25-4.084: Carrier-of-Last-Resort; Multitenant Business and Residential Property
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To specify the requirements for a local exchange company to petition the Commission for relief if it is not automatically relieved of its Carrier-of-Last-Resort (COLR) obligations as defined in Section 364.025(6)(b)1. through 4., F.S., for a multitenant business or residential property.
SUMMARY: The rule implements Section 364.025(6)(d), F.S., providing notice and filing requirements.
SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: There should be little or no impact on individuals or companies subject to this rule.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 350.127(2) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 364.025 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Christiana T. Moore, Florida Public Service Commission, 2540 Shumard Oak Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0862, (850)413-6098
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
25-4.084 Carrier-of-Last-Resort; Multitenant Business and Residential Property.
(1) A petition for waiver of the carrier-of-last-resort obligation to a multitenant business or residential property pursuant to Section 364.025(6)(d), F.S., shall be filed with the Division of the Commission Clerk and Administrative Services and shall be delivered by hand delivery on the same day, or by overnight mail on the day following filing, upon the relevant owners or developers together with a copy of Section 364.025(6), F.S., and this rule.
(2) A petition for waiver of the carrier-of-last-resort obligation shall be limited to a single development.
(3) The petition must include the following:
(a) The name, address, telephone number, electronic mail address, and any facsimile number of the petitioner;
(b) The name, address, telephone number, electronic mail address, and any facsimile number of the attorney or qualified representative of the petitioner if any;
(c) The address or other specific description of the property for which the waiver is requested;
(d) The specific facts and circumstances that demonstrate good cause for the waiver as required by Section 364.025(6)(d), F.S.;
(e) A statement that interested persons have 14 calendar days from the date the petition is received to file a response to the petition with the Commission, unless the fourteenth day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, in which case the response must be filed no later than the next working day; and
(f) A statement certifying that delivery of the petition has been made on the relevant owners or developers and the method of delivery.
(4) A response to a petition must include the following:
(a) The name, address, telephone number, electronic mail address, and any facsimile number of the respondent;
(b) The name, address, telephone number, electronic mail address, and any facsimile number of the attorney or qualified representative of the respondent if any upon whom service of pleadings and other papers shall be made; and
(c) Whether the respondent disputes the facts and circumstances alleged in the petition.
Specific Authority 350.127(2) FS. Law Implemented 364.025 FS. History–New_________.