Florida Statute 364.33 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 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 Citing Statute 364.33

Total Results: 7

Santa Rosa County v. Gulf Power Co.

635 So. 2d 96, 1994 WL 101078

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 30, 1994 | Docket: 1705648

Cited 15 times | Published

conflict of authority may exist. Similarly, section 364.33, Florida Statutes (1989), requires telephone

International Telephone & Telegraph Corp. v. United Telephone Co.

60 F.R.D. 177, 19 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 1140, 1973 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12860

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 3, 1973 | Docket: 66068078

Cited 14 times | Published

and necessity as required by Florida Statutes § 364.33, F. S.A. On August 7, 1970, the Commission entered

Florida Tel. Corp. v. Carter

70 So. 2d 508, 1954 Fla. LEXIS 1258

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 16, 1954 | Docket: 953552

Cited 12 times | Published

and Chapter 28013, Laws of Florida 1953, F.S.A. § 364.33 et seq. F.S. § 364.03, F.S.A., concerns returns

International Telephone & Telegraph Corp. v. United Telephone Co.

433 F. Supp. 352, 1975 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16295

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Sep 8, 1975 | Docket: 1392676

Cited 5 times | Published

construction, acquisition or operation, as required by Section 364.33, Florida Statutes ...." 58. It was conceded

Teleco Communications Co. v. Clark

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

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 22, 1997 | Docket: 64774187

Published

certificate of necessity, but had failed to do so. § 364.33, Fla. Stat. (1993); Fla. Admin. Code R. 25-4.004

International Telecharge, Inc. v. Wilson

573 So. 2d 816, 16 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 85, 1991 Fla. LEXIS 77, 1991 WL 6547

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 15, 1991 | Docket: 64656018

Published

Fla.Admin.Code Rule 25-24.470(1) (April 1990); § 364.33, Fla.Stat. (1989). The PSC has been certifying

Microcom, Inc. v. Mayo

242 So. 2d 129, 1970 Fla. LEXIS 2244

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 16, 1970 | Docket: 64517886

Published

certificate for such an operation in this State (See Section 364.33-364.40, Florida Statutes [F.S.A.]). “Approximately