Florida Public Service Commission native order document 03654-2026

FILED 6/22/2026
DOCUMENT NO. 03654-2026
FPSC 	- COMMISSION CLERK
BEFORE THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
In re: Application for certificate to provide
local telecommunications service by DCB
Dark Fiber, LLC._
DOCKET NO. 20260074-TX
ORDER NO. PSC-2026-0229-PAA-TX
ISSUED: June 22, 2026
The following Commissioners participated in the disposition of this matter:
GABRIELLA PASSIDOMO SMITH, Chairman
GARY F. CLARK
MIKE LA ROSA
BOBBY PAYNE
ANA ORTEGA
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AGENCY ACTION
ORDER GRANTING CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
BY THE COMMISSION:
NOTICE 	is 	hereby 	given by 	the 	Florida 	Public 	Service Commission 	that 	the 	action
discussed herein 	is preliminary 	in nature and will become 	final unless a person whose 	interests
are 	substantially 	affected 	files a petition 	for a fonnal proceeding, pursuant 	to Rule 	25-22.029,
Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.).
DCB DARK FIBER, LLC (DCB) 	applied 	for 	a 	Certificate 	of Authority 	to 	provide
telecommunications 	service, pursuant 	to 	Section 364.335, 	Florida 	Statutes 	(F.S.). 	Upon review
of 	the 	application, 	it 	appears 	that DCB 	has 	sufficient 	technical, 	financial, 	and 	managerial
capability 	to 	provide 	such 	service. 	Accordingly, we 	hereby 	grant 	to DCB 	Certificate 	of
Authority 	No. 	9016, 	which 	shall 	authorize DCB 	to 	provide 	telecommunications 	service
throughout the State of Florida.
Telecommunications 	service 	providers 	are 	required 	to 	comply 	with 	all 	applicable
provisions of Chapter 364, F.S., and Chapter 25-4, F.A.C.
In addition, under Section 364.336, 	F.S., 	certificate holders must pay a minimum annual
Regulatory Assessment Fee (RAF) 	if the certificate was active during any portion of the calendar
year. A RAF Return notice will be mailed each December to DCB 	for payment by January 30th.
Neither 	the 	cancellation of 	its 	certificate nor 	the 	failure 	to receive 	a RAF 	Return 	notice 	shall
relieve DCB from 	its obligation to pay 	its RAF.
If this Order becomes 	final and 	effective, 	it will serve 	as DCB’s 	certificate. DCB 	shall
retain 	this Order as proof of 	its 	certification. We 	are vested with jurisdiction over 	this matter
pursuant to Sections 364.335 and 364.336, F.S.

ORDER NO. PSC-2026-0229-PAA-TX
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Based on the foregoing, 	it 	is
ORDERED by the Florida Public Service Commission that DCB DARK FIBER, LLC’s
application for a Certificate of Authority 	is hereby granted. 	It is further
ORDERED that DCB DARK FIBER, LLC 	is awarded Certificate of Authority No. 9016,
which authorizes DCB DARK FIBER, LLC 	to provide telecommunications 	service throughout
the 	State of Florida, 	subject to the terms and conditions 	set forth in the body of this Order. 	It 	is
further
ORDERED that this Order shall serve as DCB DARK FIBER, LLC’s certificate and shall
be retained by DCB DARK FIBER, LLC as proof of certification. 	It 	is further
ORDERED 	that 	the 	provisions 	of this 	Order, 	issued 	as proposed agency 	action, 	shall
become 	final and 	effective upon the 	issuance of a Consummating Order unless an 	appropriate
petition, 	in the form provided by Rule 28-106.201, Florida Administrative Code, 	is received by
the Commission Clerk, 2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0850, by the
close of business on the date 	set forth in the “Notice of Further Proceedings” attached hereto. 	It
is further
ORDERED that in the event this Order becomes final, this docket shall be closed.
By ORDER of the Florida Public Service Commission this 22nd day of June, 2026 	.
ADAM TEIT^Mpi
Commission Clefk
Florida Public Service Commission
2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
(850)413-6770
www.floridapsc.com
Copies 	furnished: A 	copy 	of 	this 	document 	is
provided 	to 	the 	parties 	of record 	at 	the 	time 	of
issuance and, 	if applicable, interested persons.
TPS

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NOTICE OF FURTHER PROCEEDINGS OR JUDICIAL REVIEW
The Florida Public Service Commission is required by Section 120.569(1), Florida
Statutes, to notify parties of any administrative hearing that is available under Section 120.57,
Florida Statutes, as well as the procedures and time limits that apply. This notice should not be
construed to mean all requests for an administrative hearing will be granted or result in the relief
sought.
Mediation may be available on a case-by-case basis. 	If mediation is conducted, it does
not affect a substantially interested person's right to a hearing.
The action proposed herein is preliminary in nature. Any person whose substantial
interests are affected by the action proposed by this order may file a petition for a formal
proceeding, in the form provided by Rule 28-106.201, Florida Administrative Code. 	This
petition must be received by the Office of Commission Clerk, 2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0850, by the close of business on July 13, 2026.
In the absence of such a petition, this order shall become final and effective upon the
issuance of a Consummating Order.
Any objection or protest filed in this/these docket(s) before the issuance date of this order
is considered abandoned unless it satisfies the foregoing conditions and is renewed within the
specified protest period.