Published on: 12387596. Rule 25-4.083 would be repealed and the substance of Rule 25-4.083 would be incorporated into Rule 25-4.118. Rule 25-4.118 would be amended to incorporate the substance of Rule 25-4.083, and to otherwise comply with recent changes to section 364.16(5), FS. The amendments to Rule 25-4.118 would apply to all providers of local telecommunications service, be consistent with the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provide for specific verification methods, provide for subscriber notification regarding a preferred carrier freeze at no charge, allow for a subscriber’s change to be considered valid if verification is performed consistent with Commission rules, and provide remedies for violations of the rule and allow for the imposition of other penalties available under Chapter 364, FS.
Docket No. 120266-TP
Published on: 12204363. Rule 25-4.083 would be repealed and the substance of Rule 25-4.083 would be incorporated into Rule 25-4.118. Rule 25-4.118 would be amended to comply with recent changes to section 364.16(5), FS, relating to unauthorized changes of a subscriber’s local telecommunications service and preferred carrier freezes and to incorporate the substance of Rule 25-4.083. The amendments to Rule 25-4.118 would be consistent with the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provide for specific verification methods, provide for subscriber notification regarding a preferred carrier freeze at no charge, allow for a subscriber’s change to be considered valid if verification is performed consistent with Commission rules, and provide remedies for violations of the rule and allow for the imposition of other penalties available under Chapter 364, FS.
Docket No. 120266-TP
Published on: 10606967. Rule 25-4.083, F.A.C., would be repealed and the substance of Rule 25-4.083, F.A.C., would be incorporated into Rule 25-4.118, F.A.C. Rule 25-4.118, F.A.C., would be amended to comply with recent changes to Section 364.16(5), F.S., relating to unauthorized changes of a subscriber’s local telecommunications service and preferred carrier freezes and to incorporate the substance of Rule 25-4.083, F.A.C. The amendments to Rule 25-4.118, F.A.C., would be consistent with the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provide for specific verification methods, provide for subscriber notification regarding a preferred carrier freeze at no charge, allow for a subscriber’s change to be considered valid if verification is performed consistent with Commission rules, and provide remedies for violations of the rule and allow for the imposition of other penalties available under Chapter 364, F.S. Undocketed.
Published on: 10269989. Birch Telecom of the South, Inc. d/b/a Birch Telecom d/b/a Birch Communications in Docket No.: 110231-TP, seeking waiver from Rule 25-4.118, Florida Administrative Code.
Published on: 3003331. waiver exemption from BellSouth Telecommunications, subsection 25-4.118(12), Florida Administrative Code in Docket No. 050879-TL was approved by the Commission by Order No. PSC-06-0087-PAA-TL, issued February 8, 2006, consummated by Order No. PSC-06-0181-CO-TL, issued March 7, 2006. The rule requires that each company maintain a toll-free number for accepting slamming complaints that must be answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week by a live operator or the complainant’s call can be recorded. If a recorder is used, the company must attempt to contact each complainant no later than the next business day following the date of recording and for three subsequent days unless the customer is reached. The petition was approved on the basis that the purpose of the underlying statute would be achieved by other means and application of the rule would create substantial hardship. Notice of the petition was published in the F.A.W. on December 16, 2005.