(a) For a call made using the telecommunications relay access service, the person calling or called:
(1) may not be charged for a call that originates and terminates in the same local calling area; and
(2) shall pay one-half of the total charges established by contract with the commission for intrastate interexchange calls.
(b) Charges related to providing the service that, under Subsection (a), are not charged to a person calling or called shall be funded from the universal service fund, as specified by the service provider’s contract with the commission.

Terms Used In Texas Utilities Code 56.104

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) A local exchange company may not impose an interexchange carrier access charge on a call using the service that originates and terminates in the same local calling area.
(d) A local exchange company shall provide billing and collection services for the service at just and reasonable rates.

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