Sec. 55.002. COMMISSION AUTHORITY CONCERNING STANDARDS. The commission, on its own motion or on complaint and after reasonable notice and hearing, may:
(1) adopt just and reasonable standards, classifications, rules, or practices a public utility must follow in furnishing a service;
(2) adopt adequate and reasonable standards for measuring a condition, including quantity and quality, relating to the furnishing of a service;
(3) adopt reasonable rules for examining, testing, and measuring a service; and
(4) adopt or approve reasonable rules, specifications, and standards to ensure the accuracy of equipment, including meters and instruments, used to measure a service.
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 55 - Regulation of Telecommunications Services
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 55.001. General Standard
Section 55.002. Commission Authority Concerning Standards
Section 55.003. Rule or Standard
Section 55.004. Local Exchange Company Rule or Practice Change
Section 55.005. Unreasonable Preference or Prejudice Concerning Service Prohibited
Section 55.006. Discrimination and Restriction on Competition
Section 55.007. Minimum Services
Section 55.008. Improvements in Service; Interconnecting Service
Section 55.009. Intralata Calls
Section 55.010. Billing for Service to the State
Section 55.011. Notice of Identity of Interexchange Carrier
Section 55.013. Limitations on Discontinuance of Basic Local Telecommunications Service
Section 55.014. Provision of Advanced Telecommunications Services
Section 55.015. Lifeline Service