Assembly Bill A4714

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits telephone corporations from imposing a charge for directory assistance

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A4714 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง91, Pub Serv L

2009-A4714 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a telephone corporation from imposing a charge for directory assistance by providing that no telephone corporation shall charge a customer for providing information concerning a particular telephone number.

2009-A4714 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4714

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ESPAILLAT, V. LOPEZ, POWELL, WRIGHT, COOK --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of A. COLTON, DIAZ, TOWNS -- read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to prohibiting tele-
  phone corporations from imposing a charge for directory assistance

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Section 91 of the public service law is amended by  adding
a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7.  NO  TELEPHONE  CORPORATION  SHALL  CHARGE A CUSTOMER FOR PROVIDING
INFORMATION CONCERNING A PARTICULAR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect  immediately  provided,  however,  the
public  service  commission shall promulgate appropriate rules and regu-
lations within 120 days of the effective date of this act.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08372-01-9

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