{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-52.154","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 52.154","heading":"COMMISSION MAY NOT OVERBURDEN.","body":"The commission may not, by a rule or regulatory practice adopted under this chapter, impose on a nondominant telecommunications utility a greater regulatory burden than is imposed on:\n(1) a holder of a certificate of convenience and necessity serving the same area; or\n(2) a deregulated company, as defined by Section 65.002, that:\n(A) has 500,000 or more access lines in service at the time it becomes a deregulated company; or\n(B) serves an area also served by the nondominant telecommunications utility.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 210 (S.B. 259), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT","SUBTITLE C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES","CHAPTER 52. COMMISSION JURISDICTION","SUBCHAPTER D. CERTIFICATE HOLDERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.52.htm#52.154","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"3a175089209a558569824fd5fbae5c377a4371a27b2aac2c4a6740b5d93fc8e1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-52.153","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-52.155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}