Texas Utilities Code - UTIL § 56.206. Denial of Petition

(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.