Sec. 54.001. CERTIFICATE REQUIRED    


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  • A person may not provide local exchange telephone service, basic local telecommunications service, or switched access service unless the person obtains a:

    (1) certificate of convenience and necessity;

    (2) certificate of operating authority; or

    (3) service provider certificate of operating authority.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.