House Bill 2237

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HB 2237

        By Representative Eggelletion






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to use of right-of-way for

  3         utilities; amending s. 337.401, F.S.; excluding

  4         pay telephone service providers from a

  5         definition of telecommunications company;

  6         excepting from certain requirements the

  7         provision of pay telephone service on certain

  8         property; providing an effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  Subsection (9) of section 337.401, Florida

13  Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended, and subsection (10) is

14  added to said section, to read:

15         337.401  Use of right-of-way for utilities subject to

16  regulation; permit; fees.--

17         (9)  As used in this section, "telecommunications

18  company" has the same meaning as defined in s. 364.02 except

19  that the term does not include pay telephone service

20  providers.

21         (10)  This section, except subsection (6), does not

22  apply to the provision of pay telephone service on public

23  roads or rights-of-way or on municipal property.

24         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HB 2237

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      Excludes pay telephone service providers from a
  4    definition of telecommunications company for purposes of
      use of right-of-way for utilities and excepts from
  5    requirements for such use the provision of pay telephone
      service on public roads or rights-of-way or on municipal
  6    property.

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