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TX Util § 59.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 59 - Infrastructure Plan|Subchapter B. Infrastructure Incentives|Section 59.032. Customer Promotional Offerings

Sec. 59.032.  CUSTOMER PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS.  (a)  An electing company may offer a promotion for a regulated service for not more than 90 days in any 12-month period.(b)  The electing company shall file with the commission a promotional offering that consists of:(1)  waiver of installation charges or service order charges, or both, for not more than 90 days in a 12-month period;  or(2)  a temporary discount of not more than 25 percent from the tariffed rate for not more than 60 days in a 12-month period.(c)  An electing company is not required to obtain commission approval to make a promotional offering described by Subsection (b).(d)  An electing company may offer a promotion of any regulated service as part of a package of services consisting of any regulated service with any other regulated or unregulated service or any service of an affiliate.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1212, Sec. 50, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Util § 59.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 59 - Infrastructure Plan|Subchapter C. Infrastructure Commitment and Goals|Section 59.051. Infrastructure Commitment

Sec. 59.051.  INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITMENT.  (a)  An electing company shall commit to make in this state, during the six years after the election date, the telecommunications infrastructure investment prescribed by this chapter.(b)  The company shall make the commitment to the governor and the commission in writing.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 59.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 59 - Infrastructure Plan|Subchapter C. Infrastructure Commitment and Goals|Section 59.052. Infrastructure Goals

Sec. 59.052.  INFRASTRUCTURE GOALS.  (a)  The commission shall ensure that each electing company achieves the infrastructure goals described by this section.(b)  Each new central office switch installed for an electing company in this state after September 1, 1995, must be digital.(c)  An electing company shall make available to each customer in the company's territory access to end-to-end digital connectivity.  In this subsection, "make available" has the meaning assigned by 16 T.A.C. Section 23.69.(d)  In each electing company's territory, 50 percent of the local exchange access lines must be served by a digital central office switch.(e)  An electing company's public switched network backbone interoffice facilities must employ broadband facilities that serve at least 50 percent of the local exchange access lines and are capable of 45 or more megabits a second.  The company may employ facilities at a lower bandwidth if technology permits the delivery of video signal at the lower bandwidth at a quality level comparable to a television broadcast signal.  The requirements of this subsection do not apply to local loop facilities.(f)  An electing company shall install Common Channel Signaling 7 capability in each access tandem office.(g)  The infrastructure goals specified by Subsections (c)-(f) must be achieved not later than January 1, 2000.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 59.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 59 - Infrastructure Plan|Subchapter C. Infrastructure Commitment and Goals|Section 59.053. Waiver of Infrastructure Requirements

Sec. 59.053.  WAIVER OF INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  For an electing company that serves fewer than one million lines, the commission may waive a requirement prescribed by Section 59.052 if the company demonstrates that the investment is not viable economically.(b)  Before granting a waiver under Subsection (a), the commission must consider the public benefits that would result from compliance with the requirement.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 59.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 59 - Infrastructure Plan|Subchapter C. Infrastructure Commitment and Goals|Section 59.054. Progress Report

Sec. 59.054.  PROGRESS REPORT.  (a)  On each anniversary of the company's election date, an electing company shall file with the commission a report on the company's progress on its infrastructure commitment.(b)  The report must include a statement of:(1)  the institutions requesting service under Subchapter D; (2)  the institutions served under Subchapter D;(3)  the investments and expenses for the previous period and the total investments and expenses for all periods;  and(4)  other information the commission considers necessary.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 59.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 59 - Infrastructure Plan|Subchapter C. Infrastructure Commitment and Goals|Section 59.055. Implementation Costs; Increase in Rates and Universal Service Funds

Sec. 59.055.  IMPLEMENTATION COSTS;  INCREASE IN RATES AND UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUNDS.  The commission may not consider the cost of implementing Section 59.052 in determining whether an electing company is entitled to:(1)  a rate increase under this chapter;  or(2)  increased universal service funds under Subchapter B, Chapter 56.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 59.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 59 - Infrastructure Plan|Subchapter D. Infrastructure Commitment to Certain Entities|Section 59.071. Definitions

Sec. 59.071.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Educational institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 57.021.(2)  "Library" means:(A)  a public library or regional library system as those terms are defined by Section 441.122, Government Code;(B)  a library operated by an institution of higher education or a school district; or(C)  a library operated by a nonprofit corporation as defined by Section 441.221(3), Government Code.(3)  "Private network services" means telecommunications services provided to an entity described by Section 59.072(a), including broadband services, customized services, and packaged network services.(4)  "Telemedicine center" means a facility that is equipped to transmit, by video or data service, medical information for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or disease and that is:(A)  owned or operated by a public or not-for-profit hospital;  or(B)  owned by a state-licensed health care practitioner and operated on a nonprofit basis.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 831 (H.B. 735), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2008.|
TX Util § 59.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 59 - Infrastructure Plan|Subchapter D. Infrastructure Commitment to Certain Entities|Section 59.072. Private Network Services for Certain Entities

Sec. 59.072.  PRIVATE NETWORK SERVICES FOR CERTAIN ENTITIES.  (a)  On customer request, an electing company shall provide private network services to:(1)  an educational institution;(2)  a library;(3)  a telemedicine center;  or(4)  a legally constituted consortium or group of entities listed in this subsection.(b)  Except as provided by Section 59.081, the electing company shall provide the private network services for the private and sole use of the receiving entity.  However, the company may provide the services with a facility that is used to provide another service to another customer.(c)  The customers listed in Subsection (a) are a special class of customers for purposes of the private network for distance learning, telemedicine, and information-sharing purposes.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 59.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 59 - Infrastructure Plan|Subchapter D. Infrastructure Commitment to Certain Entities|Section 59.073. Investment Priorities

Sec. 59.073.  INVESTMENT PRIORITIES.  An electing company shall give investment priority to serving:(1)  rural areas;(2)  areas designated as critically underserved medically or educationally;  and(3)  educational institutions with high percentages of economically disadvantaged students.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 59.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 59 - Infrastructure Plan|Subchapter D. Infrastructure Commitment to Certain Entities|Section 59.074. Contracts for Private Network Services

Sec. 59.074.  CONTRACTS FOR PRIVATE NETWORK SERVICES.  (a)  An electing company shall provide a private network service under a customer-specific contract.(b)  An electing company shall offer private network service contracts under this subchapter at 110 percent of the long run incremental cost of providing the private network service, including installation costs.(c)  Commission approval of a contract is not required.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 21 (S.B. 983), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 98 (S.B. 980), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Util § 59.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 59 - Infrastructure Plan|Subchapter D. Infrastructure Commitment to Certain Entities|Section 59.075. Preferred Rate Treatment Warranted

Sec. 59.075.  PREFERRED RATE TREATMENT WARRANTED.  The classes of customers described by Section 59.072(a) warrant preferred rate treatment.  However, a rate charged for a service must cover the service's long run incremental cost.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 59.076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 59 - Infrastructure Plan|Subchapter D. Infrastructure Commitment to Certain Entities|Section 59.076. Election of Rate Treatment

Sec. 59.076.  ELECTION OF RATE TREATMENT.  An educational institution or a library may elect the rate treatment provided by this subchapter or the discount provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 57.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 59.077 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 59 - Infrastructure Plan|Subchapter D. Infrastructure Commitment to Certain Entities|Section 59.077. Private Network Services Rates and Tariffs

Sec. 59.077.  PRIVATE NETWORK SERVICES RATES AND TARIFFS.  (a)  Notwithstanding the pricing flexibility authorized by this subtitle, an electing company's rates for private network services may not be increased before January 1, 2016.(b)  An electing company may not assess an entity described by Section 59.072(a) a tariffed special construction or installation charge unless the company and the entity agree on the assessment.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 5), Sec. 22, eff. September 7, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 903 (S.B. 773), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Util § 59.078 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 59 - Infrastructure Plan|Subchapter D. Infrastructure Commitment to Certain Entities|Section 59.078. Private Line or Special Access Rates

Sec. 59.078.  PRIVATE LINE OR SPECIAL ACCESS RATES.  (a)  On request by an educational institution or a library, an electing company shall provide 1.544 megabits a second private line or special access service at 110 percent of the service's long run incremental cost, including installation costs.(b)  The rate provided by Subsection (a) is in lieu of the discount provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 57.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 59.079 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 59 - Infrastructure Plan|Subchapter D. Infrastructure Commitment to Certain Entities|Section 59.079. Complaints Limited

Sec. 59.079.  COMPLAINTS LIMITED.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an electing company is subject to a complaint under Subchapter C  or this subchapter only by an entity described by Section 59.072(a).|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 59.080 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 59 - Infrastructure Plan|Subchapter D. Infrastructure Commitment to Certain Entities|Section 59.080. Interconnection of Network Services

Sec. 59.080.  INTERCONNECTION OF NETWORK SERVICES.  The private network services provided under this subchapter may be interconnected with other similar networks for distance learning, telemedicine, and information-sharing purposes.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 59.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 59 - Infrastructure Plan|Subchapter D. Infrastructure Commitment to Certain Entities|Section 59.081. Sharing or Resale of Network Services

Sec. 59.081.  SHARING OR RESALE OF NETWORK SERVICES.  (a)  A private network service may be used and shared among the entities described by Section 59.072(a) but may not be otherwise shared or resold to other customers.(b)  A service provided under this subchapter may not be required to be resold to other customers at a rate provided by this subchapter.(c)  This section does not prohibit an otherwise permitted resale of another service that an electing company may offer through the use of the same facilities used to provide a private network service offered under this subchapter.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 59.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 59 - Infrastructure Plan|Subchapter D. Infrastructure Commitment to Certain Entities|Section 59.082. Implementation Costs; Increase in Rates and Universal Service Funds

Sec. 59.082.  IMPLEMENTATION COSTS;  INCREASE IN RATES AND UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUNDS.  The commission may not consider the cost of implementing this subchapter in determining whether an electing company is entitled to:(1)  a rate increase under this chapter;  or(2)  increased universal service funds under Subchapter B, Chapter 56.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 59.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 59 - Infrastructure Plan|Subchapter D. Infrastructure Commitment to Certain Entities|Section 59.083. Continuation of Obligation

Sec. 59.083.  CONTINUATION OF OBLIGATION.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an electing company shall continue to comply with this subchapter until January 1, 2016, regardless of:(1)  the date the company elected under this chapter; or(2)  any action taken in relation to that company under Chapter 65.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 5), Sec. 23, eff. September 7, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 903 (S.B. 773), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Util § 60.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 60 - Competitive Safeguards|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 60.001. Fair Competition

Sec. 60.001.  FAIR COMPETITION.  To the extent necessary to ensure that competition in telecommunications is fair to each participant and to accelerate the improvement of telecommunications in this state, the commission shall ensure that the rates and rules of an incumbent local exchange company:(1)  are not unreasonably preferential, prejudicial, or discriminatory;  and(2)  are applied equitably and consistently.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 60.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 60 - Competitive Safeguards|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 60.002. Exclusive Jurisdiction; Enforcement

Sec. 60.002.  EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION;  ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  The commission has exclusive jurisdiction to implement competitive safeguards.(b)  Section 58.025 does not prevent the commission from enforcing this chapter.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 60.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 60 - Competitive Safeguards|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 60.003. Commission Authority

Sec. 60.003.  COMMISSION AUTHORITY.  (a)  The commission may:(1)  establish procedures with respect to a policy stated in this subchapter or Subchapters B-H;   and(2)  resolve a dispute that arises under a policy described by Subdivision (1).(b)  The commission shall adopt procedures for a proceeding under Subchapters B and C.  A procedure may:(1)  limit discovery;  and(2)  for purposes of cross-examination align any party, other than the office, with another party that has a similar position.(c)  In adopting a procedure under this section and in resolving a dispute, the commission shall consider the action's effect on:(1)  consumers;(2)  competitors;  and(3)  the incumbent local exchange company.(d)  The commission, by order or rule, may not implement a requirement that is contrary to a federal law or rule.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 60.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 60 - Competitive Safeguards|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 60.004. Applicability to Certain Smaller Incumbent Local Exchange Companies; Rules

Sec. 60.004.  APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN SMALLER INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANIES;  RULES.  (a)  Subchapters B, C, and H  may be applied to an incumbent local exchange company that serves fewer than 31,000 access lines only on a bona fide request from a certificated telecommunications utility.(b)  In applying the rules adopted under Subchapters B, C, and H to a company described by Subsection (a), the commission may modify the rules in the public interest.(c)  This section takes effect September 1, 1998.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 60.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 60 - Competitive Safeguards|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 60.005. Applicability to Certain Larger Incumbent Local Exchange Companies; Rules

Sec. 60.005.  APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN LARGER INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANIES;  RULES.  (a)  Subchapters B, D, and F  may be applied to an incumbent local exchange company that, as of September 1, 1995, has 31,000 or more access lines in this state but fewer than one million access lines in this state only on a bona fide request from a holder of a certificate of operating authority or a service provider certificate of operating authority.(b)  In applying the rules adopted under Subchapters B, D, and F to a company described by Subsection (a), the commission may modify the rules in the public interest.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 60.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 60 - Competitive Safeguards|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 60.006. Bulletin Board Systems Unaffected

Sec. 60.006.  BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEMS UNAFFECTED.  This subtitle does not:(1)  require the commission to change the rate treatment established by the commission in Docket No. 8387 for a bulletin board system in a residence;(2)  regulate or tax a bulletin board system or Internet service provider that provides only enhanced or information services and that does not provide a telecommunications service;  or(3)  require a change in a rate charged to an entity described by Subdivision (2) under a tariff in effect on September 1, 1995.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 60.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 60 - Competitive Safeguards|Subchapter B. Unbundling|Section 60.021. Minimum Unbundling Requirement

Sec. 60.021.  MINIMUM UNBUNDLING REQUIREMENT.  At a minimum, an incumbent local exchange company shall unbundle its network to the extent the Federal Communications Commission orders.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 60.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 60 - Competitive Safeguards|Subchapter B. Unbundling|Section 60.022. Commission Unbundling Orders

Sec. 60.022.  COMMISSION UNBUNDLING ORDERS.  (a)  The commission may adopt an order relating to the issue of unbundling of local exchange company services in addition to the unbundling required by Section 60.021.(b)  Before ordering further unbundling, the commission must consider the public interest and competitive merits of further unbundling.(c)  On the request of a party, the commission shall proceed by evidentiary hearing.  If a request for a hearing is not made, the commission may proceed by rulemaking.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 60.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 60 - Competitive Safeguards|Subchapter B. Unbundling|Section 60.023. Assignment of Unbundled Component to Category of Service

Sec. 60.023.  ASSIGNMENT OF UNBUNDLED COMPONENT TO CATEGORY OF SERVICE.  The commission may assign an unbundled component to the appropriate category of services under Chapter 58 according to the purposes and intents of the categories.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|