{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-60.161","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 60.161","heading":"INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANY REQUIREMENTS.","body":"An incumbent local exchange company may not unreasonably:\n(1) discriminate against another provider by refusing access to the local exchange;\n(2) refuse or delay an interconnection to another provider;\n(3) degrade the quality of access the company provides to another provider;\n(4) impair the speed, quality, or efficiency of a line used by another provider;\n(5) fail to fully disclose in a timely manner on request all available information necessary to design equipment that will meet the specifications of the local exchange network; or\n(6) refuse or delay access by a person to another provider.\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 60. COMPETITIVE SAFEGUARDS","SUBCHAPTER I. LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANY REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.60.htm#60.161","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"3a9bd0c367b33f6ab9e975716fc55531c1bf59fa81efd9494080e7808255b2f0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-60.141","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-60.162"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}