1. (a) An advanced telecommunications infrastructure that provides services needed by Texans can provide economic and social benefits that will enhance the living standards of all Texans. The commission, therefore, encourages the development, consistent with the public interest, of an advanced infrastructure throughout Texas. In the short term, the commission believes that an advanced telecommunications infrastructure should provide each Texan an opportunity to have end-to-end digital connectivity (basic digital access). In the longer term, the commission envisions an advanced telecommunications infrastructure that will provide two-way, full-motion switched video and mobile communications capabilities to each Texan.
2. (b) The deployment of an advanced telecommunications infrastructure should, whenever and wherever possible, be driven by competitive market forces. Therefore, the commission encourages the development of competition that is consistent with the public interest.
3. (c) Regulatory incentives, including regulatory flexibility, should be considered as a supplement to reliance upon competitive market forces to bring about the deployment of an advanced infrastructure in a timely manner.

Source Note:The provisions of this §24.33 adopted to be effective March 31, 1995, 20 TexReg 1881.