Florida Statute 364.335 - 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. 364.335

364.335 Application for certificate of authority.—

(1) Each applicant for a certificate of authority shall:

(a) Provide the following information:

1. The applicant’s official name and, if different, any name under which the applicant will do business.

2. The street address of the principal place of business of the applicant.

3. The federal employer identification number or the Department of State’s document number.

4. The name, address, and telephone number of an officer, partner, owner, member, or manager as a contact person for the applicant to whom questions or concerns may be addressed.

5. Information demonstrating the applicant’s managerial, technical, and financial ability to provide telecommunications service, including an attestation to the accuracy of the information provided.

(b) File the application fee required by the commission in an amount not to exceed $500. Such fees shall be deposited in accordance with s. 350.113.

(2) The commission shall grant a certificate of authority to provide telecommunications service upon a showing that the applicant has sufficient technical, financial, and managerial capability to provide such service in the geographic area proposed to be served. The applicant shall ensure continued compliance with applicable business formation, registration, and taxation provisions of law.

(3) A certificate of authority may be terminated by the telecommunications company by submitting notice to the commission.

(4) Except as provided in s. 364.33, revocation, suspension, transfer, or amendment of a certificate shall be subject to the provisions of this section.

History.—s. 27, ch. 80-36; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 3, 5, ch. 82-51; s. 6, ch. 83-73; s. 1, ch. 85-327; ss. 6, 7, ch. 89-163; ss. 32, 48, 49, ch. 90-244; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 21, ch. 95-403; s. 93, ch. 96-410; s. 18, ch. 2005-132; s. 12, ch. 2009-226; s. 31, ch. 2011-36.

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Amendments to 364.335

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 364.335

Level: Degree
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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 364.335.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 364.335

Total Results: 9

Microtel, Inc. v. FLA. PUBLIC SERVICE COM'N

464 So. 2d 1189, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 141, 1985 Fla. LEXIS 3271

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 28, 1985 | Docket: 1192999

Cited 10 times | Published

certification process. The first step, governed by section 364.335, requires the Commission to make an initial

Consol. Gas Co. of Fla. v. City Gas Co. of Fla.

665 F. Supp. 1493, 1987 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6926

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 24, 1987 | Docket: 1256628

Cited 6 times | Published

territories for telephone companies (Fla.Stat. § 364.335-.337),[9] and water and sewer utilities *1529

Microtel, Inc. v. FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE

483 So. 2d 415

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 6, 1986 | Docket: 1511973

Cited 4 times | Published

authority for monopoly telephone service was section 364.335(4), Florida Statutes (1981), which severely

Florida Interexchange Carriers v. Beard

624 So. 2d 248, 1993 WL 365714

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 16, 1993 | Docket: 1517868

Cited 3 times | Published

exchange service," as that term is employed in Section 364.335. This is consistent with our treatment of EAS

At & T COMMUNICATIONS v. Marks

515 So. 2d 741, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 572

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 12, 1987 | Docket: 1467480

Cited 2 times | Published

PSC's licensing power arises chiefly from section 364.335(4), Florida Statutes (1985), which provides

US Sprint Communications Co. v. Marks

509 So. 2d 1107, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 397

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 16, 1987 | Docket: 1362719

Cited 2 times | Published

(Microtel II), we further explained that when section 364.335(4) was amended in 1982, the legislature was

AA v. State

605 So. 2d 106, 1992 WL 193018

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 13, 1992 | Docket: 1702218

Cited 1 times | Published

rejected an unlawful delegation argument as to Section 364.335(4), Florida Statutes, which authorized the

Interest of A.A. v. State

605 So. 2d 106, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 8918

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 13, 1992 | Docket: 64669975

Published

rejected an unlawful delegation argument as to Section 364.-335(4), Florida Statutes, which authorized the

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

showing the rates for every service it offers. § 364.335(l)(b), Fla.Stat. (1989). Once granted, the PSC