Sec. 39.1025. LIMITATIONS ON TELEPHONE SOLICITATION. (a) A person may not make or cause to be made a telephone solicitation to a nonresidential electric customer who has given notice to the commission of the customer's objection to receiving telephone solicitations relating to the customer's choice of retail electric providers.
(b) The commission shall establish and provide for the operation of a database to compile a list of nonresidential electric customers who object to receiving telephone solicitations. The commission may operate the database or contract with another entity to operate the database.
(c) A customer shall pay a fee of not more than $5 for inclusion in the database. The commission shall prescribe the amount of the fee.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 171 (H.B. 210), Sec. 3, eff. May 27, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act
Subtitle B - Electric Utilities
Chapter 39 - Restructuring of Electric Utility Industry
Subchapter C. Retail Competition
Section 39.101. Customer Safeguards
Section 39.102. Retail Customer Choice
Section 39.1025. Limitations on Telephone Solicitation
Section 39.103. Commission Authority to Delay Competition and Set New Rates
Section 39.104. Customer Choice Pilot Projects
Section 39.105. Limitation on Sale of Electricity
Section 39.106. Provider of Last Resort
Section 39.107. Metering and Billing Services
Section 39.108. Contractual Obligations
Section 39.109. New Owner or Successor