On or after September 1, 2011, the commission may not require a telecommunications provider to provide mandatory or optional extended area service to additional metropolitan areas or calling areas.
Tex. Util. Code § 55.026
NEW ORDERS PROHIBITED AFTER CERTAIN DATE
Known as the Public Utility Regulatory Act
The act spans §§ 11–66 (1,170 sections).
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 98 (S.B. 980), Sec. 8, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.