Senate Bill S4502

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits exclusive multichannel video programming from entering into exclusive marketing agreements with the owner or manager of a residential multiple dwelling unit

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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-S4502 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง228, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S2097

2009-S4502 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits exclusive multichannel video programming providers from entering into exclusive marketing agreements with the owner or manager of a residential multiple dwelling unit.

2009-S4502 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4502 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4502

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
  cations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  service law, in relation to prohibiting
  providers of multichannel video programming from entering into  exclu-
  sive  marketing  agreements with the owner or manager of a residential
  multiple dwelling unit

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

  Section 1.  Section 228 of the public service law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4.  (A)  NO  PROVIDER  OF  MULTICHANNEL  VIDEO  PROGRAMMING OR OWNERS,
LESSORS, MANAGERS OR  PERSONS  CONTROLLING  OR  MANAGING  A  RESIDENTIAL
MULTIPLE DWELLING UNIT SHALL ENTER INTO OR RENEW ANY EXCLUSIVE MARKETING
AGREEMENT WITH REGARD TO MULTICHANNEL VIDEO PROGRAMMING SERVICES.
  (B) "EXCLUSIVE MARKETING AGREEMENT" MEANS A CONTRACT OR OTHER ARRANGE-
MENT,  OTHER  THAN  A BULK SALES ARRANGEMENT, BETWEEN THE OWNER, LESSOR,
MANAGER OR PERSON CONTROLLING OR MANAGING A RESIDENTIAL MULTIPLE  DWELL-
ING UNIT AND A MULTICHANNEL VIDEO PROGRAMMING PROVIDER IN WHICH A MULTI-
CHANNEL  VIDEO  PROGRAMMING  PROVIDER IS GRANTED PREFERENCE OR EXCLUSIVE
RIGHTS WITH REGARD TO THE MARKETING OR OFFERING OF SERVICES,  OR  ACCESS
TO THE PREMISES FOR PURPOSES THEREOF.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10484-02-9

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