Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 26 - SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS
Subchapter J - COSTS, RATES AND TARIFFS
Section 26.203 - Rate Policies for Small Local Exchange Companies (SLECs)
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) This subsection applies to small local exchange carriers as defined in § 26.5 of this title (relating to Definitions).
(b) Notwithstanding § 26.201(a)-(c) of this title (relating to Cost of Service), a SLEC's future construction plans and operational changes may be considered in evaluating the overall reasonableness of the SLEC's current rates.
(c) The commission may not initiate an inquiry under the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) §53.151 into the overall reasonableness of the current rates of a SLEC more frequently than every three years from the date of a commission order setting reasonable rates under PURA §53.151 or §53.102.