Commission May Not Overburden

Sec. 52.154. COMMISSION MAY NOT OVERBURDEN. The commission may not, by a rule or regulatory practice adopted under this chapter, impose on a nondominant telecommunications utility a greater regulatory burden than is imposed on: (1) a holder of a certificate of convenience and necessity serving the same area; or (2) a deregulated company, as defined by Section 65.002, that: (A) has 500,000 or more access lines in service at the time it becomes a deregulated company; or (B) serves an area also served by the nondominant telecommunications utility. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 210 (S.B. 259), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.