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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 284.001. Findings and Policy - Sec. 284.001. FINDINGS AND POLICY. (a) The legislature finds that:...
Section 284.002. Definitions - Sec. 284.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Antenna" means communications...
Section 284.003. Limitation on Size of Network Nodes - Sec. 284.003. LIMITATION ON SIZE OF NETWORK NODES. (a) Except...
Subchapter B. Use of Public Right-of-Way
Section 284.051. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 284.051. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to...
Section 284.052. Exclusive Use Prohibited - Sec. 284.052. EXCLUSIVE USE PROHIBITED. A municipality may not enter...
Section 284.053. Annual Public Right-of-Way Rate - Sec. 284.053. ANNUAL PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY RATE. (a) A public right-of-way...
Section 284.054. Public Right-of-Way Rate Adjustment - Sec. 284.054. PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY RATE ADJUSTMENT. (a) In this section,...
Section 284.055. Use of Public Right-of-Way and Applicable Rate - Sec. 284.055. USE OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY AND APPLICABLE RATE. (a)...
Section 284.056. Collocation of Network Nodes on Service Poles - Sec. 284.056. COLLOCATION OF NETWORK NODES ON SERVICE POLES. A...
Section 284.057. Prohibition on Other Compensation - Sec. 284.057. PROHIBITION ON OTHER COMPENSATION. A municipality may not...
Subchapter C. Access and Approvals
Section 284.101. Right of Access to Public Right-of-Way - Sec. 284.101. RIGHT OF ACCESS TO PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. (a) Except...
Section 284.102. General Construction and Maintenance Requirements - Sec. 284.102. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. A network provider...
Section 284.103. General Limitation on Placement of Poles - Sec. 284.103. GENERAL LIMITATION ON PLACEMENT OF POLES. A network...
Section 284.104. Installation in Municipal Parks and Residential Areas - Sec. 284.104. INSTALLATION IN MUNICIPAL PARKS AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS. (a)...
Section 284.105. Installation in Historic or Design Districts - Sec. 284.105. INSTALLATION IN HISTORIC OR DESIGN DISTRICTS. (a) A...
Section 284.106. Equipment Cabinets - Sec. 284.106. EQUIPMENT CABINETS. A network provider shall ensure that...
Section 284.107. Compliance With Undergrounding Requirement - Sec. 284.107. COMPLIANCE WITH UNDERGROUNDING REQUIREMENT. (a) A network provider...
Section 284.108. Design Manual - Sec. 284.108. DESIGN MANUAL. (a) A municipality may adopt a...
Section 284.109. Exceptions - Sec. 284.109. EXCEPTIONS. Subject to Subchapter D, a network provider...
Section 284.110. Discrimination Prohibited - Sec. 284.110. DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. A municipality, in the exercise of...
Subchapter D. Applications and Permits
Section 284.151. Prohibition of Certain Municipal Actions - Sec. 284.151. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL ACTIONS. (a) Except as...
Section 284.152. Authority to Require Permit - Sec. 284.152. AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE PERMIT. (a) Except as otherwise...
Section 284.153. General Process Relating to Permit Application - Sec. 284.153. GENERAL PROCESS RELATING TO PERMIT APPLICATION. (a) Except...
Section 284.154. Municipal Review Process - Sec. 284.154. MUNICIPAL REVIEW PROCESS. (a) A municipality shall process...
Section 284.155. Time of Installation - Sec. 284.155. TIME OF INSTALLATION. (a) A network provider shall...
Section 284.156. Application Fees - Sec. 284.156. APPLICATION FEES. (a) A municipality may charge an...
Section 284.157. Certain Work Exempted - Sec. 284.157. CERTAIN WORK EXEMPTED. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision...
Subchapter E. Access to Municipally Owned Utility Poles
Section 284.201. Use of Municipally Owned Utility Poles - Sec. 284.201. USE OF MUNICIPALLY OWNED UTILITY POLES. (a) The...
Subchapter F. Effect on Other Utilities and Providers
Section 284.251. Definitions - Sec. 284.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Cable service" and...
Section 284.252. Effect on Investor-Owned Electric Utilities, Electric Cooperatives, Telephone Cooperatives, and Telecommunications Providers - Sec. 284.252. EFFECT ON INVESTOR-OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITIES, ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES, TELEPHONE...
Section 284.253. Effect on Providers of Cable Services or Video Services - Sec. 284.253. EFFECT ON PROVIDERS OF CABLE SERVICES OR VIDEO...
Subchapter G. General Conditions of Access
Section 284.301. Local Police-Power-Based Regulations - Sec. 284.301. LOCAL POLICE-POWER-BASED REGULATIONS. (a) Subject to this chapter...
Section 284.302. Indemnification - Sec. 284.302. INDEMNIFICATION. The indemnification provisions of Sections 283.057(a) and...
Section 284.303. Relocation - Sec. 284.303. RELOCATION. Except as provided in existing state and...
Section 284.304. Interference - Sec. 284.304. INTERFERENCE. (a) A network provider shall operate all...