The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXVII
RAILROADS AND OTHER REGULATED UTILITIES

Chapter 364
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

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F.S. 364.33

364.33 Certificate of necessity or authority.—A person may not provide telecommunications services to the public without a certificate of necessity or a certificate of authority. After July 1, 2011, the commission shall cease to issue certificates of necessity, but existing certificates of necessity remain valid. A certificate of necessity or authority may be transferred to the holder’s parent company or an affiliate or another person holding a certificate of necessity or authority, its parent company, or an affiliate without prior approval of the commission by giving written notice of the transfer to the commission within 60 days after the completion of the transfer. The transferee assumes the rights and obligations conferred by the certificate. This section does not affect any obligation of the transferee pursuant to 47 U.S.C. ss. 251 and 252 and the Federal Communications Commission’s orders and regulations implementing those sections.

History.—s. 1, ch. 28013, 1953; s. 1, ch. 63-279; s. 1, ch. 65-52; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 32, ch. 80-36; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 5, ch. 83-73; ss. 6, 7, ch. 89-163; ss. 31, 48, 49, ch. 90-244; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 11, ch. 2009-226; s. 30, ch. 2011-36.

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Amendments to 364.33

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 364.33

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 364.33.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

KRAFT FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC. v. BANNER ENGINEERING SALES, INC., 446 F. Supp. 2d 551 (E.D. Va. 2006)

. . . Kraft also paid $11,003.84 in overtime charges to salaried employees, and paid $364.33 to temporary employees . . .

TELECO COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, v. F. CLARK,, 695 So. 2d 304 (Fla. 1997)

. . . . § 364.33, Fla. Stat. (1993); Fla. Admin. Code R. 25-4.004. . . . exchange telecommunication service without having to obtain a certificate of necessity under section 364.33 . . . Section 364.33, Florida Statutes (1993), states in relevant part: A person may not begin the construction . . . assignment of majority organizational control or controlling stock ownership, without prior approval. § 364.33 . . .

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, v. GULF POWER COMPANY, d b a ESCAMBIA COUNTY, v. GULF POWER COMPANY,, 635 So. 2d 96 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . Similarly, section 364.33, Florida Statutes (1989), requires telephone service providers to apply to . . . Nothing was placed in evidence below showing that section 364.33 does not apply to Bell-South or Southland . . .

INTERNATIONAL TELECHARGE, INC. v. McK. WILSON,, 573 So. 2d 816 (Fla. 1991)

. . . Fla.Admin.Code Rule 25-24.470(1) (April 1990); § 364.33, Fla.Stat. (1989). . . .

INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CORPORATION, v. UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OF FLORIDA,, 550 F.2d 287 (5th Cir. 1977)

. . . . § 364.33. . . . .

INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CORPORATION, v. UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OF FLORIDA,, 433 F. Supp. 352 (M.D. Fla. 1975)

. . . necessity does or will require such construction, acquisition or operation, as required by Section 364.33 . . .

INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CORPORATION, v. UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OF FLORIDA,, 60 F.R.D. 177 (M.D. Fla. 1973)

. . . Acres” without a certificate of public convenience and necessity as required by Florida Statutes § 364.33 . . . Christian and Missionary Alliance Foundation accused the Foundation of violating Florida Statutes § 364.33 . . . It should be noted that the issue of the legality under Fla.Stat. § 364.33, F.S.A. of the communications . . .

MICROCOM, INC. v. T. MAYO, W., 242 So. 2d 129 (Fla. 1970)

. . . tó a telephone company and required a certificate for such an operation in this State (See Section 364.33 . . .

RADIO TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. a v. SOUTHEASTERN TELEPHONE COMPANY, a, 170 So. 2d 577 (Fla. 1964)

. . . prerequisite to the operation of any “telephone line, plant or system, or any extension thereof * * Sec. 364.33 . . .

FLORIDA TEL. CORP. v. CARTER, 70 So. 2d 508 (Fla. 1954)

. . . . § 364.33 et seq. . . .