By West S.B. No. 295
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to certain limitations on discontinuance of basic local
1-3 telecommunications service.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 55.012(a), Utilities Code, as added by
1-6 Chapter 1579, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999,
1-7 is amended to read as follows:
1-8 (a) A provider of basic local telecommunications service may
1-9 not discontinue that service because of nonpayment by a residential
1-10 customer of charges for service other than basic local
1-11 telecommunications service [long distance service]. Payment shall
1-12 first be allocated to basic local telecommunications service.
1-13 SECTION 2. Section 55.013(a), Utilities Code, is amended to
1-14 read as follows:
1-15 (a) A provider of basic local telecommunications service may
1-16 not discontinue that service because of nonpayment by a residential
1-17 customer of charges for service other than basic local
1-18 telecommunications service [long distance service]. Payment shall
1-19 first be allocated to basic local telecommunications service.
1-20 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.