Tex. Utilities Code § 58.253
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 58.253, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 58.253. PRIVATE NETWORK SERVICES FOR CERTAIN ENTITIES.
Official statutory text
(a) On customer request, an electing company shall provide private network services to:
(1) an educational institution;
(2) a library as defined in Section 57.021;
(3) a nonprofit telemedicine center;
(4) a public or not-for-profit hospital;
(5) a legally constituted consortium or group of entities listed in this subsection; or
(6) a health center.
(b) Except as provided by Section 58.266, the electing company shall provide the private network services for the private and sole use of the receiving entity.
(1) an educational institution;
(2) a library as defined in Section 57.021;
(3) a nonprofit telemedicine center;
(4) a public or not-for-profit hospital;
(5) a legally constituted consortium or group of entities listed in this subsection; or
(6) a health center.
(b) Except as provided by Section 58.266, the electing company shall provide the private network services for the private and sole use of the receiving entity.
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