15074496, 25-4.0665 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 15074496

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Chapter:

TELEPHONE COMPANIES

Overview

RULE:

25-4.0665	Lifeline Assistance
25-4.113	Refusal or Discontinuance of Service by Company (Repealed)

PURPOSE:

Rule 25-4.0665 would be amended to require eligible telecommunications carriers to comply with subscriber eligibility determinations and certifications as contained in CFR §§54.407, 54.409, 54.410, and 54.416, except as to obtaining and providing valid certification and re-certification forms, to eliminate Link-Up, to update Forms PSC/TEL 157 and 158, to require that a subscriber's Lifeline local service may not be discontinued because of nonpayment of charges for non-basic services and toll charges, to eliminate quarterly reporting requirements, and to clarify telecommunications carrier responsibilities regarding record retention, resale of Lifeline lines, and advertising, including developing outreach materials for specific consumer groups and outreach strategies. Consistent with the 2011 changes made to Ch. 364 FS, Rule 25-4.113 would be repealed.
Undocketed.

SUBJECT:

Telecommunications utility regulation.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

350.127(2), 364.10(2)(j) FS

LAW:

364.10, 364.105, 364.183(1) FS

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

9/18/2014 Vol. 40/182

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

350.127(2), 364.10(2)(j) FS, 364.10, 364.105, 364.183(1) FS

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=25-4.0665&PDate=9/18/2014&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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