The issue focused on the technology behind the still-working Texas public-use network created and maintained by the state Public Utility Commission and the cell company AT&T.


AT&T sued the commission in June saying it was depriving it of millions of dollars in funding for the network that provides some Internet access for Texas schools and healthcare facilities in the public interest. The Texas Department of Education previously said the network also has an effect on student enrollment in private schools.


On Wednesday AT&T proposed