# 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 26.7: 16 TAC § 26.7. Local Exchange Company Assessment

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## Section

- **Citation:** 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 26.7
- **Heading:** 16 TAC § 26.7. Local Exchange Company Assessment
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 16 ECONOMIC REGULATION / Part 2 PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS / Chapter 26 SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS / 16 TAC § 26.7

## Text

(a) Amount of assessment. Each local exchange company subject
 to the jurisdiction of the commission shall pay an annual per-access-line
 assessment. The commission shall establish the assessment rate annually according
 to projected Public Utility Commission and Office of Public Utility Counsel
 expenditures for the current fiscal year related to implementation of the
 provisions of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) §52.060 and §53.308,
 divided by total industry access lines. The assessment shall be based upon
 access lines in existence during the preceding calendar year.
(b) Notice of assessment. Each year the commission shall calculate
 the assessment due from each local exchange company and so advise each company.
 The commission shall also advise companies of the address to which payments
 should be made and any identification or markings necessary for the payment
 to be properly credited.
(c) Payment of assessment. All assessments required by this
 section shall be due and payable to the State of Texas on or before December
 10th of each year.

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