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TX Util § 55.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter C. Expanded Toll-Free Local Calling Areas|Section 55.047. Balloting and Consideration

Sec. 55.047.  BALLOTING AND CONSIDERATION.  (a)  If the commission receives a petition that complies with this subchapter, the commission shall order the incumbent local exchange company to provide ballots to the subscribers in the petitioning exchange.(b)  The commission shall consider the request for expansion of the toll-free local calling area if at least 70 percent of the subscribers who vote do so in favor of the expansion.(c)  The commission by rule shall provide for an expedited hearing on the issue of expansion.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 55.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter C. Expanded Toll-Free Local Calling Areas|Section 55.048. Charges

Sec. 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, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 55.049 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter C. Expanded Toll-Free Local Calling Areas|Section 55.049. Expansion Prohibited After Certain Date

Sec. 55.049.  EXPANSION PROHIBITED AFTER CERTAIN DATE.  On or after September 1, 2011, the commission may not order an expansion of a toll-free local calling area.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 98 (S.B. 980), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Util § 55.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter D. Operator Service Providers|Section 55.081. Definition

Sec. 55.081.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "operator service" means a service using live operator or automated operator functions to handle telephone service such as toll calling using collect, third-number billing, and calling card services.  The term does not include a call for which the called party has arranged to be billed (800 service).|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 55.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter D. Operator Service Providers|Section 55.082. Applicability

Sec. 55.082.  APPLICABILITY.  Except as provided by Section 55.088, this subchapter applies only to a telecommunications utility that is not a dominant carrier.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 55.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter D. Operator Service Providers|Section 55.083. Rules and Procedures

Sec. 55.083.  RULES AND PROCEDURES.  (a)  The commission may adopt rules and establish procedures to enforce and implement this subchapter.(b)  A rule adopted under this subchapter must be nondiscriminatory and designed to promote competition that facilitates consumer choice.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 55.084 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter D. Operator Service Providers|Section 55.084. Information Displayed on Public Use Telephone

Sec. 55.084.  INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON PUBLIC USE TELEPHONE.  (a)  An operator service provider shall furnish each entity with which it contracts to provide operator service a sticker, card, or other form of information approved by the commission for each telephone that:(1)  has access to the service;  and(2)  is intended for use by the public.(b)  The commission may grant the owner of a telephone approval for an alternative form of information.(c)  The information must state:(1)  the provider's name;(2)  that the operator service provider will provide rate information on a caller's request;(3)  that a caller, on the caller's request, will be informed of the method of access to the local exchange carrier operator;  and(4)  that a complaint about the service may be made to the provider or to the commission at the designated telephone number.(d)  The operator service provider shall by contract require an entity receiving information to display the information on or near each telephone for which the operator service provider is required to furnish the information.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 55.085 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter D. Operator Service Providers|Section 55.085. Connection Announcement

Sec. 55.085.  CONNECTION ANNOUNCEMENT.  Before connecting a call, the operator service provider shall:(1)  announce the provider's name;  and(2)  at the caller's request, quote the rate and any other fee or surcharge that applies to the call and is charged by the provider.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 55.086 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter D. Operator Service Providers|Section 55.086. Information Required on Access to Local Exchange Company Operator

Sec. 55.086.  INFORMATION REQUIRED ON ACCESS TO LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANY OPERATOR.  (a)  An operator service provider, on a caller's request, shall inform the caller of the method of access to the local exchange carrier operator serving the exchange from which the call is made.(b)  A charge may not be made for information provided under this section.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 55.087 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter D. Operator Service Providers|Section 55.087. Access to Local Exchange Company and Other Utilities Required

Sec. 55.087.  ACCESS TO LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANY AND OTHER UTILITIES REQUIRED.  (a)  The commission by rule shall require an operator service provider to include in its contract with each entity through which it provides operator service a provision that requires each telephone subscribed to its service to allow access to:(1)  the local exchange carrier operator serving the exchange from which the call is made;  and(2)  other telecommunications utilities.(b)  To prevent fraudulent use of its service, an operator service provider or an entity through which it provides operator service may block the access described by Subsection (a) by obtaining a waiver for this purpose from the commission or the Federal Communications Commission.  The commission by rule shall establish the procedure and criteria for obtaining a waiver from the commission.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 55.088 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter D. Operator Service Providers|Section 55.088. Access to Live Operator Required

Sec. 55.088.  ACCESS TO LIVE OPERATOR REQUIRED.  (a)  A dominant or nondominant telecommunications utility that provides operator service shall ensure that a caller has access to a live operator at the beginning of a live or mechanized operator-assisted call through a method designed to be easily and clearly understandable and accessible to the caller.(b)  A telecommunications utility described by Subsection (a) shall submit to the commission for review the method by which the utility will provide access to a live operator.(c)  This section applies regardless of the method by which the telecommunications utility provides operator service.(d)  This section does not apply to a telephone located in a prison or jail facility.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 55.089 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter D. Operator Service Providers|Section 55.089. Commission May Investigate and Act on Violation

Sec. 55.089.  COMMISSION MAY INVESTIGATE AND ACT ON VIOLATION.  (a)  If the commission determines that an operator service provider has violated or is about to violate this subchapter, the commission, after notice and evidentiary hearing, may take action to stop, correct, or prevent the violation.(b)  The commission may investigate a complaint that it receives concerning an operator service.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 55.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter E. Caller Identification Service|Section 55.101. Definitions

Sec. 55.101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Caller identification information" means any information that may be used to identify the specific originating number or originating location of a wire or electronic communication transmitted by a telephone, including the telephone listing number or the name of the customer from whose telephone a telephone number is dialed.(2)  "Caller identification service" means a service that provides caller identification information to a device that can display the information.(3)  "Per-call blocking" means a telecommunications service that prevents caller identification information from being transmitted to a called party on an individual call when the calling party affirmatively acts to prevent the transmission.(4)  "Per-line blocking" means a telecommunications service that prevents caller identification information from being transmitted to a called party on each call unless the calling party affirmatively acts to permit the transmission.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 55.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter E. Caller Identification Service|Section 55.102. Applicability

Sec. 55.102.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  This subchapter applies only to the provision of caller identification service.(b)  This subchapter does not apply to:(1)  an identification service that is used in a limited system, including a central office based PBX-type system;(2)  information that is used on a public agency's emergency telephone line or on a line that receives the primary emergency telephone number (911);(3)  information exchanged between telecommunications utilities, enhanced service providers, or other entities that is necessary for the setting up, processing, transmission, or billing of telecommunications or related services;(4)  information provided in compliance with applicable law or legal process;  or(5)  an identification service provided in connection with a 700, 800, or 900 access code telecommunications service.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 55.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter E. Caller Identification Service|Section 55.103. Provision of Service

Sec. 55.103.  PROVISION OF SERVICE.  (a)  A telecommunications utility may offer caller identification services under this subchapter only if the utility obtains written authorization from the commission.(b)  A commercial mobile service provider may offer caller identification services in accordance with Sections 55.104, 55.105, 55.106, 55.1065, and 55.107.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.05(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Util § 55.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter E. Caller Identification Service|Section 55.104. Use of Information

Sec. 55.104.  USE OF INFORMATION.  (a)  A person may not use a caller identification service to compile and sell specific local call information without the affirmative approval of the originating telephone customer.(b)  This section does not prohibit a provider of caller identification service from:(1)  verifying network performance or testing the caller identification service;(2)  compiling, using, and disclosing aggregate caller identification information;  or(3)  complying with applicable law or legal process.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 55.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter E. Caller Identification Service|Section 55.105. Per-Call Blocking

Sec. 55.105.  PER-CALL BLOCKING.  Except as provided by Section 55.1065, the commission shall require that a provider of caller identification service offer free per-call blocking to each telephone subscriber in the specific area in which the service is offered.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.05(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Util § 55.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter E. Caller Identification Service|Section 55.106. Per-Line Blocking

Sec. 55.106.  PER-LINE BLOCKING.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 55.1065, the commission shall require that a provider of caller identification service offer free per-line blocking to a particular customer if the commission receives from the customer written certification that the customer has a compelling need for per-line blocking.(b)  A provider who is ordered to offer per-line blocking under this section shall notify the customer by mail of the date the blocking will begin.(c)  If a customer removes and later reinstates the per-line block, the provider may assess a service order charge in an amount approved by the commission for the provider's administrative expenses relating to the reinstatement.(d)  The commission may impose a fee or assessment on a provider in an amount sufficient to cover the additional expenses the commission incurs in implementing the customer certification provisions of this section.(e)  Information received under this section by the commission or by a provider is confidential and may be used only to administer this section.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.05(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Util § 55.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter E. Caller Identification Service|Section 55.107. Limitation on Commission Authority

Sec. 55.107.  LIMITATION ON COMMISSION AUTHORITY.  The commission may prescribe in relation to blocking only a requirement authorized by Sections 55.105, 55.106, and 55.1065.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.05(e), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Util § 55.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter E. Caller Identification Service|Section 55.109. Implementation of Panel Recommendations

Sec. 55.109.  IMPLEMENTATION OF PANEL RECOMMENDATIONS.  The commission may implement the recommendations of the Caller ID Consumer Education Panel and interested parties to the extent consistent with the public interest.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 55.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter E. Caller Identification Service|Section 55.110. Report of Blocking Failure

Sec. 55.110.  REPORT OF BLOCKING FAILURE.  (a)  A provider of caller ID services who becomes aware of the failure of per-call or per-line blocking to block identification of a customer shall report that failure to the commission, the Caller ID Consumer Education Panel, and the customer whose identification was not blocked.(b)  The provider shall make a reasonable effort to notify the customer within 24 hours after the provider becomes aware of the failure.  The provider is not required to notify the customer if the customer reported the failure.(c)  In this section, "caller ID service" means a service that permits the called party to determine the identity, telephone number, or address of the calling party.  The term does not include 911 services.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 55.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter F. Automatic Dial Announcing Devices|Section 55.121. Definitions

Sec. 55.121.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Automated dial announcing device" means automated equipment used for telephone solicitation or collection that can:(A)  store telephone numbers to be called or produce numbers to be called through use of a random or sequential number generator; and(B)  convey, alone or in conjunction with other equipment, a prerecorded or synthesized voice message to the number called without the use of a live operator.(2)  "Telephone solicitation" means an unsolicited call.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 600 (S.B. 1040), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Util § 55.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter F. Automatic Dial Announcing Devices|Section 55.122. Exemptions

Sec. 55.122.  EXEMPTIONS.  This subchapter does not apply to the use of an automated dial announcing device:(1)  to make a call relating to an emergency or a public service under a program developed or approved by the emergency management coordinator of the county in which the call is received;(2)  by a public or private primary or secondary school system to locate or account for a truant student;(3)  by a municipality or a person calling on behalf of a municipality to deliver information to citizens of the municipality regarding a public health, safety, or welfare issue; or(4)  by an organization to a member of the organization.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 600 (S.B. 1040), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Util § 55.1225 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter F. Automatic Dial Announcing Devices|Section 55.1225. Applicability

Sec. 55.1225.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter applies to an automated dial announcing device used to make a telephone call that originates or terminates in this state.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 600 (S.B. 1040), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Util § 55.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter F. Automatic Dial Announcing Devices|Section 55.123. Notice of Use of Device to Telecommunications Utility

Sec. 55.123.  NOTICE OF USE OF DEVICE TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITY.  A person may not use an automated dial announcing device to make a telephone call in which the device plays a recorded message when the connection is completed unless the person gives to each telecommunications utility over whose system the device is to be used written notice specifying the type of device to be used.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 55.124 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter F. Automatic Dial Announcing Devices|Section 55.124. Random or Sequential Number Calling

Sec. 55.124.  RANDOM OR SEQUENTIAL NUMBER CALLING.  A person may not use an automated dial announcing device for random number dialing or to dial numbers determined by successively increasing or decreasing integers if the person uses the device to make a telephone call in which the device plays a recorded message when the connection is completed.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 55.125 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services|Subchapter F. Automatic Dial Announcing Devices|Section 55.125. Hours When Use Prohibited

Sec. 55.125.  HOURS WHEN USE PROHIBITED.  (a)  A person may not use an automated dial announcing device to make a telephone solicitation call terminating in this state in which the device plays a recorded message when the connection is completed if the call is made:(1)  before noon or after 9 p.m. on a Sunday;  or(2)  before 9 a.m. or after 9 p.m. on a weekday or a Saturday.(b)  A person may not use an automated dial announcing device to make a telephone collection call terminating in this state in which the device plays a recorded message when the connection is completed if the call is made at an hour at which collection calls are prohibited under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692 et seq.).|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|