Texas § 284.055 USE OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY AND APPLICABLE RATE.

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§ 284.055 — USE OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY AND APPLICABLE RATE.

Texas § 284.055

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Tex. Local Government Code Code Ann. § 284.055 (2026).

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Sec. 284.055. USE OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY AND APPLICABLE RATE.

(a)A network provider that wants to connect a network node to the network using the public right-of-way may:

(1)install its own transport facilities subject to Subsection (b); or

(2)obtain transport service from a person that is paying municipal fees to occupy the public right-of-way that are the equivalent of not less than $28 per node per month.

(b)A network provider may not install its own transport facilities unless the provider:

(1)has a permit to use the public right-of-way; and

(2)pays to the municipality a monthly public right-of-way rate for transport facilities in an amount equal to $28 multiplied by the number of the network provider's network nodes located in the public right-of-way for which the installed tran

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Sec. 284.055. USE OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY AND APPLICABLE RATE. (a) A network provider that wants to connect a network node to the network using the public right-of-way may:
(1) install its own transport facilities subject to Subsection (b); or
(2) obtain transport service from a person that is paying municipal fees to occupy the public right-of-way that are the equivalent of not less than $28 per node per month.
(b) A network provider may not install its own transport facilities unless the provider:
(1) has a permit to use the public right-of-way; and
(2) pays to the municipality a monthly public right-of-way rate for transport facilities in an amount equal to $28 multiplied by the number of the network provider's network nodes located in the public right-of-way for which the installed transport facilities provide backhaul unless or until the time the network provider's payment of municipal fees to the municipality exceeds its monthly aggregate per-node compensation to the municipality.
(c) A public right-of-way rate required by Subsection (b) is in addition to any public right-of-way rate required by Section 284.053 .