Policies, laws and regulations that impact the access and cost of Internet and the digital technologies we’ve come to depend on…
MoreResources
- What Florida Experts Say About Regulatory Reform (pdf)
- Reform Florida’s Telecom Law: Regulation threatens jobs and harms consumers by Hance Haney and George Gilder. March 2011. (pdf)
State News
- A CDF letter to the editor recently published by the Sun Sentinel focuses on expanding broadband to all Floridians. To read the entire letter to the editor please click here.
- A letter to the editor ran in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune discussing the importance of broadband enhancement in creating more jobs and more opportunities for Floridians. To read the letter, please click here.
- An article ran in the Sunshine State News discussing the need to expand broadband services across the state of Florida to help benefit universities and the Florida Public Broadcasting System. To read more, please click here.
- The Jackson County Floridan published an article about the efforts of the Florida Rural Broadband Alliance to expand high-speed Internet access to rural areas.
State Members*
- African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida
- Amelia Island/Fernandina Beach/Yulee Chamber of Commerce
- Avenutura Marketing Council
- Bay County Chamber of Commerce
- Bay County Economic Development Alliance
- Business Force Orlando
- Central Florida Partnership
- Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches
- Clay County Chamber of Commerce
- Coconut Grove Arts & Historical Association, Inc
- Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce
- Cornerstone Regional Development Partnership
- Daytona Regional Chamber
- Doral Business Council
- Economic Council of Martin County
- Economic Council of St. Lucie County
- Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast
- Education Foundation of Martin County
- Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Dania Beach Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Ft. Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Ft. Lauderdale Alliance
- Greater Lake Worth Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Miami Shores Chamber of Commerce
- Greater North Miami Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Plantation Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Sunrise Chamber of Commerce
- Hernando County Chamber of Commerce
- Hialeah Chamber of Commerce
- Hispanic Business Initiative Fund of Florida (HBIF)
- Hotel & Lodging Association of Volusia County
- Indian River Chamber of Commerce
- Indo US Chamber of Commerce
- Indian International Film Festival
- Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Key Biscayne Chamber of Commerce
- Key West Chamber of Commerce
- Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce
- Latin Builders Association
- Latin Chamber of Commerce of USA
- Leadership Orlando
- Leadership Winter Park
- Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce
- Miami Dade Chamber of Commerce
- Miami Dade Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
- Miami Gardens Chamber of Commerce
- Miami Overseas Chinese Association
- Myregion.org
- Northern Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce
- North Dade Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Opa-Locka Chamber of Commerce
- Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Palm City Chamber of Commerce
- Port of Miami
- St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce
- St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce
- Stuart/Martin County Chamber of Commerce
- Tampa Bay Partnership
- Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation
- United Way of Indian River County
- United Way of Martin County
- United Way of Northwest Florida
- United Way of Palm Beach County
- United Way of Tampa Bay
- Volusia County Hispanic Association
- Winter Park Chamber of Commerce
Under the forward thinking leadership of the Florida General Assembly and Governor Crist, the state legislature passed the “Consumer Choice and Protection Act,” which was approved and signed by the Governor in 2009. The Consumer Choice and Protection Act, or SB 2626/HB1465, took the necessary steps forward to update telecommunications laws in Florida and benefits Florida consumers and the economy by increasing competition in the marketplace.
