Florida Senate - 2023 SB 82



By Senator Rodriguez





40-00200-23 202382__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to designation of eligible
3 telecommunications carriers; amending s. 364.10, F.S.;
4 revising the definition of the term “eligible
5 telecommunications carrier” to include certain
6 commercial mobile radio service providers; authorizing
7 the Public Service Commission to designate a
8 commercial mobile radio service provider as an
9 eligible telecommunications carrier for the purpose of
10 providing Lifeline service; providing an effective
11 date.
12
13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
14
15 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
16 364.10, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
17 364.10 Lifeline service.—
18 (1)(a) An eligible telecommunications carrier shall provide
19 a Lifeline Assistance Plan to qualified residential subscribers,
20 as defined in the eligible telecommunications carrier’s
21 published schedules. For the purposes of this section, the term
22 “eligible telecommunications carrier”:
23 1. Means a telecommunications company, as defined by s.
24 364.02, which is designated as an eligible telecommunications
25 carrier by the commission pursuant to 47 C.F.R. s. 54.201; and
26 2. Notwithstanding the provision of s. 364.011 which
27 exempts certain commercial mobile radio service providers from
28 commission oversight, includes any commercial mobile radio
29 service provider designated by the commission pursuant to 47
30 C.F.R. s. 54.201. The commission, upon petition, may make such a
31 designation for the limited purpose of providing Lifeline
32 service.
33 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

Statutes affected:
S 82 Filed: 364.10