(a) A provider may charge at a pay telephone a fee of not more than 25 cents for initiating an 800-type call.
(b) A provider may impose the fee only if:
(1) the pay telephone is registered with the commission; and
(2) the provider certifies that the pay telephone complies with commission rules regarding the provision of pay telephone service.
(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to a local exchange company pay telephone.
(d) A provider may not impose the fee if imposition is inconsistent with federal law.
(e) A provider may not impose the fee for a:
(1) local call;
(2) 911 call;
(3) local directory assistance call; or
(4) call that is covered by the Telephone Operator Consumer Services Improvement Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. Section 226).
(f) A provider who imposes the fee must post on each pay telephone notice that the fee will be charged. The provider must post the notice:
(1) in plain sight of the user; and
(2) in a manner consistent with existing commission requirements for posting information.
(g) The commission may not impose on a local exchange company the duty or obligation to:
(1) record the use of pay telephone service;
(2) bill or collect for the use of the pay telephone; or
(3) remit to the provider the fee authorized by this section.
Official text of the Texas Utilities Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.