{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-56.203","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 56.203","heading":"PETITION FOR SERVICE.","body":"Persons residing in permanent residential premises or owners of permanent residential or business premises that are not included within the certificated area of a holder of a certificate of convenience and necessity may petition the commission to designate a telecommunications provider to provide to those premises voice-grade services supported by state and federal universal service support mechanisms.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 651, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT","SUBTITLE C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES","CHAPTER 56. TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANCE AND UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND","SUBCHAPTER F. SERVICE TO UNCERTIFICATED AREA"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.56.htm#56.203","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"08df6570a743b24c9efde56928235163ff91e1ecc7cbed9886e91e2f27a1fe85","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-56.202","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-56.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}