Texas § 56.033 SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO DEREGULATED MARKETS.

Texas Statutes

§ 56.033 — SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO DEREGULATED MARKETS.

Texas § 56.033

Code UTUtilities Code

This text of Texas § 56.033 (SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO DEREGULATED MARKETS.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tex. Utilities Code Code Ann. § 56.033 (2026).

Text

Sec. 56.033. SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO DEREGULATED MARKETS.

(a)An incumbent local exchange company may not receive support from the universal service fund for a deregulated market that has a population of at least 30,000.

(b)An incumbent local exchange company may receive support from the universal service fund for a deregulated market that has a population of less than 30,000 only if the company demonstrates to the commission that the company needs the support to provide basic local telecommunications service at reasonable rates in the affected market. A company may use evidence from outside the affected market to make the demonstration.

(c)An incumbent local exchange company may make the demonstration described by Subsection (b) in relation to a market before submitting a petition to dereg

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Sec. 56.033. SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO DEREGULATED MARKETS. (a) An incumbent local exchange company may not receive support from the universal service fund for a deregulated market that has a population of at least 30,000.
(b) An incumbent local exchange company may receive support from the universal service fund for a deregulated market that has a population of less than 30,000 only if the company demonstrates to the commission that the company needs the support to provide basic local telecommunications service at reasonable rates in the affected market. A company may use evidence from outside the affected market to make the demonstration.
(c) An incumbent local exchange company may make the demonstration described by Subsection (b) in relation to a market before submitting a petition to deregulate the market.
SUBCHAPTER D. STATEWIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY ACCESS SERVICE

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 98 (S.B. 980 ), Sec. 11, eff. January 2, 2012. Redesignated from Utilities Code, Section 56.032 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093 ), Sec. 22.001(54), eff. September 1, 2013.