Senate Bill 1218 (2024) — Broadband
SB 1218
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Florida Senate - 2024 SB By Senator Burgess 23-01030A-24 20241218__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. A bill to be entitled
An act relating to broadband; amending s. 288.9963, 2 F.S.; deleting obsolete language; making technical changes; extending the date through which a promotional rate and related terms for certain wireline attachments of broadband facilities to municipal electric utility poles are effective; 7 providing an effective date. 8
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
Section 1. Subsection (3) of
section 288.9963, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 13 288.9963 Attachment of broadband facilities to municipal electric utility poles.— 15
(3) Beginning July 1, 2021, A broadband provider shall receive a promotional rate of $1 per wireline attachment per pole per year for any new attachment necessary to make broadband service available to an unserved or underserved end user within a municipal electric utility service territory for the time period specified in this subsection. 21
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a) A broadband provider that who wishes to make wireline attachments subject to the promotional rate shall submit an application, including a route map, to the municipal electric utility specifying which wireline attachments on which utility poles are necessary to extend broadband service to unserved and underserved end users and therefore qualify for the promotional rate set forth in this subsection, together with such information necessary to identify which unserved or underserved Florida Senate - 2024 SB 1218 23-01030A-24 20241218__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. end users within the municipal electric utility’s service territory will gain access to broadband service as a result.
The broadband provider shall also submit a copy of the application and plan shall also be submitted simultaneously to the office. 33
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b) A municipal electric utility shall report to the office which attachments on which utility poles were made available to broadband providers subject to the promotional rate, together with any information available to it regarding which of its municipal electric utility customers do and do not have access to broadband service and whether they are unserved or underserved. 40
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c) A broadband provider that who makes application for wireline attachments under the promotional rate shall make all reasonable efforts to make broadband service available to the unserved or underserved municipal electric utility customers identified in the application. If a broadband provider fails to make broadband service available to those customers within 12 months, it may be required to pay the prevailing rate for those attachments that failed to make broadband service available to the intended customers. 49
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d) Except as provided in this section, wireline attachments which are subject to the promotional rate must conform to all other terms and conditions of existing pole attachment agreements between the broadband provider and the municipal electric utility. If an no agreement does not exist exists, the parties shall have days to enter into a pole attachment agreement for all other terms and conditions of attachment. 57
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e) The promotional rate of $1 per wireline attachment per Florida Senate - 2024 SB 1218 23-01030A-24 20241218__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. pole per year applies to all pole attachments made pursuant to this subsection until December 31, 2028 July 1, 2024. 60