§ 55.001 General Standard
§ 55.002 Commission Authority Concerning Standards
§ 55.003 Rule or Standard
§ 55.004 Local Exchange Company Rule or Practice Change
§ 55.005 Unreasonable Preference or Prejudice Concerning Service Prohibited
§ 55.006 Discrimination and Restriction On Competition
§ 55.007 Minimum Services
§ 55.008 Improvements in Service; Interconnecting Service
§ 55.009 Intralata Calls
§ 55.010 Billing for Service to the State
§ 55.011 Notice of Identity of Interexchange Carrier
§ 55.013 Limitations On Discontinuance of Basic Local Telecommunications Service
§ 55.014 Provision of Advanced Telecommunications Services
§ 55.015 Lifeline Service
§ 55.016 Telecommunications Billing
§ 55.017 Identification Required
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Terms Used In Texas Utilities Code Chapter 55 > Subchapter A - General Provisions

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by writing, printing, or other means. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005