Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 26 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS
Subchapter F - REGULATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
Section 26.131 - Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC)-to-CLEC and CLEC-to-Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) Migration Guidelines
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish standardized procedures, general business rules, and privacy protocols governing end user or customer migrations between CLECs, or between a CLEC and an ILEC that serves 31,000 or more access lines in the state, to ensure that:
(b) Application. This section applies to all CLECs and to all ILECs with 31,000 or more access lines in the state. This section does not apply to Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) services, line sharing, or line splitting arrangements as defined by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) or the commission, or to migrations resulting from a CLEC's exit from the Texas market or a major segment of the Texas market.
(c) Terminology. In this section, "CLEC" means a holder of either a certificate of operating authority (COA) or a service provider certificate of authority (SPCOA).
(d) Migration guidelines. All CLECs and applicable ILECs shall follow the Texas CLEC-to-CLEC and CLEC-to-ILEC Migration Guidelines when an end user or customer migrates from one CLEC to another or from a CLEC to an ILEC. These guidelines may only be changed through the rulemaking process.
