Senate Bill 0218

    Florida Senate - 2000                                   SB 218

    By the Committee on Regulated Industries





    315-257-00

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to telecommunications;

  3         providing legislative intent relating to laws

  4         and regulations governing local

  5         telecommunications services; providing

  6         legislative intent relating to the taxation of

  7         telecommunications services; providing an

  8         effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature that

13  laws and regulations relating to competition among providers

14  of local telecommunications services, access charges for

15  long-distance companies' use of local telecommunications

16  networks, and the universal availability of local

17  telecommunications services should promote competition, treat

18  all telecommunications services providers fairly, and serve

19  the best interests of the public.

20         Section 2.  It is the intent of the Legislature that

21  laws and regulations relating to the taxation of

22  telecommunications services should be fair to all service

23  providers, encourage competition, and speed the development of

24  advanced technologies.

25         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

26  law.

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29                          SENATE SUMMARY

30    Expresses legislative intent relating to the regulation
      and taxation of telecommunications services.
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