16 Tex. Admin. Code § 26.102 - Registration of Pay Telephone Service Providers (PTS)
(a) Scope and Purpose. This section applies
to the registration of pay telephone service (PTS) providers pursuant to Public
Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) Chapter 55, Subchapter H, §§55.171 -
55.180 (relating to Pay Telephones) and Chapter 26, Subchapter N, §§
26.341-
26.347 of this title (relating to
Pay Telephone Services).
(b)
Registration Requirement. All PTS providers (except CCN holders) must submit a
PTS registration before providing pay telephone services in the State of Texas.
If the PTS registration holder has any change to the information provided in
the registration, then the PTS registration holder must update its registration
information within 30 days of the change.
(c) Re-registration. PTS registrations expire
on August 1st of each year. Each PTS provider must renew its registration with
the commission by electronically submitting the required form in the manner
established by the commission. A registration that is renewed during the period
from January 1 to July 31 is extended one year. A registration that is not
renewed is no longer valid.
(d)
Disclosure of location. Registration requires disclosure of the location of
each of the registrant's pay telephones by county. If a registrant asserts
confidentiality of information related to the physical location of pay
telephones, it must file this information in accordance with §
22.71 of this title (relating to
Filing of Pleadings, Documents, and Other Material).
(e) Network access. Certificated
Telecommunications Utilities (CTUs) shall provide pay telephone access service
(PTAS) to a PTS provider that provides its commission-issued PTS registration
number to the CTU.
(f) Revocation
or suspension. If the commission finds that a PTS provider is in violation of
PURA, commission rules, or rules of the Federal Communications Commission, the
commission may suspend or revoke the PTS registration and may direct all CTUs
to discontinue provision of pay telephone access service to the PTS
provider.
(g) Reporting
requirements. Each PTS provider must maintain accurate contact
information.
Notes
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