Sec. 52.201. DEREGULATION OF SERVICE. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the commission may deregulate the price of a service in a geographic market if, after notice and hearing, the commission determines that:
(1) the incumbent local exchange company is not dominant for the service in that geographic market; or
(2) the holder of a certificate of operating authority who is a dominant carrier is no longer dominant for the service in that geographic market.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.