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

Tex. Utilities Code § 60.161: INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANY REQUIREMENTS.

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  1. UTILITIES CODE
  2. TITLE 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT
  3. SUBTITLE C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES
  4. CHAPTER 60. COMPETITIVE SAFEGUARDS
  5. SUBCHAPTER I. LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANY REQUIREMENTS

An incumbent local exchange company may not unreasonably:

(1) discriminate against another provider by refusing access to the local exchange;

(2) refuse or delay an interconnection to another provider;

(3) degrade the quality of access the company provides to another provider;

(4) impair the speed, quality, or efficiency of a line used by another provider;

(5) fail to fully disclose in a timely manner on request all available information necessary to design equipment that will meet the specifications of the local exchange network; or

(6) refuse or delay access by a person to another provider.

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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