William.Degnan@f39.n382.z1.fidonet.org (William Degnan) (01/26/91)
The following is quoted from the Final Orders Update, published by the
PUC's Public Information Office:
Public Utility Commission of Texas
7800 Shoal Creek Boulevard - Suite 400N
Austin, TX 78757 512/458-0100
FINAL ORDERS UPDATE
January 9, 1991
Members of the Public Utility Commission of Texas met on January 9,
1991, to consider 14 dockets and one rulemaking. Final Orders were
issued in 10 proceedings. All decisions were unanimous (3-0), except
where shown. The name of the ALJ/examiner assigned to the case is
shown in parentheses following the docket number.
CONTESTED CASES
"Docket No. 8387 (Robert Howell), Final Order, Petition of R.A. Hirsch
against Swouthwestern Bell Telephone Company.
"Commissioners adopted the Examiner's Report and amended Final Order,
which recommends approval of a joint stipulation stetting the
following terms by which bulletin board systems may qualify for a
residential rate: (1) if the BBS is located in a residence, (2) the
BBS does not operate for profit or otherwise solicit or accept
compensation, and (3) the BBS uses no more than three local access
telephone lines. A BBS is a host computer with software package that
is linked with the telephone network via a modem. Other persons who
also have computers equipped with modems may communicate and exchange
information with the BBS. The disputed issue in this docket was
whether BBSs located in residences should be billed as businesses."
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