Utilities Code § 55.176

Sec. 55.176. CHARGE FOR 800-TYPE CALLS. (a) A provider may charge at a pay telephone a fee of not more than 25 cents for initiating an 800-type call. (b) A provider may impose the fee only if: (1) the pay telephone is registered with the commission; and (2) the provider certifies that the pay telephone complies with commission rules regarding the provision of pay telephone service. (c) Subsection (b) does not apply to a local exchange company pay telephone. (d) A provider may not impose the fee if imposition is inconsistent with federal law. (e) A provider may not impose the fee for a: (1) local call; (2) 911 call; (3) local directory assistance call; or (4) call that is covered by the Telephone Operator Consumer Services Improvement Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. Section 226). (f) A provider who imposes the fee must post on each pay telephone notice that the fee will be charged. The provider must post the notice: (1) in plain sight of the user; and (2) in a manner consistent with existing commission requirements for posting information. (g) The commission may not impose on a local exchange company the duty or obligation to: (1) record the use of pay telephone service; (2) bill or collect for the use of the pay telephone; or (3) remit to the provider the fee authorized by this section. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.