EFFECT OF PAYMENT OF RIGHT-OF-WAY FEES TO MUNICIPALITY.

Tex. LOC. GOV'T Code § 283.052.
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(a) Subject to the requirements of Sections 283.056 and 283.057 , a certificated telecommunications provider that complies with this chapter and commission orders issued under this chapter: (1) may erect poles or construct conduit, cable, switches, and related appurtenances and facilities and excavate within a public right-of-way to provide telecommunications service; and (2) is not subject to municipal franchise requirements. (b) All use of a public right-of-way is nonexclusive and subject to Section 283.056 . Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 840, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Source: TX Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Fetched: 6/29/2026

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