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Access Line Rates

Background: HB 1777 went into effect on Sept 1, 1999. As of March 1, 2000, all telecommunications franchise fees in Texas are required to be based on a fee-per-access line method. The PUCT, in October 1999, established three categories of access lines - residential, non-residential, and point-to-point. Each city was required to submit its 1998 base amount and allocation of the base amount to the PUCT by Dec. 1, 1999. All CTPs were required to submit a city-by-city, December 31, 1998 access line count to the PUCT by January 24, 2000. The PUCT then calculated maximum access line rates for the three categories of access lines, for each city. The rate for each category, when multiplied by the number of lines in that category in a city, should equal that city's base amount.

History of Rates: In March, 2000, the PUCT established maximum initial access line rates for 1106 cities. These cities were then allowed to 1) exempt life-line customers, 2) choose lower rates, and 3) update base amounts and allocation formulas. CTPs were allowed to update line counts and petition unreasonable initial allocations. In response to this input from cities and CTPs, the PUCT established final access line rates in April, 2000. CTPs were allowed to begin implementing these rates for the 2rd quarter of 2000 (April, May, June), but were required to begin implementing the rates by the 3rd quarter 2000 (July, August, September). State law allows a city to change its rates once a year, and its allocation once every 2 years. These changes must be initiated by the city each September and become effective the following January. CTPs may also petition the commission on unreasonable allocations in September of each year. The PUCT will also annually adjust the access line rates by half of the increase in the Consumer Price Index starting in 2002.

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Chronology	Commission Order	Rates
May 2024	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City Preferred Access Line Rates for 2024 w/Rates	2024rates.xlsx
May 2023	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City Preferred Access Line Rates for 2023 w/Rates	2023rates.xlsx
May 2022	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City Preferred Access Line Rates for 2022 w/Rates	2022rates.xlsx
May 2021	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City Preferred Access Line Rates for 2021 w/Rates	2021rates.xlsx
May 2020	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City Preferred Access Line Rates for 2020 w/Rates	2020rates.xlsx
May 2019	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City Preferred Access Line Rates for 2019 w/Rates	2019rates.xlsx
May 2018	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City Preferred Access Line Rates for 2018 w/Rates	2018rates.xlsx
May 2017	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City Preferred Access Line Rates for 2017 w/Rates	2017rates.xls
May 2016	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City Preferred Access Line Rates for 2016 w/Rates	2016rates.xls
May 2015	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City Preferred Access Line Rates for 2015 w/Rates	2015rates.xls
May 2014	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City Preferred Access Line Rates for 2014 w/Rates	2014rates.xls
May 2013	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City Preferred Access Line Rates for 2013 w/Rates	2013rates.xls
May 2012	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City Preferred Access Line Rates for 2012 w/Rates	2012rates.xls
May 2011	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City Preferred Access Line Rates for 2011 w/Rates	2011rates.xls
May 2010	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City Preferred Access Line Rates for 2010 w/Rates	2010rates.xls
May 2009	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City Preferred Access Line Rates for 2009 w/Rates	2009rates.xls
May 2008	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City Preferred Access Line Rates for 2008 w/Rates	2008rates.xls
May 2007	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City Preferred Access Line Rates for 2007 w/Rates	2007rates.xls
May 2006	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City Preferred Access Line Rates for 2006 w/Rates	2006rates.xls
April 2006	Order Administratively Establishing Access Line Rates for the City of Penitas and the City of Scurry.
March 2006	Order Setting CPI Adjusted Maximum Access Line Rates of 2006 w/Rates
May 2005	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City-Preferred Access Line Rates for Year 2005	2005rates.xls
March 2005	Order Setting CPI Adjusted Maximum Access Line Rates of 2005 w/Rates
May 2004	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City-Preferred Access Line Rates for Year 2004 Order Administratively Establishing Access Line Rates for the City of Holliday Order Administratively Establishing Access Line Rates for the City of Howard	2004rates.xls
February 2004 Commission-approved maximum and city-approved rates for the City of Rio Bravo and the Village of Volente	Order Establishing Access Line Rates for the City of Rio Bravo Order Administratively Establishing Access Line Rates for the Village of Volente
January 2004 Commission-approved maximum and city-preferred rates for the Village of Salado as affected by erroneous initial line counts from Sprint	Order Approving Access Line Rates for Village of Salado
November 2003 Commission Orders approving maximum and city-preferred rates for various municipalities as affected by erroneous initial line counts from Sprint	Order Approving City-Preferred Rates for Cities Affected By Erroneous Initial Line Counts from Sprint Communications Company d/b/a United Telephone Company and Central Telephone Company Order Approving Maximum Rates for Cities Affected By Erroneous Initial Line Counts from Sprint Communications Company d/b/a United Telephone Company and Central Telephone Company	Rates Maximum Rates
October 2003 Commission Orders approving year-end revisions to access line rates for the Cities of La Vernia, Dumas, Laredo, Weslaco, and Sugar Land.	Order Approving Year-End Revisions to Access Line Rates Pursuant to P.U.C. Subst. R. 26.467(h) Order Approving Year-End Revisions to Access Line Rates for the City of Sugar Land
September 2003 Commission approved maximum rates for Noonday and Sandy Point	Order Administratively Establishing Access Line Rates for the City of Noonday and the City of Sandy Point
August 2003 Commission approved maximum rates for Hideaway	Order Administratively Establishing Access Line Rates for the City of Hideaway
May 2003 Final Orders CPI-adjusted maximum rates for 2003, effective July 1, 2003	Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City-Preferred Access Line Rates for Year 2003 Supplemental Order Setting CPI-Adjusted City-Preferred Access Line Rates for Year
May 2003 Commission approved maximum rates for Munday	Order Establishing Access Line Rates for the City of Munday
March 2003 Commission approved maximum rates for Jarrell	Order Administratively Establishing Access Line Rates for the City of Jarrell
March 2003 CPI-adjusted maximum rates for 2003, effective July 1, 2003	Order Setting 2003 CPI Adjusted Access Line Rates	Rates
February 2003 Commission approved maximum rates for Point Venture	Order Establishing Access Line Rates for the Village of Point Venture
September 2002 City-approved rate changes for Carthage, Danbury, Glenn Heights, Leona, and Miami.	Order Administratively Approving Annual Revised City-Preferred Access Line Rates for January 2003 Implementation
June 2002 CPI-adjusted maximum rates for 2002, effective July 1, 2002.	Order Approving Revised City-Prefered Access Line Rates Supplemental Order	Rates - (Effective July 1, 2002) Supplemental Rates - (Effective July 1, 2002)
October 2001 Commission approved revised access line rates for the City of Eden.	Order Approving Revised Access Line Rates for the City of Eden
September 2001 Commission approved initial fee per access line maximum rates for the City of El Cenizo. This city did not participate in the original commission process of establishing rates in Spring 2000.	Order Establishing Access Line Rates for the City of El Cenizo
August 2001 Commission approved corrected fee per access line maximum rates for 2 cities, Wimberley and Powell, affected by erroneous line counts.	Order Establishing Revised Access Line Rates for the Village of Wimberley and the City of Powell
May 2001 Commission approved initial fee per access line maximum rates for 4 cities (Goodlow, Lowry Crossing, Port Lavaca, and Progreso) that did not participate in the original commission process of establishing rates in Spring 2000.	Order
April/May 2001 Commission approved corrected fee per access line maximum rates for cities affected by erroneous line counts.	Order Order Approving City-Preffered Rates for Cities Affected by Erroneous Line Counts
September 2000 The PUCT established revised rates in response to input from cities and CTPs, and established rates for several cities for the first time.
May 2000 Initial Commission-Established Maximum and City-Preferred Rates.	Order Attachment A (Download only) Attachment B (Download Only) Attachment C Attachment D (Download Only) Attachment E (Download Only)