(a) The commission shall adopt rules governing imputation of the price of a service.
(b) Imputation is a regulatory policy the commission shall apply to prevent an incumbent local exchange company from selling a service or function to another telecommunications utility at a price that is higher than the rate the incumbent local exchange company implicitly includes in services it provides to the company’s retail customers.

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Terms Used In Texas Utilities Code 60.061

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.

(c) The commission may require imputation only of the price of a service that is:
(1) not generally available from a source other than the incumbent local exchange company; and
(2) necessary for the competitor to provide a competing service.
(d) The commission may require imputation only on a service-by-service basis and may not require imputation on a rate-element-by-element basis.
(e) For a service for which the commission may require imputation under Subsection (c) and that is provided under a customer specific contract, the commission:
(1) may require imputation only on a service-by-service basis within the contract; and
(2) may not require imputation on a rate-element-by-element basis.