{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-56.206","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 56.206","heading":"DENIAL OF PETITION.","body":"The commission shall deny a petition if the commission determines that services cannot be extended to the petitioning premises at a reasonable cost. In making that determination, the commission shall consider all relevant factors, including:\n(1) the original cost to be incurred by a designated provider to deploy service to the petitioning premises, and the effect of reimbursement of those costs on the state universal service fund;\n(2) the number of access lines requested by the petitioners for the petitioning premises;\n(3) the size of the geographic territory in which the petitioning premises are included;\n(4) the proximity of existing facilities and the existence of a preferred designated provider under Section 56.213; and\n(5) any technical barriers to the provision of service.\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#56.206","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"a88c1884602a83bbfaf4d9f43c0e9dce9e8530e3dedf5c2b91759eb61880aaba","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-56.205","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-56.207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}