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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the access charges of certain telecommunications |
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utilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 52.155(a), Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A telecommunications utility that holds a certificate |
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of operating authority or a service provider certificate of |
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operating authority may not charge a higher amount for originating |
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or terminating intrastate switched access than the prevailing rates |
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charged by holders of certificates [the holder of the certificate] |
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of convenience and necessity that have comparable numbers of access |
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lines in this state or by the holder of a certificate of operating |
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authority issued under Chapter 65 in whose territory the call |
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originated or terminated unless: |
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(1) the commission specifically approves the higher |
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rate; or |
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(2) subject to commission review, the |
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telecommunications utility establishes statewide average composite |
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originating and terminating intrastate switched access rates based |
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on a reasonable approximation of traffic originating and |
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terminating between all holders of certificates of convenience and |
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necessity in this state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |