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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Utilities Code § 55.084: INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON PUBLIC USE TELEPHONE.

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  1. UTILITIES CODE
  2. TITLE 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT
  3. SUBTITLE C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES
  4. CHAPTER 55. REGULATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
  5. SUBCHAPTER D. OPERATOR SERVICE PROVIDERS

(a) An operator service provider shall furnish each entity with which it contracts to provide operator service a sticker, card, or other form of information approved by the commission for each telephone that:

(1) has access to the service; and

(2) is intended for use by the public.

(b) The commission may grant the owner of a telephone approval for an alternative form of information.

(c) The information must state:

(1) the provider's name;

(2) that the operator service provider will provide rate information on a caller's request;

(3) that a caller, on the caller's request, will be informed of the method of access to the local exchange carrier operator; and

(4) that a complaint about the service may be made to the provider or to the commission at the designated telephone number.

(d) The operator service provider shall by contract require an entity receiving information to display the information on or near each telephone for which the operator service provider is required to furnish the information.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:45Z. Source file · JSON

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