Tex. Utilities Code § 55.026
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 55.026, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 55.026. NEW ORDERS PROHIBITED AFTER CERTAIN DATE.
Official statutory text
On or after September 1, 2011, the commission may not require a telecommunications provider to provide mandatory or optional extended area service to additional metropolitan areas or calling areas.
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