Florida Public Service Commission native order document 05428-2026

FILED 8/24/2026
DOCUMENT NO. 05428-2026
FPSC 	- COMMISSION CLERK
BEFORE THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
In re: Application for certificate to provide
local telecommunications service by Clear
Rate Communications, LLC._
DOCKET NO. 202601 02- TX
ORDER NO. PSC-2026-0294-PAA-TX
ISSUED: August 24, 2026
The following Commissioners participated in the disposition of this matter:
GABRIELLA PASSIDOMO SMITH, Chairman
GARY F. CLARK
MIKE LA ROSA
BOBBY PAYNE
ANA ORTEGA
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 and 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.).
Clear Rate Communications, LLC (Clear Rate) 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 	Clear 	Rate 	has 	sufficient 	technical, 	financial, 	and
managerial 	capability 	to 	provide 	such 	service. 	Accordingly, we hereby 	grant 	to 	Clear 	Rate
Certificate 	of 	Authority 	No. 	9017, 	which 	shall 	authorize 	Clear 	Rate 	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 Clear Rate for payment by January
30th. 	Neither 	the cancellation of 	its 	certificate nor 	the 	failure 	to receive 	a RAF Return notice
shall relieve Clear Rate from 	its obligation to pay 	its RAF.

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If this Order becomes 	final and 	effective, 	it will serve as Clear Rate’s 	certificate. 	Clear
Rate 	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 Clear Rate Communication,
LLC’s application for a Certificate of Authority 	is hereby granted. 	It 	is further
ORDERED 	that 	Clear Rate Communication, LLC 	is awarded 	Certificate 	of Authority
No. 	9017, which 	authorizes 	Clear Rate Communication, 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 Clear Rate Communication, LLC’s 	certificate
and shall be retained by Clear Rate Communication, 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.
By ORDER of the Florida Public Service Commission this 24th day of August, 2026 	.
Florida Public Service Commission
2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
(850) 413-6770
www.floridapsc.com
ADAM fElt
Copies 	furnished: A 	copy 	of 	this 	document 	is
provided 	to 	the 	parties 	of record 	at 	the 	time 	of
issuance and, 	if applicable, interested persons.
SPS

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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 September 14, 2026.
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.