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FL Stat § 354.02 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities|Chapter 354 - Special Officers for Carriers|354.02 - Powers.

354.02 Powers.—Each special officer shall have and exercise throughout every county in which the common carrier for which he or she was appointed, shall do business, operate, or own property, the power to make arrests for violation of law on the property of such common carrier, and to arrest persons, whether on or off such carrier’s property, violating any law on such carrier’s property, under the same conditions under which deputy sheriffs may by law make arrests, and shall have authority to carry weapons for the reasonable purpose of their offices.History.—s. 2, ch. 8539, 1921; CGL 6654; s. 5, ch. 80-289; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 13, 15, ch. 82-90; ss. 7, 8, ch. 92-192; s. 541, ch. 95-148; s. 146, ch. 99-13.
FL Stat § 354.03 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities|Chapter 354 - Special Officers for Carriers|354.03 - Bond.

354.03 Bond.—Before entering into the performance of his or her duties every such special officer shall enter into a good and sufficient bond payable to the Governor of Florida, and the Governor’s successors, in the penal sum of $5,000, with some surety company authorized to do business in this state as surety thereon, conditioned for the faithful performance of his or her duties, and to pay any and all damage done by any illegal act committed by him or her, to be approved by the Department of Financial Services.History.—s. 3, ch. 8539, 1921; CGL 6655; ss. 12, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 5, ch. 80-289; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 13, 15, ch. 82-90; ss. 7, 8, ch. 92-192; s. 542, ch. 95-148; s. 146, ch. 99-13; s. 378, ch. 2003-261.
FL Stat § 354.04 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities|Chapter 354 - Special Officers for Carriers|354.04 - Compensation.

354.04 Compensation.—Such special officers shall not receive any fees or salary from the state or any county, but their compensation shall be agreed upon and paid by the carrier making such application.History.—s. 4, ch. 8539, 1921; CGL 6656; s. 5, ch. 80-289; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 13, 15, ch. 82-90; ss. 7, 8, ch. 92-192; s. 146, ch. 99-13.
FL Stat § 354.05 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities|Chapter 354 - Special Officers for Carriers|354.05 - Term of Office; Removal.

354.05 Term of office; removal.—The special officers provided for herein shall be commissioned by the Governor, and their commissions shall continue so long as they are employed in such capacity by the railroad or other common carrier; but they shall be removed by the Governor at any time, in the manner and for the causes provided by law.History.—s. 5, ch. 8539, 1921; CGL 6657; s. 1, ch. 63-57; s. 5, ch. 80-289; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 4, 13, 15, ch. 82-90; s. 29, ch. 84-258; s. 2, ch. 84-326; ss. 7, 8, ch. 92-192; s. 146, ch. 99-13.
FL Stat § 354.07 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities|Chapter 354 - Special Officers for Carriers|354.07 - Suit for Damages on Bond.

354.07 Suit for damages on bond.—Any person whose person or property has been damaged by the wrongful act of such special officer may bring suit for the redress of such wrong on the bond of such officer. The remedy provided in this section is not exclusive of any remedy that otherwise may exist.History.—s. 7, ch. 8539, 1921; CGL 6659; s. 5, ch. 80-289; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 5, 13, 15, ch. 82-90; ss. 7, 8, ch. 92-192; s. 543, ch. 95-148; s. 146, ch. 99-13.
FL Stat § 362.01 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities|Chapter 362 - Special Powers of Telegraph and Telephone Companies|362.01 - Powers to Occupy Roads.

362.01 Powers to occupy roads.—Any telegraph or telephone company chartered by this or another state, or any individual operating or desiring to operate a telegraph or telephone line, or lines, in this state, may erect posts, wires and other fixtures for telegraph or telephone purposes on or beside any public road or highway; provided, however, that the same shall not be set so as to obstruct or interfere with the common uses of said roads or highways. Permission to occupy the streets of an incorporated city or town must first be obtained from the city or town council.History.—s. 1, ch. 782, 1856; RS 2256; s. 1, ch. 5262, 1903; GS 2820; RGS 4373; CGL 6337.
FL Stat § 362.02 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities|Chapter 362 - Special Powers of Telegraph and Telephone Companies|362.02 - Powers of Eminent Domain.

362.02 Powers of eminent domain.—Any telegraph or telephone company now organized or which may hereafter be organized under the laws of this or any other state shall have the right to construct, maintain and operate lines of telegraph or telephone along and upon the right-of-way of any railroad in the state, and to that end is granted all powers for the exercise of the right of eminent domain; provided, the ordinary travel or use of said railroad is not interfered with by reason thereof; and provided further, that no pole shall be erected nearer than 20 feet from the outer edge of the track, unless by the consent of the railroad company.History.—s. 1, ch. 5211, 1903; GS 2821; RGS 4374; CGL 6338.
FL Stat § 364.01 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities|Chapter 364 - Communications Services|364.01 - Powers of Commission, Legislative Intent.

364.01 Powers of commission, legislative intent.—(1) The Florida Public Service Commission shall exercise over and in relation to telecommunications companies the powers conferred by this chapter.(2) It is the legislative intent to give exclusive jurisdiction in all matters set forth in this chapter to the Florida Public Service Commission in regulating telecommunications companies, and such preemption shall supersede any local or special act or municipal charter where any conflict of authority may exist. However, this chapter does not affect the authority and powers granted in 1s. 166.231(9) or s. 337.401.(3) Communications activities that are not regulated by the Florida Public Service Commission are subject to this state’s generally applicable business regulation and deceptive trade practices and consumer protection laws, as enforced by the appropriate state authority or through actions in the judicial system. This chapter does not limit the availability to any party of any remedy or defense under state or federal antitrust laws. The Legislature finds that the competitive provision of telecommunications services, including local exchange telecommunications service, is in the public interest and has provided customers with freedom of choice, encouraged the introduction of new telecommunications service, encouraged technological innovation, and encouraged investment in telecommunications infrastructure.History.—ss. 1-4, ch. 6186, 1911; ss. 1-6, ch. 6187, 1911; s. 1, ch. 6525, 1913; RGS 4393; CGL 6357; s. 1, ch. 63-279; s. 1, ch. 65-52; s. 1, ch. 67-541; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 1, 32, ch. 80-36; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 25, ch. 83-218; ss. 6, 7, ch. 89-163; ss. 1, 48, 49, ch. 90-244; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 5, ch. 95-403; s. 2, ch. 2003-32; s. 10, ch. 2005-132; s. 2, ch. 2011-36.1Note.—Repealed by s. 38, ch. 2000-260.
FL Stat § 364.011 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities|Chapter 364 - Communications Services|364.011 - Exemptions From Commission Jurisdiction.

364.011 Exemptions from commission jurisdiction.—The following services are exempt from oversight by the commission, except to the extent delineated in this chapter:(1) Intrastate interexchange telecommunications services.(2) Broadband services, regardless of the provider, platform, or protocol.(3) VoIP.(4) Wireless telecommunications, including commercial mobile radio service providers.(5) Basic service.(6) Nonbasic services or comparable services offered by any telecommunications company.History.—s. 11, ch. 2005-132; s. 3, ch. 2011-36.
FL Stat § 364.012 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities|Chapter 364 - Communications Services|364.012 - Consistency With Federal Law.

364.012 Consistency with federal law.—(1) In order to promote commission coordination with federal policymakers and regulatory agencies, the commission shall maintain continuous liaisons with appropriate federal agencies whose policy decisions and rulemaking authority affect those telecommunications companies over which the commission has jurisdiction. The commission is encouraged to participate in the proceedings of federal agencies in cases in which the state’s consumers may be affected and to convey the commission’s policy positions and information requirements in order to achieve greater efficiency in regulation.(2) This chapter does not limit or modify the duties of a local exchange telecommunications company to provide unbundled access to network elements or the commission’s authority to arbitrate and enforce interconnection agreements to the extent that those elements are required under 47 U.S.C. ss. 251 and 252, and under any regulations issued by the Federal Communications Commission at rates determined in accordance with the standards established by the Federal Communications Commission pursuant to 47 C.F.R. ss. 51.503-51.513, inclusive of any successor regulation or successor forbearance of regulation.History.—s. 12, ch. 2005-132; s. 4, ch. 2011-36.
FL Stat § 364.013 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities|Chapter 364 - Communications Services|364.013 - Emerging and Advanced Services.

364.013 Emerging and advanced services.—Broadband service and the provision of voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) are exempt from commission jurisdiction and shall be free of state regulation, except as delineated in this chapter, regardless of the provider, platform, or protocol. Notwithstanding the exemptions in this chapter, a competitive local exchange telecommunications company is entitled to interconnection with a local exchange telecommunications company to transmit and route voice traffic between both the competitive local exchange telecommunications company and the local exchange telecommunications company regardless of the technology by which the voice traffic is originated by and terminated to an end user. The commission shall afford such competitive local exchange telecommunications company all substantive and procedural rights available to such companies regarding interconnection under the law.History.—s. 13, ch. 2005-132; s. 3, ch. 2009-226.
FL Stat § 364.015 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities|Chapter 364 - Communications Services|364.015 - Injunctive Relief.

364.015 Injunctive relief.—The Legislature finds that violations of commission orders or rules, in connection with the impairment of a telecommunications company’s operations or service, constitute irreparable harm for which there is no adequate remedy at law. The commission is authorized to seek relief in circuit court including temporary and permanent injunctions, restraining orders, or any other appropriate order. Such remedies shall be in addition to and supplementary to any other remedies available for enforcement of agency action under s. 120.69 or the provisions of this chapter. The commission shall establish procedures implementing this section by rule.History.—s. 1, ch. 93-35.
FL Stat § 364.016 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities|Chapter 364 - Communications Services|364.016 - Travel Costs.

364.016 Travel costs.—The commission has the authority to assess a telecommunications company for reasonable travel costs associated with reviewing the records of the telecommunications company and its affiliates when such records are kept out of state. The telecommunications company may bring the records back into the state for review.History.—s. 2, ch. 93-35.
FL Stat § 364.0361 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities|Chapter 364 - Communications Services|364.0361 - Local Government Authority; Nondiscriminatory Exercise.

364.0361 Local government authority; nondiscriminatory exercise.—A local government shall treat each telecommunications company in a nondiscriminatory manner when exercising its authority to grant franchises to a telecommunications company or to otherwise establish conditions or compensation for the use of rights-of-way or other public property by a telecommunications company. A local government may not directly or indirectly regulate the terms and conditions, including, but not limited to, the operating systems, qualifications, services, service quality, service territory, and prices, applicable to or in connection with the provision of any voice-over-Internet protocol, regardless of the platform, provider, or protocol, broadband or information service. This section does not relieve a provider from any obligations under s. 337.401.History.—s. 33, ch. 95-403; s. 5, ch. 2003-32; s. 15, ch. 2005-132; s. 9 ch. 2007-29.
FL Stat § 364.04 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities|Chapter 364 - Communications Services|364.04 - Schedules of Rates, Tolls, Rentals, and Charges; Filing; Public Inspection.

364.04 Schedules of rates, tolls, rentals, and charges; filing; public inspection.—(1) Every telecommunications company shall publish through electronic or physical media schedules showing the rates, tolls, rentals, and charges of that company for service to be offered within the state. The commission shall have no jurisdiction over the content or form or format of such published schedules. A telecommunications company may, as an option, file the published schedules with the commission or publish its schedules through other reasonably publicly accessible means, including on a website. A telecommunications company that does not file its schedules with the commission shall inform its customers where a customer may view the telecommunications company’s schedules.(2) This chapter does not prohibit a telecommunications company from:(a) Entering into contracts establishing rates, tolls, rentals, and charges that differ from its published schedules or offering services that are not included in its published schedules; or(b) Meeting competitive offerings in a specific geographic market or to a specific customer.(3) This section does not apply to the rates, terms, and conditions established pursuant to 47 U.S.C. ss. 251 and 252.History.—s. 4, ch. 6525, 1913; RGS 4396; CGL 6360; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 4, 32, ch. 80-36; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 6, 7, ch. 89-163; ss. 7, 48, 49, ch. 90-244; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 5, ch. 2009-226; s. 10, ch. 2011-36.
FL Stat § 364.105 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities|Chapter 364 - Communications Services|364.105 - Discounted Rate for Basic Service for Former Lifeline Subscribers.

364.105 Discounted rate for basic service for former Lifeline subscribers.—Each local exchange telecommunications company shall offer discounted residential basic local telecommunications service at 70 percent of the residential local telecommunications service rate for any Lifeline subscriber who no longer qualifies for Lifeline. A Lifeline subscriber who requests such service shall receive the discounted price for a period of 1 year after the date the subscriber ceases to be qualified for Lifeline. In no event shall this preclude the offering of any other discounted services which comply with s. 364.10.History.—s. 3, ch. 98-277; s. 18, ch. 2009-226; s. 59, ch. 2011-36.
FL Stat § 364.107 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities|Chapter 364 - Communications Services|364.107 - Public Records Exemption; Lifeline Assistance Plan Participants.

364.107 Public records exemption; Lifeline Assistance Plan participants.—(1) Personal identifying information of a participant in a telecommunications carrier’s Lifeline Assistance Plan under s. 364.10 held by the Public Service Commission is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.(2) Information made confidential and exempt under subsection (1) may be released to the applicable telecommunications carrier for purposes directly connected with eligibility for, verification related to, or auditing of a Lifeline Assistance Plan.(3)(a) An officer or employee of a telecommunications carrier shall not intentionally disclose information made confidential and exempt under subsection (1), except as:1. Authorized by the customer;2. Necessary for billing purposes;3. Required by subpoena, court order, or other process of court;4. Necessary to disclose to an agency as defined in s. 119.011 or a governmental entity for purposes directly connected with implementing service for, or verifying eligibility of, a participant in a Lifeline Assistance Plan or auditing a Lifeline Assistance Plan; or5. Otherwise authorized by law.(b) Nothing in this section precludes a telecommunications carrier from disclosing information made confidential and exempt under subsection (1) to the extent such information is otherwise publicly available or from disclosing to a customer his or her own account record through telephonic means.(4) Any officer or employee of a telecommunications carrier or of the Public Service Commission who intentionally discloses information in violation of this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 1, ch. 2007-247; s. 1, ch. 2012-226.
FL Stat § 364.163 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities|Chapter 364 - Communications Services|364.163 - Network Access Services.

364.163 Network access services.—For purposes of this section, the term “network access service” is defined as any service provided by a local exchange telecommunications company to a telecommunications company certificated under this chapter or licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to access the local exchange telecommunications network, excluding local interconnection, resale, or unbundling pursuant to s. 364.16. Each local exchange telecommunications company shall maintain tariffs with the commission containing the terms, conditions, and rates for each of its network access services. An interexchange telecommunications company may not institute any intrastate connection fee or any similarly named fee.History.—s. 17, ch. 95-403; s. 4, ch. 98-277; s. 14, ch. 2003-32; s. 12, ch. 2007-29; s. 25, ch. 2011-36; s. 48, ch. 2019-3.
FL Stat § 364.195 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities|Chapter 364 - Communications Services|364.195 - Termination of Telecommunications Service Contract by a Servicemember.

364.195 Termination of telecommunications service contract by a servicemember.—(1) Any servicemember, as defined in s. 250.01, may terminate his or her telecommunications service contract by providing the telecommunications company with a written notice of termination, effective on the date specified in the notice, which date shall be at least 30 days after receipt of the notice by the telecommunications company, if any of the following criteria are met:(a) The servicemember is required, pursuant to a permanent change of station orders, to move outside the area served by the telecommunications company or to an area where the type of telecommunications service being provided to the servicemember is not available from the telecommunications company;(b) The servicemember is discharged or released from active duty or state active duty and will return from such duty to an area not served by the telecommunications company or where the type of telecommunications service contracted for is not available from the telecommunications company;(c) The servicemember is released from active duty or state active duty after having entered into a contract for telecommunications service while on active duty or state active duty status and the telecommunications company does not provide telecommunications service or the same type of telecommunications service contracted for in the region of the servicemember’s home of record prior to entering active duty or state active duty;(d) The servicemember receives military orders requiring him or her to move outside the continental United States; or(e) The servicemember receives temporary duty orders, temporary change of station orders, or active duty or state active duty orders to an area not served by the telecommunications company or where the type of telecommunications service contracted for is not available from the telecommunications company, provided such orders are for a period exceeding 60 days.(2) The written notice to the telecommunications company must be accompanied by either a copy of the official military orders or a written verification signed by the servicemember’s commanding officer.(3) Upon termination of a contract under this section, the servicemember is liable for the amount due under the contract prorated to the effective date of the termination payable at such time as would have otherwise been required by the terms of the contract. The servicemember is not liable for any other fees due to the early termination of the contract as provided for in this section.(4) The provisions of this section may not be waived or modified by the agreement of the parties under any circumstances.History.—s. 16, ch. 2003-72.
FL Stat § 364.24 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVII - Railroads and Other Regulated Utilities|Chapter 364 - Communications Services|364.24 - Penalty for Making Telephone Message or Customer Account Information Known.

364.24 Penalty for making telephone message or customer account information known.—(1) Except as otherwise deemed by law, any officer or person in the employ of any telecommunications company, or any person in charge of any office, exchange, or place where messages or communications are sent, received, or heard by telephone, who shall disclose or make known to any person other than the person to whom the telephone message or communication is directed, or his or her duly authorized agent, partner, clerk, or some member of his or her family, any part of the contents or substance of any message or communication sent, received, or heard by him or her, by telephone, by reason of the position he or she occupies or fills, without consent of the person sending or receiving such message or communication, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.(2) Any officer or person in the employ of any telecommunications company shall not intentionally disclose customer account records except as authorized by the customer or as necessary for billing purposes, or required by subpoena, court order, other process of court, or as otherwise allowed by law. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Nothing herein precludes disclosure of customers’ names, addresses, or telephone numbers to the extent they are otherwise publicly available. Nothing herein precludes a telecommunications company from making available to its customers a customer’s own customer account record through telephonic means.History.—s. 1, ch. 5210, 1903; GS 3730; RGS 5755; CGL 7985; s. 273, ch. 71-136; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 20, 32, ch. 80-36; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 6, 7, ch. 89-163; ss. 26, 48, 49, ch. 90-244; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 548, ch. 95-148; s. 19, ch. 95-403; s. 4, ch. 99-354.