Tex. Utilities Code § 55.251
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 55.251, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 55.251. CHARGE FOR HOTEL OR MOTEL CALL.
Official statutory text
A hotel or motel may not charge more than 50 cents for:
(1) a local telephone call;
(2) a credit card telephone call;
(3) a collect telephone call; or
(4) any other local telephone call for which assistance from the hotel or motel operator is not required.
(1) a local telephone call;
(2) a credit card telephone call;
(3) a collect telephone call; or
(4) any other local telephone call for which assistance from the hotel or motel operator is not required.
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