(a) A member is a patron of a telephone cooperative if the member purchases local telecommunications service or toll telecommunications service or pays end user access charges in the ordinary course of business of the cooperative.
(b) The use of interexchange access, payment of interexchange access fees or settlements, or purchase of equipment does not qualify a member or other person as a patron.

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Terms Used In Texas Utilities Code 162.066

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005