From: digest-replies@telecomdigest.net   
      
   by Dave Thomas and Abraham J. Shanedling   
      
   On June 5, 2023, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed into law HB1221,   
   subjecting rural electric cooperatives to pole attachment regulation   
   by the Florida Public Service Commission ("FPSC") if they provide   
   broadband service.   
      
   Specifically, the law mandates that if an electric cooperative   
   provides broadband service "directly, through an affiliate, or   
   pursuant to an agreement with a third party," or if the cooperative   
   accepts state or federal funding to expand broadband service to   
   unserved areas in Florida, then the cooperative's poles will be   
   subject to the FPSC's pole attachment regulations applicable to   
   investor-owned electric utilities.   
      
   https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1327194?q=1803232&n=817&tp=4&tlk=4&lk=48   
      
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