Sec. 52.051. POLICY. In adopting rules and establishing procedures under this subchapter, the commission shall:
(1) attempt to balance the public interest in a technologically advanced telecommunications system providing a wide range of new and innovative services with traditional regulatory concerns for:
(A) preserving universal service;
(B) prohibiting anticompetitive practices; and
(C) preventing the subsidization of competitive services with revenues from regulated monopoly services; and
(2) incorporate an appropriate mix of regulatory and market mechanisms reflecting the level and nature of competition in the marketplace.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act
Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities
Chapter 52 - Commission Jurisdiction
Subchapter B. Incumbent Local Exchange Companies
Section 52.053. Certain Rates Prohibited
Section 52.054. Rules and Procedures for Incumbent Local Exchange Companies
Section 52.055. Hearing to Determine Level of Competition
Section 52.056. Specifically Authorized Regulatory Treatments
Section 52.058. General Provisions Relating to New or Experimental Services or Promotional Rates
Section 52.0584. Pricing and Packaging Flexibility; Customer Promotional Offerings
Section 52.0585. Customer Promotional Offerings