- (a) A petition under this subchapter must be signed by a number of the exchange's subscribers equal at least to the lesser of 100 of the exchange's subscribers or five percent of the exchange's subscribers.
- (b) An exchange that petitions under Section 55.045(2) must demonstrate in the petition that the exchange shares a community of interest with the requested exchange.
(c) For purposes of this section, the relationships between exchanges that create a community of interest include:
- (1) a relationship because of schools, hospitals, local governments, or business centers; or
- (2) other relationships that would make the unavailability of expanded local calling service a hardship for the residents of the area.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.