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	Record Group Number:	000310
	Series/Collection Number:	.S 1554
	Creator:	Florida Public Service Commission.
	Title, Dates:	Correspondence, 1979-2009.
	Amount:	15.50 cubic ft.
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	Organization/Arrangement:	Alphabetical (Boxes 1-10) and Subject (Boxes 11-17).
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	Biographical/Historical:	The Florida Public Service Commission was created in 1965 (Ch. 65-52, Laws). The commission regulates the privately-owned electric, gas, water, sewer, and telecommunications companies in Florida. The Commission establishes rules and regulations, supervises rates and services, hears complaints and issues written orders. The Commission was previously named the Florida Public Utilities Commission (Ch. 63-279, Laws); the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission (1947, Ch. 24095, Laws); and the Railroad Commission of the State of Florida (1887, Ch. 3746, Laws). The Commission originally regulated only railroads. Over the years, it regulated telephone and telegraph companies; rail, motor and air common carriers; ferries and boat lines; express companies; pullman companies; and bridge and canal companies. From 1929 to 1980, its Transportation Department handled matters related to the setting of rates and rules for common carriers; the issuance of permits and certificates of convenience and necessity; and the collection and enforcement of road taxes. The Transportation Department was eliminated in 1980 with the deregulation of common carriers.
	Summary:	This series consists of general and docketed correspondence files (1979-2009), reading files (1979-2001), agendas/calendars/attendance records (1990-2009), public records requests (2001-2007), conference/seminar/hearing files (1998-2005), and utility company informational packages (2003-2009) documenting the activities of the commission, including consumer complaint letters concerning the regulated privately-owned companies and the commissioners' replies to the consumers and the companies. Other correspondence includes communications between the commissioners, their staff, local/state/national government officials, and other out-of-state public service commissioners.
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	Subject Access Fields:	Carriers Florida Public utilities Florida Railroads Florida Telecommunication systems Florida Telegraph Florida Telephone companies Florida Trucking Florida Agendas. aat Electronic mail. aat Letters. aat Reports. aat
	Added Entries	Railroad Commission of the State of Florida. Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission. Florida Public Utilities Commission.