Tex. Utilities Code § 54.003
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 54.003, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 54.003. EXCEPTIONS TO CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN SERVICES.
Official statutory text
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.
(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.
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