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Tex. Util. Code § 56.026 (2026)

Prompt And Efficient Disbursements

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Sec. 56.026. PROMPT AND EFFICIENT DISBURSEMENTS. The commission shall make each disbursement from the universal service fund promptly and efficiently so that a telecommunications provider does not experience an unnecessary cash-flow change as a result of a change in governmental policy.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1212, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 5), Sec. 14, eff. September 7, 2005.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 751 (S.B. 583), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Texas Tel. Ass'n & Texas Statewide Tel. Coop., Inc., & Their Participating Members Windstream Servs., LLC Texas Windstream, LLC (d/B/A Windstream Commc'ns) Windstream Commc'ns Kerrville, LLC (d/B/A Windstream Commc'ns) Valor Telecomm. of Texas, LLC (d/B/A Windstream Commc'ns Sw.) Windstream Sugar Land LLC v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas Peter Lake, Chairman Will McAdams, Comm'r Lori Cobos, Comm'r & Jimmy Glotfelty, Comm'r, Each in His or Her Off. Capacity at the Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas (Tex. App. 2022).
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Texas Tel. Ass'n & Texas Statewide Tel. Coop., Inc., & Their Participating Members Windstream Servs., LLC Texas Windstream, LLC (d/B/A Windstream Commc'ns) Windstream Commc'ns Kerrville, LLC (d/B/A Windstream Commc'ns) Valor Telecomm. of Texas, LLC (d/B/A Windstream Commc'ns Sw.) Windstream Sugar Land LLC v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas Peter Lake, Chairman Will McAdams, Comm'r Lori Cobos, Comm'r & Jimmy Glotfelty, Comm'r, Each in His or Her Off. Capacity at the Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas (Tex. App. 2022). “023; • to disburse those funds promptly and efficiently, see Tex. Util. Code § 56.026; and • to follow specific procedures to adjust the amount of TUSF support a provider receives, see 16 Tex.”
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