Sec. 56.206.  DENIAL OF PETITION.  The commission shall deny a petition if the commission determines that services cannot be extended to the petitioning premises at a reasonable cost.  In making that determination, the commission shall consider all relevant factors, including:
(1)  the original cost to be incurred by a designated provider to deploy service to the petitioning premises, and the effect of reimbursement of those costs on the state universal service fund;
(2)  the number of access lines requested by the petitioners for the petitioning premises;
(3)  the size of the geographic territory in which the petitioning premises are included;
(4)  the proximity of existing facilities and the existence of a preferred designated provider under Section 56.213;  and
(5)  any technical barriers to the provision of service.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 651, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.