| (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 A registration that is not renewed is no longer valid.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. |
