- (a) If the commission receives a petition that complies with this subchapter, the commission shall order the incumbent local exchange company to provide ballots to the subscribers in the petitioning exchange.
- (b) The commission shall consider the request for expansion of the toll-free local calling area if at least 70 percent of the subscribers who vote do so in favor of the expansion.
- (c) The commission by rule shall provide for an expedited hearing on the issue of expansion.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.