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Assembly Bill A4783

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the collection of data on broadband services to be used in a report that will be submitted annually to the legislature

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2009-A4783 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 13 ยงยง240 - 243, Pub Serv L

2009-A4783 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the collection of data on the availability of broadband services within the state to be used in a report that will be submitted annually to the legislature.

2009-A4783 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4783

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the collection of
  data on broadband services

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

  Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new article
13 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 13
                COLLECTION OF DATA ON BROADBAND SERVICES
SECTION 240. DEFINITIONS.
        241. COLLECTION OF DATA ON BROADBAND SERVICES.
        242. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR.
        243. NO REGULATORY AUTHORITY.
  S 240. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERM  SHALL
HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  "BROADBAND SERVICE" SHALL MEAN ANY SERVICE THAT CONNECTS TO THE PUBLIC
INTERNET  THAT  PROVIDES A DATA TRANSMISSION-RATE EQUIVALENT TO AT LEAST
200 KILOBITS PER SECOND, OR 200,000 BITS PER SECOND,  OR  ANY  SUCCESSOR
TRANSMISSION-RATE, IN AT LEAST ONE DIRECTION.
  S 241. COLLECTION  OF DATA ON BROADBAND SERVICES. IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY
AND TRACK THE AVAILABILITY OF BROADBAND SERVICES WITHIN THE  STATE,  THE
COMMISSION  SHALL  REQUIRE  EACH  PROVIDER  OF BROADBAND SERVICES IN THE
STATE TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMISSION DESCRIBING AND  IDEN-
TIFYING  THE  AREAS  OF THE STATE WHERE THEY PROVIDE BROADBAND SERVICES,
SUCH AREAS TO BE  IDENTIFIED  ON  A  FIVE-DIGIT  POSTAL  ZIP  CODE  PLUS
FOUR-DIGIT  LOCATION  BASIS.  THE  COMMISSION SHALL NOT DISCLOSE OR MAKE
PUBLICLY AVAILABLE THE PROPRIETARY OR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION SUBMITTED
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. NO  INFORMATION  SUBMITTED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
SECTION  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO DISCLOSURE UNDER THE NEW YORK FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION LAW.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08492-01-9

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