Communication Service Providers (CSP)

A Communications Service Provider (CSP) that desires to engage in the construction, maintenance of, or occupation of the public right-of-way to place or maintain a system designed to deliver communications services, is required to obtain a registration from the Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources (RER).

No public right-of-way construction permits shall be issued to a CSP not registered with Miami-Dade County. In addition, registration does not in and of itself establish a right to place or maintain or priority for the placement or maintenance of a communications facility in public rights-of-way within the County, but shall establish for the registrant a right to apply for a permit.

To obtain a CSP registration, a person shall apply to Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources’ Consumer Protection Division. And, complete the following requirements:

• Completed Communications Service Provider registration application
• To register, a provider of communications services shall provide its name; the name, address, and telephone number of a contact person for the registrant; the number of the registrant’s current certificate of authorization issued by the Florida Public Service Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Department of State, and the registrant’s federal employer identification number (FEIN#)
• Registrants shall provide a statement of whether the registrant is a pass-through provider. A “pass-through provider” is any person who places or maintains a communications facility in the roads or rights-of-way of a municipality or county that levies a tax pursuant to Florida Statutes, chapter 202 and who does not remit taxes imposed by that municipality or county pursuant to Florida Statutes, chapter 202
• Insurance requirements: The registrant shall provide, pay for and maintain, throughout the term of its Registration the types of insurance described herein. The limits of coverage of insurance required shall be not less than the following:

  • Worker's Compensation and Employer's Liability Insurance as required by Florida Statutes

  • Comprehensive General Liability Bodily injury and property damage - $1,000,000 combined single limit each occurrence

  • Automobile Liability Bodily injury and property damage - $1,000,000 combined single limit each accident covering all owned, non-owned, and hired vehicles

• Other requirements: The registrant must comply at all times with all policies, procedures and directives of the Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources, Public Works Department, the Planning and Zoning Department and the Building Department.

• A registrant must update the registration information provided under this subsection within 90 days after a change in such information.
• If a registrant transfers, sells or assigns its assets located in public rights-of-way incident, the transferee, buyer or assignee shall be obligated to comply with the terms of this chapter, and provide written notice of any such transfer, sale or assignment to the Director within twenty (20) days after the effective date of the transfer, sale or assignment.
• If the transferee, buyer or assignee is a current registrant, then the transferee, buyer or assignee is not required to re-register. If the transferee, buyer or assignee is not a current registrant, then the transferee, buyer or assignee shall register as provided in Section 8AA-107 within sixty (60) days of the transfer, sale or assignment.