Chapter 610 — Chapter 610
16 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 610.102 Department of State authority to issue statewide cable and video franchise
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The department shall be designated as the franchising authority for a state-issued franchise for the provision of cable or video service. A municipality or county may not grant a new franchise for the provision of cable or video service within its jurisdiction.
Fla. Stat. § 610.103 Definitions
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As used in ss. 610.102-610.117:(1) “Cable service” means:(a) The one-way transmission to subscribers of video programming or any other programming service.(b) Subscriber interaction, if any, that is required for the selection or use of such video programming or other programming …
Fla. Stat. § 610.104 State authorization to provide cable or video service
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(1) An entity or person seeking to provide cable or video service in this state after July 1, 2007, shall file an application for a state-issued certificate of franchise authority with the department as required by this section.(2) An applicant for a state-issued certificate of f…
Fla. Stat. § 610.105 Eligibility for state-issued franchise
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(1) After July 1, 2007, an incumbent cable or video service provider is immediately eligible at its option to apply for a state-issued certificate of franchise authority under this chapter and shall file a written notice with the applicable municipality or county in which the pro…
Fla. Stat. § 610.106 Franchise fees prohibited
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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the department may not impose any taxes, fees, charges, or other impositions on a cable or video service provider as a condition for the issuance of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority. No municipality or county may impo…
Fla. Stat. § 610.107 Buildout
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No franchising authority, state agency, or political subdivision may impose any buildout, system construction, or service deployment requirements on a certificateholder.
Fla. Stat. § 610.108 Customer service standards
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(1) All cable or video service providers shall comply with customer service requirements in 47 C.F.R. s. 76.309(c).(2) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall have the sole authority to respond to all cable or video service customer complaints. This provision do…
Fla. Stat. § 610.109 Public, educational, and governmental access channels
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(1) A certificateholder, not later than 180 days following a request by a municipality or county within whose jurisdiction the certificateholder is providing cable or video service, shall designate a sufficient amount of capacity on its network to allow the provision of public, e…
Fla. Stat. § 610.112 Cable or video services for public facilities
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Upon a request by a municipality or county, a certificateholder shall provide, within 90 days after receipt of the request, one active basic cable or video service outlet to K-12 public schools, public libraries, or local government administrative buildings, to the extent such bu…
Fla. Stat. § 610.113 Nondiscrimination by municipality or county
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(1) A municipality or county shall allow a certificateholder to install, construct, and maintain a network within a public right-of-way and shall provide a certificateholder with comparable, nondiscriminatory, and competitively neutral access to the public right-of-way in accorda…
Fla. Stat. § 610.114 Limitation on local authority
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(1) A municipality or county may not impose additional requirements on a certificateholder, including, but not limited to, financial, operational, and administrative requirements, except as expressly permitted by this chapter. A municipality or county may not impose on activities…
Fla. Stat. § 610.115 Discrimination prohibited
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(1) The purpose of this section is to prevent discrimination among potential residential subscribers.(2) A cable or video service provider may not deny access to service to any individual or group of potential residential subscribers because of the race or income of the residents…
Fla. Stat. § 610.116 Compliance
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If a certificateholder is found by a court of competent jurisdiction not to be in compliance with the requirements of this chapter, the certificateholder shall have a reasonable period of time, as specified by the court, to cure such noncompliance.
Fla. Stat. § 610.117 Limitation
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to give any local government or the department any authority over any communications service other than cable or video services whether offered on a common carrier or private contract basis.
Fla. Stat. § 610.118 Impairment; court-ordered operations
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(1) If an incumbent cable or video service provider is required to operate under its existing franchise and is legally prevented by a lawfully issued order of a court of competent jurisdiction from exercising its right to terminate its existing franchise pursuant to the terms of …
Fla. Stat. § 610.1201 Severability
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If any provision of ss. 610.102-610.118 or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application of ss. 610.102-610.118 which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to…