Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 2068
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11 The Committee on Communications and Public Utilities
12 (Constantine) recommended the following amendment to amendment
13 (105484):
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15 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
16 On page 1, line 24, through page 3, line 4, delete
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20 (2) It is the legislative intent to give exclusive
21 jurisdiction in all matters set forth in this chapter to the
22 Florida Public Service Commission in regulating
23 telecommunications companies, and such preemption shall
24 supersede any local or special act or municipal charter where
25 any conflict of authority may exist. However, the provisions
26 of this chapter shall not affect the authority and powers
27 granted in s. 166.231(9) or s. 337.401.
28 (3) Communications activities that are not regulated
29 by the Florida Public Service Commission, including, but not
30 limited to VoIP, wireless, and broadband, are subject to this
31 state's generally applicable business regulation and deceptive
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1 trade practices and consumer protection laws, as enforced by
2 the appropriate state authority or through actions in the
3 judicial system. This chapter does not limit the availability
4 to any party of any remedy under state or federal antitrust
5 laws. The Legislature finds that the competitive provision of
6 telecommunications services, including local exchange
7 telecommunications service, is in the public interest and will
8 provide customers with freedom of choice, encourage the
9 introduction of new telecommunications service, encourage
10 technological innovation, and encourage investment in
11 telecommunications infrastructure. The Legislature further
12 finds that the transition from the monopoly provision of local
13 exchange service to the competitive provision thereof will
14 require appropriate regulatory oversight to protect consumers
15 and provide for the development of fair and effective
16 competition, but nothing in this chapter shall limit the
17 availability to any party of any remedy under state or federal
18 antitrust laws. The Legislature further finds that changes in
19 regulations allowing increased competition in
20 telecommunications services could provide the occasion for
21 increases in the telecommunications workforce; therefore, it
22 is in the public interest that competition in
23 telecommunications services lead to a situation that enhances
24 the high-technological skills and the economic status of the
25 telecommunications workforce. The Legislature further finds
26 that the provision of voice-over-Internet protocol (VOIP) free
27 of unnecessary regulation, regardless of the provider, is in
28 the public interest.
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2 And the title is amended as follows:
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