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December 2010CONSUMER ACTIVITY REPORT
FLORIDAPUBLICSERVICECOMMISSION
Data Compiled on 01/13/2011
Table of Contents
Consumer Activity Overview
Cases by Industry
Complaints by County
Electric Companies - Complaint Activity
Gas Companies - Complaint Activity
Local/Competitive Local Exchange Telephone Companies - Complaint Activity
Long Distance Telephone Companies - Complaint Activity
Pay Telephone Companies - Complaint Activity
Water and Wastewater Companies - Complaint Activity
Cramming - Unauthorized Additional Local Telephone Service Charges
Local Slamming - Unauthorized Local Telephone Carrier Change
Long Distance Slamming - Unauthorized Long Distance Carrier Change
Definitions
Consumer Access to the
FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
If you have questions about regulated utility services, you may:
* CALL the Division of Service, Safety & Consumer Assistance at 1-800-342-3552
*FAX your questions to 1-800-511-0809
*E-MAIL the FPSC from our Web site at http://www.floridapsc.com, or direct to the
following address: [email protected]
*Or WRITE to:Florida Public Service CommissionDivision of Service, Safety & Consumer Assistance2540 Shumard Oak BoulevardTallahassee, Florida 32399-0850
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Consumer Activity Overview December 2010
Complaints Received & Entered into CATSElectricGasCompetitive Local Exchange TelephoneLocal Exchange TelephoneLong Distance TelephonePay TelephoneShared TenantWater & Wastewater
Non-certificated Company Complaints LoggedElectricGas
Water/WastewaterIndustry Unknown
Telecommunications
Telephone Transfer-Connects (Calls Transferred to Utilities)ElectricGasTelecommunicationsWater/Wastewater
E-Transfers (E-mails sent to Utilities from the PSC Web site)ElectricGasTelecommunicationsWater/Wastewater
Cases Received / Closed Under 3 Day RuleElectricGasTelecommunicationsWater / Wastewater
Information Requests Received & Entered into CATS
Total New Cases Received & Entered into CATS
How Cases Were Received Complaints Information Requests Total CasesPhoneMailInternetFax
Totals
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Electric
Competitive Local Exchange Telephone
Local Exchange Telephone
Long Distance Telephone
Pay TelephoneShared Tenant
Water & Wastewater
Telephone Transfer-Connects (Calls
E-Transfers
Cases Received & Closed by 3 Day Rule
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Cases by Industry
Telecommunications
ComplaintsLogged
% of TotalComplaints*
Information% of TotalInformationRequests*Requests Logged
Natural Gas
Non-certificated Company Cases logged**
Transferred to Utilities)
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840
Information provided by Consumer Activity Tracking System(CATS). Includes contacts fromphone calls, letters, faxes and the Internet.
*Figures have been rounded.**Non-certificated relates to complaints filed against companies that appear to lack a certificate with
the PSC, but the complaint issue may be jurisdictional.
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Complaints Received by County
December 2010
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Note: County name not available fore.g., complaints received by e-mail, telephonetransfer-connects,non-Florida addresess, etc.
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Complaints Logged
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Complaint Activity - December 2010
Electric Companies
Service* Billing* Total
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY 3 11 14 346FLORIDA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMPANY 1 1 2 48GULF POWER COMPANY 0 1 1 17PROGRESS ENERGY FLORIDA, INC. 21 13 34 520TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY 7 9 16 165
32 35 67TOTALS** 1,096
*Please see Definitions.**Does not include non-certificated complaints logged, complaints transferred via the telephone transfer-connect or e-transferprocess, or complaints logged and resolved under the three-day rule.
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Complaints Logged
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Complaint Activity - December 2010
Natural Gas Companies
Service* Billing* Total
FLORIDA CITY GAS 2 0 2 45FLORIDA DIVISION OF CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION 0 0 0 9FLORIDA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMPANY 0 0 0 19PEOPLES GAS SYSTEM 2 0 2 80ST. JOE NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 2
4 0 4TOTALS** 155
*Please see Definitions.**Does not include non-certificated complaints logged, complaints transferred via the telephone transfer-connect or e-transferprocess, or complaints logged and resolved under the three-day rule.
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Complaints Logged
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Complaint Activity - December 2010
Local Telephone Companies
Service* Billing* Total
AT&T FLORIDA 50 52 102 1,110CENTURYLINK 5 6 11 130FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS 0 0 0 4FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF THE SOUTH, LLC 0 0 0 1TDS TELECOM/QUINCY TELEPHONE 0 0 0 2VERIZON FLORIDA LLC 12 20 32 286WINDSTREAM FLORIDA, INC. 1 0 1 12
68 78 146TOTALS** 1,545
*Please see Definitions.**Does not include non-certificated complaints logged, complaints transferred via the telephone transfer-connect or e-transferprocess, or complaints logged and resolved under the three-day rule.
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Complaints Logged
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Complaint Activity - December 2010
Competitive Local Exchange Telephone Companies
Service* Billing* Total
ABSOLUTE HOME PHONES, INC. 0 0 0 3ACCESS ONE, INC. 0 0 0 1AFFORDABLE PHONE SERVICES, INC. 0 1 1 6ALL AMERICAN TELECOM, INC. 0 0 0 1AMERICAN DIAL TONE, INC. 5 2 7 59ANGLES COMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS 1 0 1 7BIRCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 1 1 23BIRCH TELECOM OF THE SOUTH, INC. 0 0 0 18BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS INFORMATION SERVICES (FLORIDA), LLC 3 0 3 18BROADVOX-CLEC, LLC 1 0 1 2BUDGET PHONE 0 0 0 10CBEYOND COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 0 0 0 4COMCAST LONG DISTANCE 0 0 0 2COMCAST PHONE OF FLORIDA, LLC D/B/A COMCAST DIGITAL PHONE 4 0 4 28DELTACOM, INC. 0 1 1 13DPI-TELECONNECT, L.L.C. 0 0 0 7DSLI 0 0 0 2EASY TELEPHONE SERVICES COMPANY 51 0 51 83ENHANCED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC. 0 0 0 1EVERYCALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 4EXCEL TELECOMMUNICATIONS 0 0 0 1EXPRESS PHONE SERVICE 6 0 6 13FIRST COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 0 0 0 1FLATEL, INC. 0 0 0 6FLORIDA TELEPHONE SERVICES, LLC 0 0 0 3FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 1GRANITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LLC 0 0 0 1HOTWIRE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD. 1 0 1 1INTELLICALL OPERATOR SERVICES, INC. 0 0 0 1ISN TELCOM 0 0 0 1ITS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 1KNOLOGY OF FLORIDA, INC. 0 0 0 2LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 0 1 1 8LIFECONNEX TELECOM, LLC 0 4 4 16MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC D/B/A VERIZON AC 0 0 0 11
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Complaints Logged
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Complaint Activity - December 2010
Competitive Local Exchange Telephone Companies
Service* Billing* Total
METTEL 0 1 1 1PAETEC BUSINESS SERVICES 0 0 0 1PAETEC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 10POWERNET GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 2PRIMECAST 0 0 0 2QWEST COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, LLC 0 0 0 1SH SERVICES LLC 0 0 0 1SKYNET360, LLC 0 0 0 1SOUTHERN TELCOM NETWORK, INC. 0 0 0 1SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0 0 0 1STS TELECOM 0 0 0 1STS TELECOM, LLC 0 1 1 6SUPRA TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 1TELEDIAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 2THINK 12 CORPORATION D/B/A HELLO DEPOT 1 0 1 5TRANS NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 1VARTEC TELECOM, INC. 0 0 0 1WINDSTREAM NUVOX INC. 5 3 8 39XO COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. 0 4 4 16
78 19 97TOTALS** 452
*Please see Definitions.**Does not include non-certificated complaints logged, complaints transferred via the telephone transfer-connect or e-transferprocess, or complaints logged and resolved under the three-day rule.
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Complaints Logged
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Complaint Activity - December 2010
Long Distance Telephone Companies
Service* Billing* Total
ADMA TELECOM, INC. 0 0 0 1AFFINITY 4 0 0 0 1AMERICA NET, LLC 2 0 2 15AMERICATEL CORPORATION 0 0 0 6ANGLES COMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS 0 0 0 1AT&T 0 1 1 54AT&T LONG DISTANCE SERVICE 1 5 6 94BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC 0 0 0 1BIRCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 4BLUERIDGE TELECOM SYSTEMS 0 0 0 1BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS INFORMATION SERVICES (FLORIDA), LLC 0 0 0 1CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS 0 0 0 4CENTURYLINK LONG DISTANCE 0 0 0 2CLEAR WORLD COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 0 0 0 5COMMUNICATION TELEFONICAS LATINAS CORP 1 0 1 2COMTECH 21, LLC 0 0 0 1CONSUMER ACCESS 0 0 0 1CONVERGIA, INC. 0 0 0 1CORDIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 0 1 1 2CORRECTIONAL BILLING SERVICES 0 0 0 8CRISTEL TELECOM, L.L.C. 0 0 0 1CUSTOM TELECONNECT, INC. 0 3 3 18DAYSTAR COMMUNICATIONS 1 0 1 1DELTACOM, INC. 0 0 0 2DPI TELECONNECT, L.L.C. 0 0 0 1ECG 0 0 0 1ENHANCED SERVICES BILLING, INC. 0 2 2 21EXCEL TELECOMMUNICATIONS 0 0 0 4FAIRPOINT CARRIER SERVICES, INC. 0 0 0 1FIRST COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 0 0 0 6GLOBAL CROSSING TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 2GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORPORATION 0 0 0 27GRANITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LLC 0 0 0 1GT TELECOMM 0 0 0 1HBS BILLING SERVICES COMPANY 0 0 0 1
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Complaints Logged
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Complaint Activity - December 2010
Long Distance Telephone Companies
Service* Billing* Total
ICSOLUTIONS 0 0 0 2IDC TELECOMMUNICATIONS 0 0 0 1IDT AMERICA, CORP. 0 0 0 2ILD TELESERVICES 0 1 1 42INFINITY NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 0 3INTELLICALL OPERATOR SERVICES, INC. 0 2 2 7ITI INMATE TELEPHONE, INC. 0 0 0 1KNOLOGY OF FLORIDA, INC. 0 0 0 1LDC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 1LEGACY LONG DISTANCE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 9LIFECONNEX TELECOM, LLC 0 0 0 1NET ONE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 1NETWORK SERVICE BILLING, INC. 0 0 0 1NUVOX 0 0 0 4OAN SERVICES OF FLORIDA, INC. D/B/A OPERATOR ASSISTANCE NE 0 0 0 12ONELINK COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 0 1 3OPTIC INTERNET PROTOCOL, INC. 1 0 1 76PAETEC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 2PHONE XP, L.L.C. 0 0 0 1PIONEER TELEPHONE, INC. 0 0 0 1PREFERRED LONG DISTANCE, INC. 1 0 1 1PRIMO COMMUNICATIONS INC 0 0 0 1PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 3PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. 0 0 0 1QUASAR COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS CORPORATION 0 0 0 8QWEST COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, LLC 0 0 0 6SILV COMMUNICATION INC. 0 0 0 8SPOT TALK 0 0 0 1SPRINT 0 0 0 8STI PREPAID, LLC 0 0 0 4T-NETIX TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. 0 0 0 2TCG SOUTH FLORIDA 0 0 0 1TELE CIRCUIT NETWORK CORPORATION 1 0 1 1TELECOM WORLDWIDE SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 1TELEDIAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 3
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Complaints Logged
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Complaint Activity - December 2010
Long Distance Telephone Companies
Service* Billing* Total
TELEFONICALATINA 0 0 0 1TELENATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 1TELEUNO, INC. 0 0 0 2TOTAL CALL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 1UNI-TEL COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 1UNION TELECOM 0 0 0 1UNITED TELECOM INC. 1 0 1 12USA DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 1VARTEC TELECOM AND CLEAR CHOICE COMMUNICATIONS 0 0 0 1VERIZON BUSINESS SERVICES 1 2 3 18VERIZON LONG DISTANCE LLC 0 0 0 13VERIZON SELECT SERVICES INC. 0 0 0 1WILTEL COMMUNICATION, LLC 0 0 0 1WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 1 1 1XO COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. 0 0 0 4ZEN PREPAID, LLC 0 0 0 1ZERO PLUS DIALING 0 0 0 7ZERO PLUS DIALING, INC. 0 0 0 1
11 18 29TOTALS** 581
*Please see Definitions.**Does not include non-certificated complaints logged, complaints transferred via the telephone transfer-connect or e-transferprocess, or complaints logged and resolved under the three-day rule.
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Complaints Logged
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Complaint Activity - December 2010
Pay Telephone Companies
Service* Billing* Total
COMMERCIAL PAY PHONES, INC. 0 0 0 1EMBARQ PAYPHONE SERVICES, INC. 0 0 0 1GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORPORATION 0 0 0 4GORAN DRAGOSLAVIC D/B/A FIRST AMERICAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS 0 0 0 1PACIFIC TELEMANAGEMENT SERVICES 0 0 0 2PAY TEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. OF THE SOUTHEAST 0 0 0 1SOUTHEAST PAYPHONES, INC. 0 0 0 2STERLING PAYPHONES, LLC 0 0 0 1TRITEL, INC. 0 0 0 1WATERVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 1
0 0 0TOTALS** 15
*Please see Definitions.**Does not include non-certificated complaints logged, complaints transferred via the telephone transfer-connect or e-transferprocess, or complaints logged and resolved under the three-day rule.
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Complaints Logged
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Complaint Activity - December 2010
Water & Wastewater Companies
Service* Billing* Total
ALAFAYA UTILITIES, INC. 0 0 0 7AQUA UTILITIES FLORIDA, INC. 0 2 2 19AQUA UTILITIES FLORIDA, INC. 0 1 1 21AQUA UTILITIES FLORIDA, INC. 1 1 2 34AQUA UTILITIES FLORIDA, INC. 1 0 1 16AQUA UTILITIES FLORIDA, INC. 1 0 1 9AQUA UTILITIES FLORIDA, INC. 1 0 1 2AQUA UTILITIES FLORIDA, INC. 0 0 0 5AQUA UTILITIES FLORIDA, INC. 0 0 0 4AQUA UTILITIES FLORIDA, INC. 0 0 0 3AQUA UTILITIES FLORIDA, INC. 0 0 0 8AQUA UTILITIES FLORIDA, INC. 0 0 0 6AQUA UTILITIES FLORIDA, INC. 0 0 0 2AQUA UTILITIES FLORIDA, INC. 0 0 0 1AQUA UTILITIES FLORIDA, INC. 0 0 0 3AQUA UTILITIES FLORIDA, INC. 0 0 0 8AQUA UTILITIES FLORIDA, INC. 0 0 0 2AQUA UTILITIES FLORIDA, INC. 0 0 0 1BEACHES SEWER SYSTEM 0 1 1 1BIMINI BAY UTILITIES CORPORATION 2 6 8 18BLACK BEAR RESERVE WATER COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 1CEDAR ACRES INC 0 0 0 4COLONY PARK UTILITIES, INC. 0 0 0 1COMMERCIAL UTILITIES, DIVISION OF GRACE AND COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 1COUNTY-WIDE UTILITY CO., INC. 0 0 0 1CRESTRIDGE UTILITY CORPORATION 0 0 0 1CYPRESS LAKES UTILITIES, INC. 0 0 0 2EAST MARION SANITARY SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 5FOUR POINTS UTILITY CORPORATION 9 12 21 35GOLD COAST UTILITY CORP. 0 0 0 3GRENELEFE RESORT UTILITY, INC. 0 0 0 1HEATHER HILLS ESTATES 0 0 0 4HOLMES UTILITIES, INC. 0 0 0 1KINCAID HILLS WATER COMPANY 0 0 0 1LABRADOR UTILITIES, INC. 0 0 0 2
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Complaints Logged
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Complaint Activity - December 2010
Water & Wastewater Companies
Service* Billing* Total
LAKE UTILITY SERVICES, INC. 0 0 0 2LAKE UTILITY SERVICES, INC. 0 0 0 4LIGHTHOUSE UTILITIES COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 2LINDRICK SERVICE CORPORATION 0 0 0 5MARION UTILITIES, INC. 0 0 0 1MOBILE MANOR WATER COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 1NEIGHBORHOOD UTILITIES, INC. 0 0 0 2NI FLORIDA, LLC 1 1 2 11NORTH BEACH UTILITIES, INC. 0 0 0 1O&S WATER COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 4ORCHID SPRINGS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 0 0 0 1PARKLAND UTILITIES, INC. 0 0 0 1PEOPLES WATER SERVICE COMPANY OF FLORIDA, INC. 0 0 0 8PINE HARBOUR WATER UTILITIES, LLC 0 1 1 1PINECREST RANCHES, INC. 0 0 0 1PLACID LAKES UTILITIES, INC. 0 0 0 1PLURIS WEDGEFIELD, INC. 0 1 1 28RAINBOW SPRINGS UTILITIES, L.C. 0 0 0 2RESIDENTIAL WATER SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 1ROYAL UTILITY COMPANY 0 0 0 2SAN SEBASTIAN WATER, LLC 0 0 0 1SANLANDO UTILITIES CORPORATION 0 0 0 2SOUTHLAKE UTILITIES, INC. 0 0 0 1SUNRISE UTILITIES, LLC 0 0 0 4SUNSHINE UTILITIES OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC. 0 0 0 2TLP WATER, INC. 0 0 0 2UTILITIES, INC. OF FLORIDA 0 0 0 8UTILITIES, INC. OF FLORIDA 0 0 0 11UTILITIES, INC. OF LONGWOOD 0 0 0 1UTILITIES, INC. OF PENNBROOKE 0 1 1 2UTILITY CORPORATION OF FLORIDA, INC. 0 0 0 1WATER OAK UTILITY 0 0 0 1WEST LAKELAND WASTEWATER, INC. 0 0 0 2
16 27 43TOTALS** 350
*Please see Definitions.**Does not include non-certificated complaints logged, complaints transferred via the telephone transfer-connect or e-transferprocess, or complaints logged and resolved under the three-day rule.
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Cases Resolved - December 2010
Unauthorized Additional Telephone Service Charges
Month Year-To-Date
"Cramming"
AMERICATEL CORPORATION 0 1AT&T FLORIDA 0 31AT&T LONG DISTANCE SERVICE 0 1CENTURYLINK 1 9CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS 0 1CONSUMER ACCESS 0 1CUSTOM TELECONNECT, INC. 0 1ENHANCED SERVICES BILLING, INC. 4 16HBS BILLING SERVICES COMPANY 0 1ILD TELESERVICES 5 30INTELLICALL OPERATOR SERVICES, INC. 0 1INTELLICALL OPERATOR SERVICES, INC. 0 1LEGACY LONG DISTANCE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2OAN SERVICES OF FLORIDA, INC. D/B/A OPERATOR ASSISTANCE NE 0 8SILV COMMUNICATION INC. 0 1VERIZON FLORIDA LLC 1 5ZERO PLUS DIALING 0 1
11TOTALS* 111
*Does not include non-certificated complaints logged, complaints transferred via the telephone transfer-connect or e-transferprocess, or complaints logged and resolved under the three-day rule.
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Cases Resolved - December 2010
Unauthorized Telephone Service Charges
Month Year-To-Date
"Local Slamming"
AMERICA NET, LLC 2 12AMERICAN DIAL TONE, INC. 0 5AT&T FLORIDA 1 14BIRCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 1BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS INFORMATION SERVICES (FLORIDA), LLC 0 3BUDGET PHONE 0 2COMCAST PHONE OF FLORIDA, LLC D/B/A COMCAST DIGITAL PHONE 0 5COMMUNICATION TELEFONICAS LATINAS CORP 1 2DPI TELECONNECT, L.L.C. 0 1DPI-TELECONNECT, L.L.C. 0 4EASY TELEPHONE SERVICES COMPANY 47 71ENHANCED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC. 0 1EXCEL TELECOMMUNICATIONS 0 2EXPRESS PHONE SERVICE 2 3FLATEL, INC. 0 1HOTWIRE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD. 1 1LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 0 2MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC D/B/A VERIZON AC 0 1NETWORK SERVICE BILLING, INC. 0 1OPTIC INTERNET PROTOCOL, INC. 1 71PREFERRED LONG DISTANCE, INC. 1 1PRIMO COMMUNICATIONS INC 0 1QUASAR COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS CORPORATION 0 6SILV COMMUNICATION INC. 0 7TELEDIAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 1THINK 12 CORPORATION D/B/A HELLO DEPOT 1 2UNITED TELECOM INC. 1 10VARTEC TELECOM AND CLEAR CHOICE COMMUNICATIONS 0 1VERIZON FLORIDA LLC 2 3
60TOTALS* 235
*Does not include non-certificated complaints logged, complaints transferred via the telephone transfer-connect or e-transferprocess, or complaints logged and resolved under the three-day rule.
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Cases Resolved - December 2010
Unauthorized Telephone Service Charges
Month Year-To-Date
"Long Distance Slamming"
AT&T 0 5AT&T LONG DISTANCE SERVICE 1 14BIRCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 1BLUERIDGE TELECOM SYSTEMS 0 1CLEAR WORLD COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 0 3CONVERGIA, INC. 0 1CUSTOM TELECONNECT, INC. 0 1ENHANCED SERVICES BILLING, INC. 0 1GLOBAL CROSSING TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 1GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORPORATION 0 2IDC TELECOMMUNICATIONS 0 1ILD TELESERVICES 0 5INTELLICALL OPERATOR SERVICES, INC. 0 1NET ONE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1OAN SERVICES OF FLORIDA, INC. D/B/A OPERATOR ASSISTANCE NE 0 2ONELINK COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 3PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 1QWEST COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, LLC 0 5SPRINT 0 3TCG SOUTH FLORIDA 0 1TELE CIRCUIT NETWORK CORPORATION 1 1TELEDIAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 3TELENATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 1TELEUNO, INC. 0 1VERIZON BUSINESS SERVICES 1 3VERIZON LONG DISTANCE LLC 0 2XO COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. 0 1ZERO PLUS DIALING 0 4
4TOTALS* 69
*Does not include non-certificated complaints logged, complaints transferred via the telephone transfer-connect or e-transferprocess, or complaints logged and resolved under the three-day rule.
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DEFINITIONS
Access Line or Subscriber Line
Billing
Case
Complaint
Complaint Activity
Complaints Logged
Complaints Resolved
Consumer Activity Tracking System (CATS)
Contact
Cramming
Information Request
Service
Shared Tenant Service (STS)
Tariff
Telephone Transfer Connect (Warm Transfer)
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The circuit or channel between the demarcation point at thecustomer's premises and the serving end or Class 5 central Office.
A complaint concerning the amount a customer has been billed or any rule or tariff having to dospecifically with the billing of the customer's account.
A contact that is logged into the PSC's CATS database. A case may be logged in as a complaintor as an information request.
A form of case that involves a substantial unresolved objection regarding a regulated utility,as it relates to charges, facility operations, or the quality of the services rendered, the disposal of whichrequires an investigation and/or analysis by PSC staff.
The total number of complaints logged with regulated utilities or resolved within agiven period of time.
- The number of complaints received from customers filed with the utilities.
The number of complaints handled by the PSC staff, which determines whethera utility is in apparent violation or apparent nonviolation of PSC rules, company tariffs, or policies.
A database system that tracks complaints andinformation requests filed with the Florida Public Service Commission.
A communication with the Commission either in writing(letter, fax, or e-mail), in person, or by telephone relating to a complaint or an information request that is handled by consumer complaint staff.A contact may be logged into CATS as a new case or it may not be logged as a new case because it is afollow-up to an existing case, is a misdialed call or the caller hangs up during the call.
When charges for telephone services are added, or "crammed", onto local telephone billswithout the consumers's knowledge or consent.
A form of case that involves providing facts, reference material or other data butdoes not involve a substantial unresolved objection by a consumer regarding a regulated utility.
A complaint having to do with the delivery of the service provided by the utility, exclusive ofbilling concerns.
As defined in section 364.339(1), Florida Statues, means the provisionof service which duplicates or competes with local service provided by an existing local telephone companyand is furnished through a common switching or billing arrangements to tenants by an entity other than anexisting local telephone company.
Description of all rate schedules, a schedule of charges and rules and regulations of a utility company.
A call to the PSC can be directly transferred to the utilityin question, if the consumer has not yet expressed his concerns to that utility.
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