
• Texas Section 43.053 - Fees And Charges
  (a) An electric utility that allows an affiliate or an unaffiliated entity to own a BPL system on the electric utility's electric delivery system shall...
• Texas Section 43.054 - No Additional Easements Or Consideration Required
  Because BPL systems provide benefits to electric delivery systems, the installation of a BPL system on an electric delivery system shall not require the electric...

SUBCHAPTER C IMPLEMENTATION OF BPL SYSTEM BY

• Texas Section 43.055 - Reliability Of Electric Systems Maintained
  An electric utility that allows the installation and operation of a BPL system on its electric delivery system shall employ all reasonable measures to ensure...
• Texas Section 43.101 - Participation By Electric Utility
  (a) An electric utility, through an affiliate or through an unaffiliated entity, may elect to install and operate a BPL system on some or all...

SUBCHAPTER D MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 43.102 - Cost Recovery For Deployment Of Bpl And Utility Applications
  (a) Where an electric utility permits the installation of a BPL system on its electric delivery system under Section 43.052(a), the electric utility's investment in...
• Texas Section 43.151 - Affiliates Of Electric Utility
  (a) Subject to the limitations of this chapter, an electric utility may have a full or partial ownership interest in a BPL operator or a...
• Texas Section 43.152 - Compliance With Federal Law
  BPL operators shall comply with all applicable federal laws, including those protecting licensed spectrum users from interference by BPL systems. The operator of a radio...

Last modified: September 28, 2016