Texas § 52.154 COMMISSION MAY NOT OVERBURDEN.

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§ 52.154 — COMMISSION MAY NOT OVERBURDEN.

Texas § 52.154

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Tex. Utilities Code Code Ann. § 52.154 (2026).

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Sec. 52.154. COMMISSION MAY NOT OVERBURDEN. The commission may not, by a rule or regulatory practice adopted under this chapter, impose on a nondominant telecommunications utility a greater regulatory burden than is imposed on:

(1)a holder of a certificate of convenience and necessity serving the same area; or

(2)a deregulated company, as defined by Section 65.002 , that:

(A)has 500,000 or more access lines in service at the time it becomes a deregulated company; or

(B)serves an area also served by the nondominant telecommunications utility.

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Sec. 52.154. COMMISSION MAY NOT OVERBURDEN. The commission may not, by a rule or regulatory practice adopted under this chapter, impose on a nondominant telecommunications utility a greater regulatory burden than is imposed on:
(1) a holder of a certificate of convenience and necessity serving the same area; or
(2) a deregulated company, as defined by Section 65.002 , that:
(A) has 500,000 or more access lines in service at the time it becomes a deregulated company; or
(B) serves an area also served by the nondominant telecommunications utility.

Legislative History

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 210 (S.B. 259 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.