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CHAPTER 26. SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS. Subchapter P. TEXAS UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND. identified exchange. In its recommendation, commission staff must address the criteria listed in subsection (c). (h) Competitive ETP's response to commission staff's recommendation. No later than 20 days after commission staff files its recommendation, a competitive ETP may file a response to commission staff's recommendation. The response must state whether the competitive ETP agrees or disagrees with commission staff's recommendation and may include a request for a hearing. (i) Commission determination. (1) If a competitive ETP does not request a hearing within the time prescribed by subsection (h), the commission will determine whether to eliminate TUSF support for the exchange based on the filings submitted by commission staff and the competitive ETPs. (2) If a competitive ETP requests a hearing, the proceeding will be conducted as a contested case. (j) Further review. If the commission does not eliminate TUSF support for an exchange after a review conducted under subsections (c) - (i) of this section, the commission must repeat the review of the TUSF per-line support amount for that exchange at least every three years.