{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-253.0202","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 253.0202","heading":"RATES, TERMS, AND CONDITIONS FOR POLE ATTACHMENT.","body":"(a) A broadband provider and an electric cooperative shall establish the rates, terms, and conditions for pole attachments by a written pole attachment contract executed by both parties.\n(b) The rates, terms, and conditions of a contract under this chapter must:\n(1) be just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory; and\n(2) comply with this chapter.\n(c) In determining whether rates, terms, and conditions are just and reasonable, the following factors must be considered:\n(1) the interests of and benefits to the consumers and potential consumers of the electric cooperative's services;\n(2) the interests of and benefits to the subscribers and potential subscribers to broadband services offered through the pole attachments;\n(3) the interests of and benefits to third parties from the availability of electric services and broadband services offered through the pole attachments;\n(4) compliance with applicable safety standards; and\n(5) the maintenance and reliability of both electric distribution and broadband services.\n(d) A broadband provider and an electric cooperative shall negotiate a pole attachment contract and any amendment, modification, or renewal thereof in good faith.\n(e) A request to negotiate a new pole attachment contract or to amend, modify, or renew a contract pertaining to pole attachments by a broadband provider or an electric cooperative must be made in writing.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 659 (H.B. 1505), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 5. PROVISIONS AFFECTING THE OPERATION OF UTILITY FACILITIES","CHAPTER 253. BROADBAND ATTACHMENTS TO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE'S DISTRIBUTION POLES","SUBCHAPTER C. POLE ATTACHMENT CONTRACTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.253.htm#253.0202","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"c306a009d6add425aa819b698e39892bd95cef45b79920fa024593a919a8fc38","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-253.0201","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-253.0203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}