Tex.
Utils. Code Section 58.055
Rate Adjustment by Company
(a)
An electing company may increase a rate for a basic network service during the election period prescribed by Section 58.054 (Rates Capped) only:(1)
with commission approval that the proposed change is included in Section 58.056 (Rate Adjustment for Changes in Fcc Separations), 58.057 (Rate Adjustment for Certain Companies), or 58.058 (Rate Group Reclassification); and(2)
as provided by Sections 58.056 (Rate Adjustment for Changes in Fcc Separations), 58.057 (Rate Adjustment for Certain Companies), 58.058 (Rate Group Reclassification), and 58.059 (Commission Rate Adjustment Procedure).(b)
Notwithstanding Subchapter F (Pricing Rule), Chapter 60 (Competitive Safeguards), an electing company may, on its own initiative, decrease a rate for a basic network service during the electing period.(c)
The company may decrease the rate for a basic local telecommunications service to an amount above the service’s appropriate cost. If the company has been required to perform or has elected to perform a long run incremental cost study, the appropriate cost for the service is the service’s long run incremental cost.
Source:
Section 58.055 — Rate Adjustment by Company, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.58.htm#58.055
(accessed May 18, 2024).