Sec. 54.003. EXCEPTIONS TO CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN SERVICES. A telecommunications utility is not required to obtain a certificate of convenience and necessity, a certificate of operating authority, or a service provider certificate of operating authority for: (1) an interexchange telecommunications service; (2) a nonswitched private line service; (3) a shared tenant service; (4) a specialized communications common carrier service; (5) a commercial mobile service; or (6) an operator service as defined by Section 55.081. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Exceptions To Certificate Requirement For Certain Services
Tex. Utilities Code § 54.003, under Certificates.
Tex. Utilities Code § 54.003