6449547, 25-4.019 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 6449547

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Chapter:

TELEPHONE COMPANIES

Overview

RULE:

25-4.019	Records and Reports in General (Repealed)
25-4.020	Location of Records
25-4.022	Complaints (Repealed)
25-4.034	Network Access Tariffs
25-4.069	Maintenance of Plant and Equipment (Repealed)
25-4.112	Termination of Service by Customer (Repealed)
25-4.115	Directory Assistance (Repealed)
25-4.117	800 Toll Free Service (Repealed)
25-4.200	Application and Scope (Repealed)

PURPOSE:

The purposes of the rule amendments and repeals are to simplify, streamline, and clarify the rules. Redundancies among rules are eliminated for simplicity. Some rules concerning tariffs and tariff filings are streamlined by having incumbent local exchange companies’ (ILECs) tariff requirements located in one rule. Some rules are repealed because they are unnecessary, redundant, or obsolete. Docket No. 080641-TP.

SUMMARY:

Rule 25-4.019, F.A.C., is repealed because it is unnecessary. Subsection 25-4.019(3), F.A.C., concerning working conditions provided by companies to Commission staff at times when staff makes visits to the companies is reworded and Rule 25-4.020, F.A.C., is amended to include that reworded requirement. Subsection 25-4.022(1), F.A.C., is amended to delete the trouble reports record retention requirements which are redundant of requirements included in subsection 25-4.020(3), F.A.C. Subsection 25-4.022(2), F.A.C., is amended to delete the requirements for responding in writing to customer complaints which are redundant of subsection 25-4.111(1), F.A.C., which requires a company to respond to all complaints within 15 days. Rule 25-4.034, F.A.C., is amended by streamlining and adding to it the rule provisions from Chapter 25-9, F.A.C., which apply to ILECs. Rule 25-4.069, F.A.C., is repealed because it is unnecessary and redundant of Rules 25-4.036 and 25-4.038, F.A.C., which provide more specific requirements related to safe, adequate, and continuous service. Rule 25-4.112, F.A.C., is repealed because it is unnecessary. Rule 25-4.115, F.A.C., is amended to delete subsections (1)(a) and (b), and (2)(b), (c) and (d), which are unnecessary because Rule 25-4.034, F.A.C., requires all rates and charges to be in the ILECs’ tariffs. Rule 25-4.117, F.A.C., is amended to include other toll free numbers which have been implemented since the time the rule was adopted. Rule 25-4.200, F.A.C., is repealed as unnecessary because it restates the application and scope language of Section 364.052(2)(b), F.S. None of the rule amendments or repeals are intended to impact in any way wholesale service or the SEEM (Self-Effectuating Enforcement Mechanism) plan, the SEEM metrics or payments, or the type of data that must be collected and analyzed for purposes of the SEEM plan.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

350.127, 364.016, 364.17, 364.18, 364.183, 364.185 FS.

LAW:

364.016, 364.02, 364.025, 364.03, 364.04, 364.051, 364.052, 364.07, 364.08, 364.15, 364.17, 364.18, 364.19, 364.163, 364.183, 364.185, 364.386 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

11/26/2008 Vol. 34/48

COMMENTS:

From 11/26/2008 To 12/17/2008 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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