Amend SB 560 on third reading in Section 18 of the bill, in
added Section 55.014(d), Utilities Code, by inserting the following
immediately after "company." at the end of the first sentence:
      Only for purposes of this Subsection, "bona fide retail
request" shall be determined by the following procedure. Commencing
January 1, 2000, the company shall provide written notification of
the potential availability of the services, during two consecutive
months, to all of its subscribers in those exchanges in which the
services are not then offered. During the month immediately
following the notice period, the company shall provide ballots to
all its subscribers in the qualifying exchanges. A bona fide retail
request shall be deemed to have occurred if at least 9 percent of
the subscribers in a qualifying exchange indicate on their return
ballot that they would subscribe to the service, if offered. The
commission and an affected company shall jointly determine the
details of the balloting procedure. If a company becomes subject to
this Subsection (d) after January 1, 2000, the commission shall
then determine the balloting procedure in a rulemaking.