Texas Administrative Code

(a) This section does not apply to a deregulated company that holds a certificate of operating authority or to an exempt carrier under Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) §52.154. (b) The term "minority group members," when used within this section, must include only members of …

All telecommunications utilities subject to the jurisdiction of the commission shall file a gross receipts assessment report with the state comptroller reflecting those gross receipts subject to the assessment as required by the Public Utility Regulatory Act on a form prescribed …

(a) All transactions involving the sale of 50% or more of the stock of a dominant carrier except a local exchange company exempted in subsection (b) of this section, shall be reported to the commission while pending or within 30 days after closing. (b) Incumbent local exchange co…

(a) Except for a local exchange company exempted in subsection (e) of this section a dominant carrier shall not sell, acquire, lease or rent any plant as an operating unit or system in the State of Texas for a total consideration in excess of $10 million unless the public utility…

(a) Each utility must file with the commission, on commission-prescribed forms available on the commission's website, an earnings report providing the information required to enable the commission to properly monitor public utilities within the state. A deregulated or transitioni…

(a) In this section the term "utility," insofar as it relates to telecommunications utilities, shall refer to dominant carriers. Moreover, the provisions of this section are applicable to all services provided by such carriers. Every utility shall keep uniform accounts as prescri…

(a) Who shall file. The record keeping, reporting, and filing requirements listed in this subchapter shall apply to all public utilities operating in the State of Texas, excluding municipally owned utilities, unless otherwise specified. Unless otherwise specified in this subchapt…

(a) Amount of assessment. Each local exchange company subject to the jurisdiction of the commission shall pay an annual per-access-line assessment. The commission shall establish the assessment rate annually according to projected Public Utility Commission and Office of Public Ut…

The rules set forth in 1 TAC §§ 111.61-111.70 (relating to Costs of Copies of Public Information) will apply to copies of public records made at the commission. Notes 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 26.6 The provisions of this §26.6 adopted to be effective May 27, 1999, 24 TexReg 3858

(a) Purpose. This section establishes the requirements that apply when a certificate holder uses an alternate technology to meet its provider of last resort (POLR, sometimes also referred to as a carrier of last resort in other parts of this chapter) obligations. (b) Definitions.…

(a) Applicability. This section establishes service objectives for a dominant certificated telecommunications utility (DCTU), as applicable. A deregulated company that holds a certificate of operating authority or a transitioning company in a market that is deregulated, is exempt…

(a) This section does not apply to the retail services of an electing company, as defined by Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) §58.002, or to the retail nonbasic services offered by a transitioning company, as defined by PURA §65.002. (b) Each dominant certificated telecommuni…

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to implement the provisions of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) §56.025. (b) Application. An incumbent local exchange company (ILEC) serving fewer than 31,000 access lines and each cooperative serving fewer than 31,000 access li…

(a) Purpose. This section establishes criteria to demonstrate financial need for continued support for the provision of basic local telecommunications service under the Texas High Cost Universal Service Plan (THCUSP) and the Small and Rural Incumbent Local Exchange Company Univer…

(a) Purpose. This section establishes guidelines for financial assistance to eligible telecommunications providers (ETPs) that provide service in the study areas of small and rural ILECs in the state so that basic local telecommunications service or its equivalent may be provided…

(a) Purpose. This section establishes guidelines for financial assistance to eligible telecommunications providers (ETPs) that serve the high cost rural areas of the state, other than study areas of small and rural incumbent local exchange companies (ILECs), so that basic local t…

(a) Purpose. This section, in conjunction with the audit, eligibility, public reporting, and affidavits of compliance requirements set forth throughout this subchapter, establishes procedures to ensure reasonable transparency and accountability in the administration of the Texas …

(a) Purpose. The purpose of the Texas Universal Service Fund (TUSF) is to implement a competitively neutral mechanism that enables all residents of the state to obtain the basic telecommunications services needed to communicate with other residents, businesses, and governmental e…

(a) No telecommunications provider shall discriminate on the basis of race, nationality, color, religion, sex, marital status, income level, or source of income. (b) No telecommunications provider shall unreasonably discriminate on the basis of geographic location. (c) Nothing in…

(a) Purpose. This section establishes the procedures under which this commission may order reclamation of a code or thousands-block, and under which a code holder may petition the commission for an extension of the period of time allowed for code or thousands-block activation. (b…

(a) Purpose. This section implements the Texas Business & Commerce Code Annotated §44.103 (Bus. & Com. Code) relating to rules, customer information, and isolated violations of the Texas no-call list. (b) Application. This section is applicable to: (1) Certificated telecommunicat…

(a) Notwithstanding the provision of § 26.319 (1)(C) of this title (relating to Access to the Operator of a Local Exchange Company (LEC)) that would otherwise require notice to interexchange carriers, an operator services provider (OSP) must not bill the pay telephone service (PT…

(a) Rate structure. Certificated telecommunications utility (CTU) rates for wholesale service must be designed on a flat access line and/or a local message usage rate basis. Multi-element measured rates are prohibited. In areas without measuring capabilities, the CTU may use a fl…

(a) What unique defined terms are used in this section? (1) "You" or "I" means the owner or operator of a perpetual care cemetery. (2) "Perpetual care property" or "property" means all niches, crypts, and ground space sold in connection with perpetual care. (3) "Consumer complain…

(a) What unique defined terms are used in this section? (1) "Authorized person" means the person that has the right to control the disposition of an individual's remains, as specified by Health and Safety Code, § 711.002 . (2) "Barred individual" means a natural person whose rema…

(a) Definitions. (1) "Department" means the Texas Department of Banking. (2) "Purchaser" means the person who signs the contract to buy a burial marker or monument from you, and includes a person authorized under the terms of the contract to act for such person in connection with…

(a) Scope and Purpose. This section applies to the registration of telecommunications utilities (i.e., providers of intralata and interlata long distance telecommunications services, prepaid calling services companies pursuant to § 26.34 of this title (relating to Telephone Prepa…

(a) Definitions. (1) "Consumer" means a person who obtains or has obtained interment rights, merchandise or services from you under an agreement that provides for perpetual care. For purposes of § 26.12 of this title (relating to What must I do If I Receive a Written Consumer Com…

(a) Scope and Purpose. This section applies to the registration of pay telephone service (PTS) providers pursuant to Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) Chapter 55, Subchapter H, §§55.171 - 55.180 (relating to Pay Telephones) and Chapter 26, Subchapter N, §§ 26.341 - 26.347 of t…

(a) Scope and Purpose. The commission may grant a certificate of convenience and necessity (CCN) to provide local exchange telephone service, basic local telecommunications service or switched access service pursuant to Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA), Chapter 54, Subchapter…

(a) Mission of the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC). The mission of the PUC is to assure the availability of safe, reliable, high quality services that meet the needs of all Texans as just and reasonable rates. To accomplish this mission, the PUC shall regulate electric a…

(a) Application. This section applies to incumbent local exchange companies (ILECs), as defined in the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) §51.002(3), which have not elected to be regulated pursuant to PURA Chapters 58 or 59. (b) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establ…

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, will have the following meanings, unless the text clearly indicates otherwise. (1) "Act" means Health and Safety Code, Chapter 712, as amended. (2) "Examination" means the department's review and evaluatio…

(a) Application. This section applies to any electing company as the term is defined in the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) §58.002 who chooses to offer nonbasic services and/or exercise pricing flexibility for basic and nonbasic services through informational notice filings…

(a) Application. This section applies to any electing company as the term is defined in the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) §58.002. Other sections applicable to an electing company, include, but are not limited to § 26.211 of this title (relating to Rate-Setting for Service…

(a) Application. This section applies to any electing company as the term is defined in the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) §58.002. Other sections applicable to an electing company include, but are not limited to, § 26.224 of this title (relating to Requirements Applicable …

(a) Application. This section applies to any electing company, as the term is defined in the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) §58.002. Other sections applicable to an electing company, include, but are not limited to, § 26.225 of this title (relating to Requirements Applicabl…

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to implement Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) §52.155, which addresses the usage sensitive intrastate switched access rates that can be charged by a telecommunications utility that holds a certificate of operating authority (COA) or…

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide the standard for review of an incumbent local exchange company (ILEC) application, filed in accordance with the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) §55.048(c), to recover all costs incurred and all loss of revenue from an ex…

In addition to the conflict of interest requirements in Uniform Grants Management Standards (UGMS) or Texas Grants Management Standards (TXGMS) (as applicable to the Contract), no person who is an employee, agent, consultant, officer, trustee, director, member of a governing boar…

Administrator must enter into a written Agreement with the Department in order to be eligible to access the Texas Housing Trust Fund. Notes 10 Tex. Admin. Code § 26.6 The provisions of this §26.6 adopted to be effective November 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 8502; Adopted by Texas Register,…

(a) Persons receiving or benefiting from Texas HTF funds, as determined by the Department, may not be currently delinquent or in default with child support, government loans, or any other debt owed to the State of Texas. (b) The activities described in paragraphs (1) - (8) of thi…

(a) Use of additional or Deobligated Funds. In the event the Department receives additional funds, such as loan repayments, donations, or interest earnings, the Department will redistribute the funds in accordance with the Texas HTF plan in effect at the time the additional funds…

(a) The Department administers all Texas HTF funds provided to the Department in accordance with Tex. Gov't Code, Chapter 2306. The Department may solicit gifts and grants to endow the fund. (b) Pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code § 2306.202(b) , use of the Texas HTF is limited to provid…

(a) Dominant certificated telecommunications utility (DCTU). (1) Every DCTU shall provide local telecommunications service to each qualified applicant for service and to each of its customers within its certificated area in accordance with § 26.54 (c)(1) of this title (relating t…

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to describe the process used to administer requests from telephone service subscribers for two-way toll-free expanded local calling service (ELCS) pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA), Chapter 55, Subchapter C. Only incu…

(a) Code assignments. The following abbreviated dialing codes may be used in Texas: (1) 211--Community Information and Referral Services; (2) 311--Non-Emergency Governmental Service; (3) 411-- (A) Directory Assistance; and (B) Directory Assistance Call Completion; (4) 511--Traffi…