Sec. 52.102. LIMITED REGULATORY AUTHORITY. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, Subchapters D and K, Chapter 55, and Section 55.011, the commission has only the following jurisdiction over a telecommunications utility subject to this subchapter:
(1) to require registration under Section 52.103;
(2) to conduct an investigation under Section 52.104;
(3) to require the filing of reports as the commission periodically directs;
(4) to require the maintenance of statewide average rates or prices of telecommunications service;
(5) to require a telecommunications utility that had more than six percent of the total intrastate access minutes of use as measured for the most recent 12-month period to pass switched access rate reductions under this title to customers as required by Section 52.112;
(6) to require access to telecommunications service under Section 52.105; and
(7) to require the quality of telecommunications service provided to be adequate under Section 52.106.
(b) The authority provided by Subsection (a)(5) expires on the date on which Section 52.112 expires.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.04(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1212, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act
Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities
Chapter 52 - Commission Jurisdiction
Subchapter C. Telecommunications Utilities That Are Not Dominant Carriers
Section 52.102. Limited Regulatory Authority
Section 52.103. Registration Required
Section 52.1035. Renewal of Certain Certificates
Section 52.104. Commission May Investigate
Section 52.105. Access to Certain Services Required
Section 52.106. Quality of Service Required
Section 52.107. Predatory Pricing
Section 52.108. Other Prohibited Practices
Section 52.109. Availability of Service
Section 52.110. Burden of Proof