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TX Util § 53.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 53 - Rates|Subchapter G. Special Procedures for Small Local Exchange Companies and Cooperatives|Section 53.306. Commission Review of Proposed Change

Sec. 53.306.  COMMISSION REVIEW OF PROPOSED CHANGE.  (a)  The commission shall review a proposed change filed under this subchapter if:(1)  the commission receives complaints relating to the proposed change signed by a number of affected local service customers equal at least to the lesser of 1,500 or five percent of those customers;(2)  the commission receives a complaint relating to the proposed change from an affected intrastate access customer, or a group of affected intrastate access customers, that in the preceding 12 months accounted for more than 10 percent of the company's total intrastate gross access revenues;(3)  the proposed change is not a minor change;(4)  the company does not comply with the procedural requirements of this subchapter;  or(5)  the proposed change is inconsistent with the commission's substantive policies as expressed in its rules.(b)  The commission may suspend a tariff proposed under this subchapter during the review.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 53.307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 53 - Rates|Subchapter G. Special Procedures for Small Local Exchange Companies and Cooperatives|Section 53.307. Compliance With Principles; Reduced Rates

Sec. 53.307.  COMPLIANCE WITH PRINCIPLES;  REDUCED RATES.  A rate established under this subchapter must be in accordance with the rate-setting principles of this chapter, except that a company may provide to its board members, officers, employees, or agents free or reduced rates for services.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 53.308 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 53 - Rates|Subchapter G. Special Procedures for Small Local Exchange Companies and Cooperatives|Section 53.308. Fees and Assessments

Sec. 53.308.  FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.  The commission may prescribe and collect a fee or assessment from incumbent local exchange companies necessary to recover the cost to the commission and to the office of activities carried out and services provided under:(1)  this subchapter;(2)  Section 53.112;(3)  Subchapter H;   and(4)  Section 55.004.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 53.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 53 - Rates|Subchapter H. Partial Deregulation Available to Certain Cooperative Corporations|Section 53.351. Provisions Not Exclusive

Sec. 53.351.  PROVISIONS NOT EXCLUSIVE.  (a)  This subchapter does not:(1)  prohibit a cooperative from filing for a new service or a rate change under another applicable provision of this title;  or(2)  affect the application of a provision of this title not directly related to:(A)  establishing rates;  or(B)  the authority of the commission to require a cooperative to file a report required under this title or the commission's rules.(b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the commission may conduct a review under Subchapter D.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 53.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 53 - Rates|Subchapter H. Partial Deregulation Available to Certain Cooperative Corporations|Section 53.352. Partial Deregulation by Ballot

Sec. 53.352.  PARTIAL DEREGULATION BY BALLOT.  (a)  An incumbent local exchange company that is a cooperative corporation may vote to partially deregulate the cooperative by sending a ballot to each cooperative member.  The incumbent local exchange company may include the ballot in a bill or send the ballot separately.  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "Authorizing the partial deregulation of the (name of the cooperative)."(b)  The cooperative is partially deregulated if a majority of the ballots returned to the cooperative not later than the 45th day after the date the ballots are mailed favor deregulation.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 53.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 53 - Rates|Subchapter H. Partial Deregulation Available to Certain Cooperative Corporations|Section 53.353. Voting Procedures

Sec. 53.353.  VOTING PROCEDURES.  The commission by rule shall prescribe the voting procedures a cooperative must use under this subchapter.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 53.354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 53 - Rates|Subchapter H. Partial Deregulation Available to Certain Cooperative Corporations|Section 53.354. Procedure to Offer Certain Services or Make Certain Changes

Sec. 53.354.  PROCEDURE TO OFFER CERTAIN SERVICES OR MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES.  After the initial balloting, a cooperative may offer extended local calling services, offer new services on an optional basis, or make changes in its rates or tariffs if the cooperative:(1)  files a statement of intent under Section 53.355;(2)  provides notice of the proposed action to each customer and municipality as prescribed by Section 53.356;  and(3)  files with the commission affidavits verifying that notice was provided as prescribed by Section 53.357.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 53.355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 53 - Rates|Subchapter H. Partial Deregulation Available to Certain Cooperative Corporations|Section 53.355. Statement of Intent

Sec. 53.355.  STATEMENT OF INTENT.  (a)  A cooperative must file a statement of intent to use this subchapter with the commission and the office not later than the 61st day before the effective date of the proposed change.(b)  The statement must include:(1)  a copy of a resolution, signed by a majority of the members of the cooperative's board of directors, approving the proposed action and authorizing the filing of the statement of intent;(2)  a description of the services affected by the proposed action;(3)  a copy of the proposed tariff for the affected service;  and(4)  a copy of the customer notice required by Section 53.356.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 53.356 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 53 - Rates|Subchapter H. Partial Deregulation Available to Certain Cooperative Corporations|Section 53.356. Notice to Affected Persons

Sec. 53.356.  NOTICE TO AFFECTED PERSONS.  (a)  The cooperative shall provide to each affected customer or party, including a municipality, at least two notices of the proposed action by bill insert or by individual notice.(b)  The cooperative shall provide:(1)  the first notice not later than the 61st day before the effective date of the proposed action;  and(2)  the last notice not later than the 31st day before the effective date of the proposed action.(c)  A notice prescribed by this section must include:(1)  a description of the services affected by the proposed action;(2)  the effective date of the proposed action;(3)  an explanation of the customer's right to:(A)  obtain a copy of the proposed tariff from the cooperative;  and(B)  petition the commission for a review under Section 53.358;(4)  a statement of the amount by which the cooperative's total gross annual revenues will increase or decrease and a statement explaining the effect on the cooperative revenues as a result of the proposed action;  and(5)  a list of rates that are affected by the proposed rate action, showing the effect of the proposed action on each of those rates.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 53.357 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 53 - Rates|Subchapter H. Partial Deregulation Available to Certain Cooperative Corporations|Section 53.357. Filing of Affidavits Verifying Notice

Sec. 53.357.  FILING OF AFFIDAVITS VERIFYING NOTICE.  Not later than the 15th day before the effective date of a proposed action, the cooperative shall file with the commission affidavits that verify that the cooperative provided each notice required by Section 53.356.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 53.358 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 53 - Rates|Subchapter H. Partial Deregulation Available to Certain Cooperative Corporations|Section 53.358. Commission Review of Proposed Action

Sec. 53.358.  COMMISSION REVIEW OF PROPOSED ACTION.  (a)  The commission shall review a proposed action filed under this subchapter if:(1)  the commission receives, not later than the 45th day after the date the first notice is provided under Section 53.356, complaints relating to the proposed action:(A)  signed by at least five percent of the affected local service customers;  or(B)  from an affected intrastate access customer, or group of affected intrastate access customers, that in the preceding 12 months accounted for more than 10 percent of the cooperative's total intrastate access revenues;(2)  the cooperative does not comply with the procedural requirements of this subchapter;  or(3)  the proposed action is inconsistent with the commission's substantive policies as expressed in its rules.(b)  If the commission conducts a review of the proposed action under this section before the action's effective date, the commission may suspend the proposed action during the review.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 53.359 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 53 - Rates|Subchapter H. Partial Deregulation Available to Certain Cooperative Corporations|Section 53.359. Reversal of Deregulation by Ballot

Sec. 53.359.  REVERSAL OF DEREGULATION BY BALLOT.  (a)  A cooperative that is partially deregulated under this subchapter may vote to reverse the deregulation by sending a ballot to each cooperative member.(b)  The cooperative's board of directors may order reballoting on its own motion.  If the board receives a written request for that action from at least 10 percent of its members, the board shall reballot not later than the 60th day after the date the board receives that request.(c)  The cooperative may include the ballot in a bill or send the ballot separately.  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "Reversing the partial deregulation of the (name of the cooperative)."(d)  The partial deregulation is reversed if a majority of the ballots returned to the cooperative not later than the 45th day after the date the ballots are mailed favor reversal.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 54.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 54 - Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 54.001. Certificate Required

Sec. 54.001.  CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.  A person may not provide local exchange telephone service, basic local telecommunications service, or switched access service unless the person obtains a:(1)  certificate of convenience and necessity;(2)  certificate of operating authority;  or(3)  service provider certificate of operating authority.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 54.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 54 - Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 54.002. Exceptions to Certificate Requirement for Service Extension

Sec. 54.002.  EXCEPTIONS TO CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT FOR SERVICE EXTENSION.  (a)  A telecommunications utility is not required to obtain a certificate of convenience and necessity, a certificate of operating authority, or a service provider certificate of operating authority for an:(1)  extension into territory that is:(A)  contiguous to the territory the telecommunications utility serves;(B)  not receiving similar service from another telecommunications utility;  and(C)  not in another telecommunications utility's certificated area;(2)  extension in or to territory the telecommunications utility serves or is authorized to serve under a certificate of public convenience and necessity, a certificate of operating authority, or a service provider certificate of operating authority;  or(3)  operation, extension, or service in progress on September 1, 1975.(b)  An extension allowed by Subsection (a) is limited to a device used:(1)  to interconnect existing facilities;  or(2)  solely to transmit telecommunications utility services from an existing facility to a customer of retail utility service.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 54.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 54 - Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 54.003. Exceptions to Certificate Requirement for Certain Services

Sec. 54.003.  EXCEPTIONS TO CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN SERVICES.  A telecommunications utility is not required to obtain a certificate of convenience and necessity, a certificate of operating authority, or a service provider certificate of operating authority for:(1)  an interexchange telecommunications service;(2)  a nonswitched private line service;(3)  a shared tenant service;(4)  a specialized communications common carrier service;(5)  a commercial mobile service;  or(6)  an operator service as defined by Section 55.081.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 54.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 54 - Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 54.004. Relinquishment Plan

Sec. 54.004.  RELINQUISHMENT PLAN.  A holder of a service provider certificate of operating authority who applies for a certificate of operating authority or a certificate of convenience and necessity for the same territory must include with the application a plan to relinquish the service provider certificate of operating authority.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 54.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 54 - Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 54.005. Notice of and Hearing on Application

Sec. 54.005.  NOTICE OF AND HEARING ON APPLICATION.  (a)  When an application for a certificate of convenience and necessity, a certificate of operating authority, or a service provider certificate of operating authority is filed, the commission shall:(1)  give notice of the application to interested parties;  and(2)  if requested:(A)  set a time and place for a hearing;  and(B)  give notice of the hearing.(b)  A person interested in the application may intervene at the hearing.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 54.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 54 - Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 54.006. Request for Preliminary Order

Sec. 54.006.  REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY ORDER.  (a)  A telecommunications utility that wants to exercise a right or privilege under a franchise or permit that the utility anticipates obtaining but has not been granted may apply to the commission for a preliminary order under this section.(b)  The commission may issue a preliminary order declaring that the commission, on application and under commission rules, will grant the requested certificate of convenience and necessity, certificate of operating authority, or service provider certificate of operating authority, on terms the commission designates, after the telecommunications utility obtains the franchise or permit.(c)  The commission shall grant the certificate on presentation of evidence satisfactory to the commission that the telecommunications utility has obtained the franchise or permit.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 54.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 54 - Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 54.007. Flexibility Plan

Sec. 54.007.  FLEXIBILITY PLAN.  (a)  After the commission grants an application for a certificate of convenience and necessity, a certificate of operating authority, or a service provider certificate of operating authority or determines that a certificate is not needed for the applicant to provide the relevant services, the commission shall conduct appropriate proceedings to establish a transitional flexibility plan for the incumbent local exchange company in the same area or areas as the new certificate holder.(b)  A basic local telecommunications service price of the incumbent local exchange company may not be increased before the fourth anniversary of the date the certificate is granted to the applicant except that the price may be increased as provided by this title.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1212, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Util § 54.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 54 - Certificates|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 54.008. Revocation or Amendment of Certificate

Sec. 54.008.  REVOCATION OR AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE.  (a)  The commission may revoke or amend a certificate of convenience and necessity, a certificate of operating authority or a service provider certificate of operating authority after notice and hearing if the commission finds that the certificate holder has never provided or is no longer providing service in all or any part of the certificated area.(b)  The commission may require one or more public utilities to provide service in an area affected by the revocation or amendment of a certificate held by a public utility.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 54.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 54 - Certificates|Subchapter B. Certificate of Convenience and Necessity|Section 54.051. Definition

Sec. 54.051.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "certificate" means a certificate of convenience and necessity.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 54.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 54 - Certificates|Subchapter B. Certificate of Convenience and Necessity|Section 54.052. Certificate Required for Public Utility

Sec. 54.052.  CERTIFICATE REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC UTILITY.  (a)  A public utility may not directly or indirectly provide service to the public under a franchise or permit unless the utility first obtains from the commission a certificate that states that the public convenience and necessity requires or will require the installation, operation, or extension of the service.(b)  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a public utility may not furnish or make available retail public utility service to an area in which retail utility service is being lawfully furnished by another public utility unless the utility first obtains a certificate that includes the area in which the consuming facility is located.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 54.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 54 - Certificates|Subchapter B. Certificate of Convenience and Necessity|Section 54.053. Application for Certificate

Sec. 54.053.  APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE.  (a)  A public utility that wants to obtain or amend a certificate must submit an application to the commission.(b)  The applicant shall file with the commission evidence the commission requires to show the applicant has received the consent, franchise, or permit required by the proper municipal or other public authority.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 54.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 54 - Certificates|Subchapter B. Certificate of Convenience and Necessity|Section 54.054. Grant or Denial of Certificate

Sec. 54.054.  GRANT OR DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE.  (a)  The commission may approve an application and grant a certificate only if the commission finds that the certificate is necessary for the service, accommodation, convenience, or safety of the public.(b)  The commission may:(1)  grant the certificate as requested;(2)  grant the certificate for the construction of a portion of the requested system, facility, or extension or the partial exercise of the requested right or privilege;  or(3)  refuse to grant the certificate.(c)  The commission shall grant each certificate on a nondiscriminatory basis after considering:(1)  the adequacy of existing service;(2)  the need for additional service;(3)  the effect of granting the certificate on the recipient of the certificate and any public utility of the same kind serving the proximate area;  and(4)  other factors, such as:(A)  community values;(B)  recreational and park areas;(C)  historical and aesthetic values;(D)  environmental integrity;  and(E)  the probable improvement of service or lowering of cost to consumers in the area if the certificate is granted.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 54.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act|Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities|Chapter 54 - Certificates|Subchapter C. Certificate of Operating Authority|Section 54.101. Definition

Sec. 54.101.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "certificate" means a certificate of operating authority.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1212, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|