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January 07, 2004

Republican AG does his job; GOP leaders pissed

Charlie Crist may actually be an ok AG, despite the crowd he runs with.

Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist sought Wednesday to block an unprecedented $355.5 million increase in local phone rates statewide by appealing the Public Service Commission's ruling to the state Supreme Court.

The legal maneuver forces phone companies to put their rate hikes, which vary by region, on hold while the high court reviews Crist's challenge. Crist also has formally asked the Public Service Commission to reconsider its December ruling in favor of the increases sought by every major phone company in Florida.

``I strongly opposed this increase because it does not provide Florida consumers with any benefit to offset higher telephone bills as required by state law,'' said Crist, a Republican whose opposition to the rate hike has angered GOP leaders.

Posted by Norwood at January 7, 2004 11:29 PM
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