Sec. 58.263. INTERNET ACCESS. (a) This section applies only to an educational institution or library in an exchange of an electing company serving more than five million access lines in which toll-free access to the Internet is not available.
(b) On request of the educational institution or library, the electing company shall make available a toll-free connection or toll-free dialing arrangement that the institution or library may use to obtain access to the Internet in an exchange in which toll-free access to the Internet is available.
(c) The electing company shall provide the connection or dialing arrangement at no charge to the educational institution or library until Internet access becomes available in the exchange of the requesting educational institution or library.
(d) The electing company is not required to arrange for Internet access or to pay Internet charges for the requesting educational institution or library.
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 58 - Incentive Regulation
Subchapter G. Infrastructure Commitment to Certain Entities
Section 58.251. Intent and Goal of Subchapter
Section 58.253. Private Network Services for Certain Entities
Section 58.255. Contracts for Private Network Services
Section 58.256. Preferred Rate Treatment Warranted
Section 58.257. Election of Rate Treatment
Section 58.258. Private Network Services Rates and Tariffs
Section 58.259. Tariff Rate for Certain Intralata Service
Section 58.260. Point-to-Point 45 Megabits a Second Intralata Service
Section 58.261. Broadband Digital Special Access Service
Section 58.262. Expanded Interconnection
Section 58.263. Internet Access
Section 58.264. Complaints Limited
Section 58.265. Interconnection of Network Services
Section 58.266. Sharing or Resale of Network Services
Section 58.267. Implementation Costs; Increase in Rates and Universal Service Funds