Tex. Utilities Code § 56.202
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 56.202, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 56.202. DESIGNATION OF PROVIDER.
Official statutory text
(a) Notwithstanding Section 54.001, the commission may designate a telecommunications provider under this section to provide voice-grade services to permanent residential or business premises that are not included within the certificated area of a holder of a certificate of convenience and necessity.
(b) The commission may designate a provider only if the provider is otherwise eligible to receive universal service funds under Section 56.023(b).
(b) The commission may designate a provider only if the provider is otherwise eligible to receive universal service funds under Section 56.023(b).
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