Sec. 55.008. IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICE; INTERCONNECTING SERVICE. The commission, after notice and hearing, may:
(1) order a public utility to provide specified improvements in its service in a specified area if:
(A) service in the area is inadequate or substantially inferior to service in a comparable area; and
(B) requiring the company to provide the improved service is reasonable; or
(2) order two or more utilities to establish specified facilities for interconnecting 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