Sec. 55.176.  CHARGE FOR 800-TYPE CALLS.  (a)  A provider may charge at a pay telephone a fee of not more than 25 cents for initiating an 800-type call.
(b)  A provider may impose the fee only if:
(1)  the pay telephone is registered with the commission;  and
(2)  the provider certifies that the pay telephone complies with commission rules regarding the provision of pay telephone service.
(c)  Subsection (b) does not apply to a local exchange company pay telephone.
(d)  A provider may not impose the fee if imposition is inconsistent with federal law.
(e)  A provider may not impose the fee for a:
(1)  local call;
(2)  911 call;
(3)  local directory assistance call;  or
(4)  call that is covered by the Telephone Operator Consumer Services Improvement Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. Section 226).
(f)  A provider who imposes the fee must post on each pay telephone notice that the fee will be charged.  The provider must post the notice:
(1)  in plain sight of the user;  and
(2)  in a manner consistent with existing commission requirements for posting information.
(g)  The commission may not impose on a local exchange company the duty or obligation to:
(1)  record the use of pay telephone service;
(2)  bill or collect for the use of the pay telephone;  or
(3)  remit to the provider the fee authorized by this section.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.