Assembly Bill A4954

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Allows cell phone users to add a new phone line without having to renew the service plan and to cancel an additional line without paying any fee, charge or cost

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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-A4954 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1079
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §390-d, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1346
2013-2014: S430
2015-2016: S2325
2017-2018: S4222

2009-A4954 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits cell phone service providers from requiring a customer to renew his or her service plan when adding a new phone line to such plan; and prohibits such provider from lenghthening the time of services originally agreed to under contract.

2009-A4954 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4954

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. V. LOPEZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN  ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to protecting the
  rights of cell phone users

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

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
390-d to read as follows:
  S  390-D.  CELL PHONE USERS' RIGHTS TO NOT RENEW. 1. ANY PERSON, FIRM,
CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY THAT HAS ENTERED INTO  A  CONTRACT  WITH  A
CUSTOMER  TO  PROVIDE  SUCH  CUSTOMER WITH CELLULAR PHONE SERVICES FOR A
FEE, SHALL NOT TREAT THE CUSTOMER'S ADDITION OF A NEW PHONE LINE TO  THE
EXISTING  SERVICE PLAN AS THE RENEWAL OF SUCH PLAN, AND SHALL NOT EXTEND
THE LENGTH OF TIME OF SERVICES ORIGINALLY AGREED TO UNDER CONTRACT.
  2. ANY SUCH PERSON, FIRM,  CORPORATION,  OR  OTHER  ENTITY  SHALL  NOT
IMPOSE  ON  THE CUSTOMER ANY SERVICE CHARGE, ADDITIONAL FEE OR ANY OTHER
ADDITIONAL COST FOR THE CANCELLATION OF ANY PHONE LINE INCLUDED  IN  THE
CUSTOMER'S SERVICE PLAN OTHER THAN THE PRIMARY PHONE LINE OF SUCH PLAN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05010-01-9

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