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Senate Bill S8005

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Restricts pay-per-call prize schemes

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2009-S8005 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3460
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง369-ee, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S7595, A4365

2009-S8005 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits pay per call prize schemes from charging more for the call than that charged by a telephone corporation regulated by the Public Service Commission for the same call.

2009-S8005 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S8005 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8005

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 28, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law,  in  relation  to  restricting
  pay-per-call services

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

  Section 1. Section 369-ee of the general business law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A.  PRIZE CLAIMS BY PAY-PER-CALL SERVICES.  IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR
ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION TO OFFER A CONSUMER A PRIZE, IF IN ORDER
TO CLAIM THE PRIZE, THE CONSUMER MUST CALL A PAY-PER-CALL SERVICE  WHERE
THE  CHARGE  FOR  SUCH SERVICE IS GREATER THAN THE CHARGE FOR THE TRANS-
MISSION OF THE CALL AS ASSESSED BY A TELEPHONE CORPORATION REGULATED  BY
THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. AS USED IN THIS SUBDIVISION "PAY-PER-CALL
SERVICE"  MEANS  ANY  TELEPHONE  SERVICE  FOR WHICH THE CALLING PARTY IS
ASSESSED, BY VIRTUE OF COMPLETING THE CALL, A CHARGE FOR WHICH THE CALL-
ER PAYS A PER-CALL OR PER-TIME CHARGE THAT IS GREATER THAN, OR IN  ADDI-
TION TO, THE CHARGE FOR TRANSMISSION OF THE CALL.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01910-01-9

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