{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-56.109","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 56.109","heading":"COMPENSATION OF CARRIER.","body":"(a) The telecommunications carrier selected to provide the telecommunications relay access service under Section 56.108 or the carrier selected to provide a special feature for the telecommunications relay access service under Section 56.1085 shall be compensated at rates and on terms provided by the carrier's contract with the commission.\n(b) The compensation may include:\n(1) a return on the investment required to provide the service; and\n(2) compensation for unbillable or uncollectible calls placed through the service.\n(c) Compensation for unbillable or uncollectible calls is subject to a reasonable limitation determined by the commission.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1553, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT","SUBTITLE C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES","CHAPTER 56. TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANCE AND UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND","SUBCHAPTER D. STATEWIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY ACCESS SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.56.htm#56.109","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"c42ed8bca13cbe06fd09677fac3ae5f700bb1f9c1b55940d57672ce21211367c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-56.1085","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-56.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}