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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 54.001. Certificate Required - Sec. 54.001. CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. A person may not provide local...
Section 54.002. Exceptions to Certificate Requirement for Service Extension - Sec. 54.002. EXCEPTIONS TO CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT FOR SERVICE EXTENSION. (a)...
Section 54.003. Exceptions to Certificate Requirement for Certain Services - Sec. 54.003. EXCEPTIONS TO CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN SERVICES. A...
Section 54.004. Relinquishment Plan - Sec. 54.004. RELINQUISHMENT PLAN. A holder of a service provider...
Section 54.005. Notice of and Hearing on Application - Sec. 54.005. NOTICE OF AND HEARING ON APPLICATION. (a) When...
Section 54.006. Request for Preliminary Order - Sec. 54.006. REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY ORDER. (a) A telecommunications utility...
Section 54.007. Flexibility Plan - Sec. 54.007. FLEXIBILITY PLAN. (a) After the commission grants an...
Section 54.008. Revocation or Amendment of Certificate - Sec. 54.008. REVOCATION OR AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE. (a) The commission...
Subchapter B. Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
Section 54.051. Definition - Sec. 54.051. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "certificate" means a certificate...
Section 54.052. Certificate Required for Public Utility - Sec. 54.052. CERTIFICATE REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC UTILITY. (a) A public...
Section 54.053. Application for Certificate - Sec. 54.053. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE. (a) A public utility that...
Section 54.054. Grant or Denial of Certificate - Sec. 54.054. GRANT OR DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE. (a) The commission...
Subchapter C. Certificate of Operating Authority
Section 54.101. Definition - Sec. 54.101. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "certificate" means a certificate...
Section 54.102. Application for Certificate - Sec. 54.102. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE. (a) A person may apply...
Section 54.103. Grant or Denial of Certificate - Sec. 54.103. GRANT OR DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE. (a) The commission...
Section 54.104. Time of Service Requirements - Sec. 54.104. TIME OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. (a) The commission by...
Section 54.105. Penalty for Violation of Title - Sec. 54.105. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF TITLE. If a certificate...
Subchapter D. Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority
Section 54.151. Definition - Sec. 54.151. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "certificate" means a service...
Section 54.152. Limitation on Grant of Certificate - Sec. 54.152. LIMITATION ON GRANT OF CERTIFICATE. The commission may...
Section 54.153. Eligibility for Certificate - Sec. 54.153. ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTIFICATE. (a) A company is not...
Section 54.154. Application for Certificate - Sec. 54.154. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE. (a) The commission may grant...
Section 54.155. Grant or Denial of Certificate - Sec. 54.155. GRANT OR DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE. (a) The commission...
Section 54.156. Resale of Services - Sec. 54.156. RESALE OF SERVICES. (a) A certificate holder may...
Section 54.157. Optional Extended Area Service or Expanded Local Calling Service - Sec. 54.157. OPTIONAL EXTENDED AREA SERVICE OR EXPANDED LOCAL CALLING...
Section 54.158. Interference With Resold Services Prohibited - Sec. 54.158. INTERFERENCE WITH RESOLD SERVICES PROHIBITED. An incumbent local...
Section 54.159. Retention of Access Service and Intralata Toll Service - Sec. 54.159. RETENTION OF ACCESS SERVICE AND INTRALATA TOLL SERVICE....
Subchapter E. Municipalities
Section 54.201. Certification Prohibited - Sec. 54.201. CERTIFICATION PROHIBITED. The commission may not grant to...
Section 54.202. Prohibited Municipal Services - Sec. 54.202. PROHIBITED MUNICIPAL SERVICES. (a) A municipality or municipal...
Section 54.2025. Lease of Fiber Optic Cable Facilities - Sec. 54.2025. LEASE OF FIBER OPTIC CABLE FACILITIES. Nothing in...
Section 54.203. Service in Annexed or Incorporated Area - Sec. 54.203. SERVICE IN ANNEXED OR INCORPORATED AREA. (a) If...
Section 54.204. Discrimination by Municipality Prohibited - Sec. 54.204. DISCRIMINATION BY MUNICIPALITY PROHIBITED. (a) Notwithstanding Section 14.008,...
Section 54.205. Municipality's Right to Control Access - Sec. 54.205. MUNICIPALITY'S RIGHT TO CONTROL ACCESS. This title does...
Section 54.206. Recovery of Municipal Fee - Sec. 54.206. RECOVERY OF MUNICIPAL FEE. (a) A holder of...
Subchapter F. Regulation of Services, Areas, and Facilities
Section 54.251. Provision of Service - Sec. 54.251. PROVISION OF SERVICE. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 54.252. Grounds for Reduction of Service by Holder of Certificate of Convenience and Necessity - Sec. 54.252. GROUNDS FOR REDUCTION OF SERVICE BY HOLDER OF...
Section 54.253. Discontinuation of Service by Certain Certificate Holders - Sec. 54.253. DISCONTINUATION OF SERVICE BY CERTAIN CERTIFICATE HOLDERS. (a)...
Section 54.254. Required Refusal of Service - Sec. 54.254. REQUIRED REFUSAL OF SERVICE. A holder of a...
Section 54.255. Transfer of Certain Certificates - Sec. 54.255. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN CERTIFICATES. (a) A telecommunications utility...
Section 54.256. Application of Contracts - Sec. 54.256. APPLICATION OF CONTRACTS. A contract approved by the...
Section 54.257. Interference With Another Telecommunications Utility - Sec. 54.257. INTERFERENCE WITH ANOTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITY. If a telecommunications...
Section 54.258. Maps - Sec. 54.258. MAPS. A public utility shall file with the...
Section 54.259. Discrimination by Property Owner Prohibited - Sec. 54.259. DISCRIMINATION BY PROPERTY OWNER PROHIBITED. (a) If a...
Section 54.260. Property Owner's Conditions - Sec. 54.260. PROPERTY OWNER'S CONDITIONS. (a) Notwithstanding Section 54.259, if...
Section 54.261. Shared Tenant Services Contract - Sec. 54.261. SHARED TENANT SERVICES CONTRACT. Sections 54.259 and 54.260...
Subchapter G. Provider of Last Resort
Section 54.301. Definitions - Sec. 54.301. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Exiting utility" means...
Section 54.3015. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 54.3015. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to a...
Section 54.302. Provider of Last Resort; Facilities-Based Providers - Sec. 54.302. PROVIDER OF LAST RESORT; FACILITIES-BASED PROVIDERS. (a) Notwithstanding...
Section 54.303. Successor Telecommunications Utility When No Sufficient Facilities Exist - Sec. 54.303. SUCCESSOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITY WHEN NO SUFFICIENT FACILITIES EXIST....
Section 54.304. Abandonment or Cessation by Facilities-Based Provider; Emergency Restoration - Sec. 54.304. ABANDONMENT OR CESSATION BY FACILITIES-BASED PROVIDER; EMERGENCY RESTORATION....
Section 54.305. Commission Participation in Bankruptcy Proceedings - Sec. 54.305. COMMISSION PARTICIPATION IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS. (a) The commission,...