Florida Statute 364.01 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXVII
RAILROADS AND OTHER REGULATED UTILITIES

Chapter 364
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

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F.S. 364.01

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¹Note.—Repealed by s. 38, ch. 2000-260.

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Cases Citing Statute 364.01

Total Results: 20

Browning v. Sarasota Alliance

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-10-31

Citation: 968 So. 2d 637, 2007 WL 3170111

Snippet: preemption based on the following language of section 364.01(2), Florida Statutes (1989): "It is the legislative

GTC, INC. v. Edgar

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-09-06

Citation: 967 So. 2d 781, 2007 WL 2492349

Snippet: statutory provision contained in chapter 364. Section 364.01(4)(a), Florida Statutes (2005), requires *788 the

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2007-06-12

Snippet: corporation" within the meaning and intent of former s.364.01 et seq., providing for regulation of telegraph

Zingale v. Crossings at Fleming Island Community Development District

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-05-08

Citation: 960 So. 2d 20, 2007 WL 1319256

Snippet: promote any of the goals set forth above from section 364.01, Florida Statutes, for the benefit of the municipal

City of Gainesville v. Crapo

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-02-12

Citation: 953 So. 2d 557, 2007 WL 437219

Snippet: was to promote the goals set forth in section 364.01(3), Florida Statutes,[3] municipalities can enter

Fla. Dept. of Rev. v. City of Gainesville

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-12-08

Citation: 918 So. 2d 250, 2005 WL 3310297

Snippet: investment in telecommunications infrastructure." § 364.01(3), Fla. Stat. (2004). However, under the law applicable

Crist v. Jaber

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-07-07

Citation: 908 So. 2d 426, 2005 WL 1577998

Snippet: 164(1)(b), Fla. Stat. (2003). Further, under section 364.01(4)(a), the Commission has an ongoing duty to "ensur[e]

Phantom of Clearwater v. Pinellas County

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-01-14

Citation: 894 So. 2d 1011, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 184

Snippet: the field of telecommunication companies. See § 364.01, Fla. Stat. (2003); Gulf Power Co., 635 So.2d at

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2004-12-17

Snippet: corporation" within the meaning and intent of former s. 364.01, Fla. Stat., providing for the regulation of telegraph

Sprint-Florida, Inc. v. Jaber

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-09-15

Citation: 885 So. 2d 286, 2004 WL 2051837

Snippet: definition of a local calling area derives from section 364.01(4)(b), (g), and (i), Florida Statutes (2002), which

Verizon Florida, Inc. v. Jaber

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-09-02

Citation: 889 So. 2d 712, 2004 WL 1944461

Snippet: model is acceptable. See 47 C.F.R. § 51.505; § 364.01(4)(a), Fla. Stat. (2002). As the Commission points

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2003-06-25

Snippet: corporation" within the meaning and intent of former s. 364.01, Fla. Stat., providing for the regulation of telegraph

Level 3 Communications, LLC v. Jacobs

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-03-06

Citation: 841 So. 2d 447, 28 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 191, 2003 Fla. LEXIS 272, 2003 WL 747419

Snippet: to regulate telecommunications of Florida. See § 364.01, Fla. Stat. (2001); Florida Interexchange Carriers

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. Jacobs

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-10-31

Citation: 834 So. 2d 855, 27 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 921, 2002 Fla. LEXIS 2268, 2002 WL 31426296

Snippet: neatly into the statutory construct of chapter 364,[1] we must consider the circumstances surrounding

Broward County v. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-06-26

Citation: 820 So. 2d 1001, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 8754, 2002 WL 1369550

Snippet: under state law. The court first examined section 364.01(2), Florida Statutes (1999), which reads: It is

Orange County v. Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-03-08

Citation: 812 So. 2d 475, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 2914, 2002 WL 360026

Snippet: Florida Public Service Commission *479(“PSC”). See § 364.01, Fla. Stat. (1999). The PSC sets BellSouth’s rates

GTC, INC. v. Garcia

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-11-16

Citation: 791 So. 2d 452, 2000 WL 33381431

Snippet: Moreover, the Commission maintains that section 364.01(3) grants it regulatory oversight to promote the

Teleco Communications Co. v. Clark

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-05-22

Citation: 695 So. 2d 304, 22 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 283, 1997 Fla. LEXIS 685

Snippet: the transfer of ownership of the wire. Section 364.01(3)(a), *309Florida Statutes (1993), charges the

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1996-09-25

Snippet: corporation" within the meaning and intent of s. 364.01 et seq., providing for regulation of telegraph

FL. INTEREXCHANGE CARRIERS v. Clark

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-08-22

Citation: 678 So. 2d 1267, 1996 WL 473317

Snippet: telecommunications service" to be in the public interest. § 364.01(3), Fla. Stat. (1995). Under the revised law, local