The Tex. PUC hopes to persuade the 2005 legislature to give it mo...
The Tex. PUC hopes to persuade the 2005 legislature to give it more power to enforce its rules. The PUC, in a preliminary report to the legislature, said the current $5,000 cap on fines for rule violations such as…
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slamming and cramming isn’t enough of a deterrent. It wants the cap raised to at least $25,000 per offense. The PUC also wants the flexibility to impose penalties even if the company corrected the immediate cause of complaints. Currently, the PUC can’t impose fines or other administrative penalties if a company corrects a problem within 30 days. The PUC may have a chance to win this change because the current state telecom act is to sunset this year and the legislature could use this as an opportunity to address the PUC’s authority and powers.