{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-55.173","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 55.173","heading":"REGISTRATION.","body":"(a) A person may not provide pay telephone service in this state unless the person is registered with the commission.\n(b) This section does not apply to a provider who holds a certificate of convenience and necessity.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT","SUBTITLE C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES","CHAPTER 55. REGULATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER H. PAY TELEPHONES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.55.htm#55.173","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"4f3ea150968134b1b9711f99d2c76e491d62b17aec1728ecb36dc71760395421","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-55.172","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-55.1735"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}