Tex. Util. Code § 53.251 · Subchapter F. REGULATORY POLICY FOR SMALL INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANIES AND COOPERATIVES
GENERAL POLICY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Regulatory policy should recognize that:
(1) there are differences between small and large incumbent local exchange companies;
(2) there are a large number of customer-owned telephone cooperatives and small, locally owned investor companies; and
(3) it is appropriate to provide incentives and flexibility to allow an incumbent local exchange company that serves a rural area to:
(A) provide existing services; and
(B) introduce new technology and new services in a prompt, efficient, and economical manner.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.53.htm
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