Sec. 59.029. INVESTMENT LIMITATION ON SERVICE STANDARDS. (a) The commission may not raise a service standard applicable to the provision of local exchange telephone service by an electing company if the increased investment required to comply with the raised standard in any year exceeds 10 percent of the company's average annual intrastate additions in capital investment for the most recent five-year period.
(b) In computing the average under Subsection (a), the electing company shall exclude:
(1) extraordinary investments made during the five-year period; and
(2) investments required by Section 59.052.
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 59 - Infrastructure Plan
Subchapter B. Infrastructure Incentives
Section 59.022. Withdrawal of Election
Section 59.023. Election Under Chapter 58
Section 59.025. Switched Access Rates
Section 59.026. Complaint or Hearing
Section 59.027. Consumer Complaints Regarding Tariffs
Section 59.028. Consumer Complaints Regarding Services; Enforcement of Standards
Section 59.029. Investment Limitation on Service Standards