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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to telecommunication service contracts;

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creating s. 364.193, F.S.; prohibiting certain

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telecommunications service companies, without the express

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written consent of the customer, from extending the length

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of a customer's telecommunications contract solely because

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the customer adds or removes services from the contract;

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providing an effective date.

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

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     Section 1.  Section 364.193, Florida Statutes, is created to

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read:

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     364.193 Telecommunications service contracts.--A

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telecommunications company, as defined in s. 364.02, or a

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commercial mobile radio services provider, as defined in 47

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C.F.R. s. 20.3, which provides telecommunications services and

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requires as a condition of receiving such services that the

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customer enter into a written telecommunications service contract

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may not extend the length of the contract beyond the initial

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contract period solely because the customer elects to add or

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remove any service from the telecommunications services contract.

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Any such contract maybe extended only upon the express written

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consent of the customer.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.