Florida Public Service Commission native order document 03818-2023

FILED 6/27/2023
DOCUMENT NO. 03818-2023
FPSC - COMMISSION CLERK
BEFORE THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
In re: Application for certificate to provide 	DOCKET NO. 20230051-TX
local telecommunications service by Point 	ORDER NO. PSC-2023-0187-PAA-TX
Broadband Fiber Holdin , LLC. 	ISSUED: June 27, 2023
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The following Commissioners participated in the disposition of this matter:
ANDREW GILES FAY, Chairman
ARTGRAHAM
GARY F. CLARK
MIKE LAROSA
GABRIELLA P ASSIDOMO
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AGENCY ACTION
ORDER GRANTING CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
BY THE COMMISSION:
NOTICE is hereby given by the Florida Public Service Commission that the action
discussed herein is preliminary in nature a nd will become final unless a person whose interests
are substantially affected files a petition for a formal proceeding, pursuant to Rule 25-22.029,
Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.).
Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC ("Point Broadband") applied for a Certificate of
Authority to provide telecommunications service, pursuant to Section 364.335, Florida Statutes
(F .S.). Upon review of the application, it appears that Point Broadband has sufficient technical,
financial, and managerial capability to provide such service. 	Accordingly, we hereby grant to
Point Broadband Certificate of Authority No. 8981, which shall authorize Point Broadband to
provide telecommunications service throughout the State of Florida.
Telecommunications 	service 	providers are 	required 	to 	comply 	with 	a ll 	applicable
provisions of Chapter 364, F.S., and Chapter 25-4, F.A.C.
In addition, under Section 364.336, F.S., certificate holders must pay a minimum annual
Regulatory Assessment Fee (RAF) if the certificate was active during any portion of the calendar
year. 	A RAF Return notice will be mailed each December to Point Broadband for payment by
January 30th. Neither the cancellation of its certificate nor the failure to receive a RAF Return
notice shall relieve Point Broadband from its obligation to pay its RAF.

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If this Order becomes final and effective, it will serve as Point Broadband’s certificate.
Point Broadband shall retain this Order as proof of its certification. 	We are vested with
jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to Sections 364.335 and 364.336, F.S.
Based on the foregoing, it is
ORDERED by the Florida Public Service Commission that Point Broadband Fiber
Holding, LLC’s application for a Certificate of Authority is hereby granted. It is further
ORDERED that Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC 	is awarded Certificate of
Authority No. 8981, which authorizes Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC to provide
telecommunications service throughout the State of Florida, subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in the body of this Order. It is further
ORDERED that this Order shall serve as Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC’s
certificate and shall be retained by Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC 	as proof of
certification. It is further
ORDERED that the provisions of this Order, issued as proposed agency action, shall
become final and effective upon the issuance of a Consummating Order unless an appropriate
petition, in the form provided by Rule 28-106.201, Florida Administrative Code, is received by
the Commission Clerk, 2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0850, by the
close of business on the date set forth in the “Notice of Further Proceedings” attached hereto. It
is further
ORDERED that in the event this Order becomes final, this docket shall be closed.

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By ORDER of the Florida Public Service Commission this 27th day of June. 2023.
TPS
Commission Clerk
Florida Public Service Commission
2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
(850) 413-6770
www.noridapse.com
Copies furnished: 	A copy of this document is
provided to the parties of record at the time of
issuance and, if applicable, interested persons.
NOTICE OF FURTHER PROCEEDINGS OR JUDICIAL REVIEW
The Florida Public Service Commission is required by Section 	120.569( I), 	Florida
Statutes, to notify parties of any administrative hearing that is available under Section 120.57,
Florida Statutes, as well as the procedures and time limits that apply. 	This notice should not be
construed to mean all requests for an administrative hearing will be granted or result in the relief
sought.
Mediation may be available on a case-by-case basis. 	If medjation is conducted, it does
not affect a substantially interested person's right to a _hearing.
The action prorosed herein 	is preliminary in nature. Any person whose substantial
interests are affected by the action proposed by this order may file a petition for a formal
proceeding, in the fonn provided by Rule 28-106.20 I. Florida Administrative Code. 	This
petition must be received by the omce of Commission Clerk, 2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0850, by the close of business on July 18. 2023.
In the absence of such a petition, _this order shall become final and effective upon the
issuance of a Consummating Order.
Any objection or protest filed in this/these docket(s) before the issuance date of this order
is considered abandoned unless it satisfies· the foregoing conditions and is renewed within the
specified protest period.