§ 56.021 Universal Service Fund Established
§ 56.022 Uniform Charge
§ 56.023 Commission Powers and Duties
§ 56.0231 Support Expired
§ 56.0232 Support Relinquished
§ 56.024 Reports; Confidentiality
§ 56.025 Maintenance of Rates and Expansion of Fund for Certain Companies
§ 56.026 Prompt and Efficient Disbursements
§ 56.028 Universal Service Fund Reimbursement for Certain Intralata Service
§ 56.030 Affidavits of Compliance
§ 56.031 Adjustments: Texas High Cost Universal Service Plan
§ 56.032 Adjustments: Small and Rural Incumbent Local Exchange Company Universal Service Plan
§ 56.033 Support Available to Deregulated Markets
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Terms Used In Texas Utilities Code Chapter 56 > Subchapter B - Universal Service Fund

  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005