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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 56.001. Definitions - Sec. 56.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Department" means the...
Section 56.002. Conflict of Provisions - Sec. 56.002. CONFLICT OF PROVISIONS. If this chapter conflicts with...
Subchapter B. Universal Service Fund
Section 56.021. Universal Service Fund Established - Sec. 56.021. UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND ESTABLISHED. The commission shall adopt...
Section 56.022. Uniform Charge - Sec. 56.022. UNIFORM CHARGE. (a) The universal service fund is...
Section 56.023. Commission Powers and Duties - Sec. 56.023. COMMISSION POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The commission shall:...
Section 56.024. Reports; Confidentiality - Sec. 56.024. REPORTS; CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) The commission may require a...
Section 56.025. Maintenance of Rates and Expansion of Fund for Certain Companies - Sec. 56.025. MAINTENANCE OF RATES AND EXPANSION OF FUND FOR...
Section 56.026. Prompt and Efficient Disbursements - Sec. 56.026. PROMPT AND EFFICIENT DISBURSEMENTS. The commission shall make...
Section 56.028. Universal Service Fund Reimbursement for Certain Intralata Service - Sec. 56.028. UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN INTRALATA SERVICE....
Section 56.030. Affidavits of Compliance - Sec. 56.030. AFFIDAVITS OF COMPLIANCE. On or before September 1...
Section 56.031. Adjustments: Texas High Cost Universal Service Plan - Sec. 56.031. ADJUSTMENTS: TEXAS HIGH COST UNIVERSAL SERVICE PLAN. The...
Section 56.032. Adjustments: Small and Rural Incumbent Local Exchange Company Universal Service Plan - Sec. 56.032. ADJUSTMENTS: SMALL AND RURAL INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANY...
Section 56.033. Support Available to Deregulated Markets - Sec. 56.033. SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO DEREGULATED MARKETS. (a) An incumbent...
Subchapter D. Statewide Telecommunications Relay Access Service
Section 56.101. Purpose - Sec. 56.101. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to...
Section 56.102. Telecommunications Relay Access Service - Sec. 56.102. TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY ACCESS SERVICE. (a) The commission shall...
Section 56.103. Telecommunications Relay Access Service Requirements - Sec. 56.103. TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY ACCESS SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. (a) The telecommunications...
Section 56.104. Telecommunications Relay Access Service Charges - Sec. 56.104. TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY ACCESS SERVICE CHARGES. (a) For a...
Section 56.105. Trial Service Costs and Design Information - Sec. 56.105. TRIAL SERVICE COSTS AND DESIGN INFORMATION. If the...
Section 56.106. Telecommunications Relay Access Service Assessments - Sec. 56.106. TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY ACCESS SERVICE ASSESSMENTS. (a) The commission...
Section 56.107. Universal Service Fund Surcharge - Sec. 56.107. UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND SURCHARGE. (a) A telecommunications utility...
Section 56.108. Selection of Telecommunications Relay Access Service Carrier - Sec. 56.108. SELECTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY ACCESS SERVICE CARRIER. (a)...
Section 56.1085. Special Features for Relay Access Service - Sec. 56.1085. SPECIAL FEATURES FOR RELAY ACCESS SERVICE. (a) The...
Section 56.109. Compensation of Carrier - Sec. 56.109. COMPENSATION OF CARRIER. (a) The telecommunications carrier selected...
Section 56.110. Advisory Committee - Sec. 56.110. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) An advisory committee to assist...
Section 56.111. Advisory Committee Duties - Sec. 56.111. ADVISORY COMMITTEE DUTIES. The advisory committee shall: (1)...
Section 56.112. Advisory Committee Support and Costs - Sec. 56.112. ADVISORY COMMITTEE SUPPORT AND COSTS. (a) The commission...
Section 56.113. Advisory Committee Compensation and Expenses - Sec. 56.113. ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES. A member of...
Subchapter E. Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program
Section 56.151. Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program - Sec. 56.151. SPECIALIZED TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. (a) The executive commissioner,...
Section 56.152. Eligibility - Sec. 56.152. ELIGIBILITY. The executive commissioner, after consulting with the...
Section 56.153. Vouchers - Sec. 56.153. VOUCHERS. (a) The department shall determine a reasonable...
Section 56.154. Department Duties - Sec. 56.154. DEPARTMENT DUTIES. (a) Not later than the 45th...
Section 56.155. Recovery of Specialized Telecommunications Device Assistance Program Surcharge - Sec. 56.155. RECOVERY OF SPECIALIZED TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SURCHARGE....
Section 56.156. Promotion of Program - Sec. 56.156. PROMOTION OF PROGRAM. The department may promote the...
Subchapter F. Service to Uncertificated Area
Section 56.201. Definition - Sec. 56.201. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "permanent residential or business...
Section 56.202. Designation of Provider - Sec. 56.202. DESIGNATION OF PROVIDER. (a) Notwithstanding Section 54.001, the...
Section 56.203. Petition for Service - Sec. 56.203. PETITION FOR SERVICE. Persons residing in permanent residential...
Section 56.204. Contents of Petition - Sec. 56.204. CONTENTS OF PETITION. (a) A petition for designation...
Section 56.205. Hearing - Sec. 56.205. HEARING. If the commission finds that the petition...
Section 56.206. Denial of Petition - Sec. 56.206. DENIAL OF PETITION. The commission shall deny a...
Section 56.207. Order - Sec. 56.207. ORDER. In any order granting a petition, the...
Section 56.208. Designation of Provider - Sec. 56.208. DESIGNATION OF PROVIDER. (a) In determining which nominated...
Section 56.209. Recovery of Costs - Sec. 56.209. RECOVERY OF COSTS. (a) If, after a hearing,...
Section 56.210. Aid to Construction Charge; Contract for Services - Sec. 56.210. AID TO CONSTRUCTION CHARGE; CONTRACT FOR SERVICES. The...
Section 56.211. Permanent Premises Required - Sec. 56.211. PERMANENT PREMISES REQUIRED. A telecommunications provider may not...
Section 56.212. Subsequent Related Petitions - Sec. 56.212. SUBSEQUENT RELATED PETITIONS. (a) If the commission approves...
Section 56.213. Preferred Provider - Sec. 56.213. PREFERRED PROVIDER. (a) A provider who is designated...
Subchapter G. Funding for Certain Telecommunications Utilities
Section 56.251. Definition - Sec. 56.251. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "successor utility" has the...
Section 56.252. Telecommunications Utilities Eligible to Receive Funding Under This Subchapter - Sec. 56.252. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FUNDING UNDER THIS...
Section 56.253. Determination of Successor Utility's Costs to Be Recovered - Sec. 56.253. DETERMINATION OF SUCCESSOR UTILITY'S COSTS TO BE RECOVERED....
Section 56.254. Recovery of Costs - Sec. 56.254. RECOVERY OF COSTS. The commission order designating the...
Subchapter H. Audio Newspaper Program
Section 56.301. Audio Newspaper Assistance Program - Sec. 56.301. AUDIO NEWSPAPER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. The commission by rule...