Sec. 52.059. RATES TO COVER APPROPRIATE COSTS. (a) The commission by rule shall adopt standards necessary to ensure that a rate established under this subchapter covers appropriate costs as determined by the commission.
(b) Until standards are set under Subsection (a), the commission shall use a costing methodology that is in the public interest to determine whether a rate established under this subchapter covers appropriate costs.
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