Texas § UT.55.304 - UNAUTHORIZED CHANGE
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § UT.55.304 — UNAUTHORIZED CHANGE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ UT.55.304. UNAUTHORIZED CHANGE
UNAUTHORIZED CHANGE. (a) If a change in the selection of a customer's telecommunications utility is not made or verified in accordance with this subchapter, the change, on request by the customer, shall be reversed within a period established by commission ruling. (b) A telecommunications utility that initiates an unauthorized customer change shall: (1) pay all usual and customary charges associated with returning the customer to its original telecommunications utility; (2) pay the telecommunications utility from which the customer was changed any amount paid by the customer that would have been paid to that telecommunications utility if the unauthorized change had not been made; (3) return to the customer any amount paid by the customer that exceeds the charges that would have been imposed for identical services by the telecommunications utility from which the customer was changed if the unauthorized change had not been made; and (4) provide to the original telecommunications utility from which the customer was changed all billing records to enable that telecommunications utility to comply with this subchapter. (c) The telecommunications utility from which the customer was changed shall provide to the customer all benefits associated with the service on receipt of payment for service provided during the unauthorized change. (d) A customer is not liable for charges incurred during the first 30 days after the date of an unauthorized carrier change. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1212, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1579, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
Frequently Asked Questions About Texas § UT.55.304
What does The Texas Constitution § UT.55.304 cover?
Section UT.55.304 ("UNAUTHORIZED CHANGE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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