Florida Public Service Commission native order document 10311-2024

FILED 12/20/2024
DOCUMENT NO. 10311-2024
FPSC - COMMISSION CLERK
BEFORE THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
In re: Application for ce rtificate to provide 	DOCKET NO. 20240 I 02-TX
local telecommunications serv ice by Ezee 	ORDER NO. PSC-2024-0509-PAA-TX
Fiber Texas, LLC d/b/a Ezee Fiber. 	ISSUED: December 20, 2024	_____.;..._______________,JJ
The fo ll owing Commissioners participated in the disposition of this matter:
MIKE LA ROSA, Chairman
ART GRAHAM
GARY F. CLARK
ANDREW GILES FAY
GABRIELLA PASSIDOMO SMITH
NOT ICE OF PROPOSED AGENCY ACTION
ORDER GRANTING CERT IFI CATE OF AUTHORITY
BY THE COMM ISSION:
NOTICE is hereby given by the Florida Public Service Commission that the action
discussed herein is preliminary in nature and will become final unless a person whose interests
are substantia ll y affected files a petition for a formal proceeding, pursuant to Rule 25-22.029,
Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C. ).
Ezee Fiber Texa s, LLC d/b/a Ezee Fiber (Ezee or Company) 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 Ezee has sufficient technical , financial , and
managerial capability to provide such service. Accordingly, we hereby grant to Ezee Certificate
of Authority No. 8996, which shall authorize Ezee to provide telecommunications service
throughout the State of Florida.
Telecommunications 	service 	providers 	are 	required 	to 	comply 	with 	all 	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 Ezee for payment by January 30th.
Neither the cancellation of its certificate nor the fai lure to receive a RAF Return notice shall
relieve Ezee from its obligation to pay its RAF.

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If this Order becomes final and effective, it will serve as Ezee's certificate. Ezee 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 Ezee Fiber Texas, LLC's
application for a Certificate of Authority is hereby granted. It is further
ORDERED that Ezee Fiber Texas, LLC is awarded Certificate of Authority No. 8996.
whfoh authorizes Ezee Fiber Texas, LLC, to provide telecommunications service throughout the
State of Florida, subject to the terms and conditions set fotth in the body of this Order. It is
further
ORDERED that this Order shall serve as Ezee Fiber Texas, LLC's certificate and shall be
retained by Ezee Fiber Texas, 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 f01m 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 "No tice 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 20th day of December, 2024.
SF
Florida Public Service Commission
2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
(850) 413-6770
www.floridapsc.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.

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NOTICE OF FURTHER PROCEEDINGS OR JUDICIAL REVIEW
The Florida Public Service Commission is required 	by Section 	120.569(1 ), 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 mediation is conducted, it does
not affect a substantially interested person's right to a hearing.
The action proposed 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 form provided by Rule 28-106.201, Florida Administrative Code. This petition
must 	be 	received 	by 	the 	Office 	of Commission 	Clerk, 	2540 	Shumard 	Oak 	Boulevard,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0850, by the close of business on January I 0, 2025.
ln 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.