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The Florida Public Telecommunications Association (FPTA) serves the
industry as the state-wide legal, regulatory and legislative ADVOCATE for
payphone service providers and other public telecommunications providers.
FPTA's strong and proactive involvement has yielded dramatic results
as the Association has initiated or intervened in every major legal,
regulatory and legislative decision affecting the public
telecommunications industry in Florida since the authorization of
competition in 1984.
Some concrete accomplishments of the Association include:
- Participation in the
drafting of competitive ground rules, resulting in strong
legislative protections against anticompetitive behavior.
- Significant downward
rate revisions for services needed from local exchange providers.
- Securing international
call blocking ordered by the FPSC to prevent fraud. This system also
served as a model for the current FCC plan.
- Elimination of
Touch-Tone, Billed Number Screening and Operator Line Screening
charges in BellSouth Service Territory.
- Obtaining the nation's
first intrastate dial-around compensation on all 10XXX, 800, 950 and
other access code calls.
Securing passage of the 1995 Telecommunications bill eliminating
mandatory Local Measured Service (LMS), allowing PSPs to subscribe to a
flat B-1 rate.
Obtaining legislative mandate which eliminates per phone occupational
license charges by counties and municipalities.
FPTA conducts three meetings each year at various locations
state-wide. These meetings afford members the opportunity to exchange
information on policy changes, new requirements, and critical issues
involving regulatory and legislative bodies, local exchange companies,
and state and local government.
The Association meetings also serve as a forum for discussions on
equipment innovations and new service options so that members are kept in
the forefront of technology and on the leading edge of competition.
FPTA provides updates and industry alerts to members to keep you
informed of important issues that might affect you. As a PSP member of
the FPTA you receive a complimentary subscription to Perspectives
magazine. This is a nationally distributed magazine produced by the
American Public Communications Council (APCC). FPTA publishes state
updates and information so you can keep informed on Florida’s and
other states’ latest topics.
FPTA is a member of the APCC state association partnership program for
PSP’s. Some of the benefits of APCC membership include:
- Reduced rates for
industry trade shows,
- Reduced processing
charges for state and federal dial-around compensation program.
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