610.119 Reports to the Legislature. - Florida Statutes

610.119 Reports to the Legislature.

   (1) The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability shall submit to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives, by December 1, 2009, and December 1, 2014, a report on the status of competition in the cable and video service industry, including, by each municipality and county, the number of cable and video service providers, the number of cable and video subscribers served, the number of areas served by fewer than two cable or video service providers, the trend in cable and video service prices, and the identification of any patterns of service as they impact demographic and income groups.

   (2) By January 15, 2008, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall make recommendations to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding the workload and staffing requirements associated with consumer complaints related to video and cable certificateholders. The Department of State shall provide to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, for inclusion in the report, the workload requirements for processing the certificates of franchise authority. In addition, the Department of State shall provide the number of applications filed for cable and video certificates of franchise authority and the number of amendments received to original applications for franchise certificate authority.

History. s. 7, ch. 2007-29.