HB 6045 Summary: Communications Services

• Removes restrictions on municipalities and counties regulating communications services lines and wireless facilities in rights-of-way, eliminating previous limitations on their authority to adopt rules, require permits, and impose fees

• Eliminates time restrictions for county and municipal permit application processing and removes provisions prohibiting registration fees for communications services providers

• Removes authorization for municipalities and counties to require certain provider registration information and eliminates prohibitions on permit fees, though municipalities that elected permit fees as of January 1, 2019 may continue collecting them (capped at $100)

• Deletes the Advanced Wireless Infrastructure Deployment Act and related provisions regarding small wireless facility deployment, collocation requirements, and utility pole standards that previously streamlined wireless infrastructure placement

• Removes civil action provisions for violations and eliminates requirements that work in authority rights-of-way comply with the Florida Department of Transportation Utility Accommodation Manual

Effective Date: July 1, 2022