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Tex. Util. Code § 52.154

COMMISSION MAY NOT OVERBURDEN

Known as the Public Utility Regulatory Act

The act spans §§ 11–66 (1,170 sections).

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff

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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.