Florida Statutes Title XXXVI. Business Organizations § 610.106. Franchise fees prohibited

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the department may not impose any taxes, fees, charges, or other impositions on a cable or video service provider as a condition for the issuance of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority. No municipality or county may impose any taxes, fees, charges, or other exactions on certificateholders in connection with use of public right-of-way as a condition of a certificateholder doing business in the municipality or county, or otherwise, except such taxes, fees, charges, or other exactions permitted by chapter 202, s. 337.401(6), or s. 610.117.