Assembly Bill A319

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires telephone service providers to furnish a toll-free consumer service number for consumers offered unsolicited services

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2011-A319 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §92-g, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A603
2013-2014: A1371
2015-2016: A772
2017-2018: A104
2019-2020: A159
2021-2022: A1064

2011-A319 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires any telephone service provider to furnish a toll-free consumer service number for consumers offered or provided unsolicited telephone services without a charge for a specified period of use time by means of a telephone calling card number, account number, electronic serial number or personal identification number when a charge, fee or payment is later required by the consumer for termination or continued use of the unsolicited telephone service.

2011-A319 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   319

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL, CANESTRARI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A.  CLARK,  COOK, GALEF, McENENY, SWEENEY, WEISENBERG -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to  requiring  tele-
  phone service providers to furnish a toll-free consumer service number
  for consumers offered unsolicited 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  section
92-g to read as follows:
  S  92-G. TOLL-FREE CONSUMER SERVICE NUMBER FOR CONSUMERS OFFERED UNSO-
LICITED SERVICES. ANY PERSON, FIRM,  CORPORATION,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCI-
ATION,  COMPANY OR BUSINESS OFFERING OR PROVIDING TO A CONSUMER UNSOLIC-
ITED TELEPHONE SERVICES WITHOUT CHARGE FOR A  SPECIFIED  PERIOD  OF  USE
TIME  OR FOR A SPECIFIED VALUE OF USE TIME BY MEANS OF A TELEPHONE CALL-
ING CARD NUMBER, ACCOUNT NUMBER, ELECTRONIC SERIAL  NUMBER  OR  PERSONAL
IDENTIFICATION  NUMBER  WHEN  A  CHARGE,  FEE OR PAYMENT IS SUBSEQUENTLY
REQUIRED BY THE CONSUMER FOR TERMINATION OR CONTINUED USE OF  THE  UNSO-
LICITED  TELEPHONE  SERVICE  SHALL  FURNISH A TOLL-FREE CONSUMER SERVICE
NUMBER TO ALL SUCH CONSUMERS WHICH A CONSUMER CAN USE TO OBTAIN  ANSWERS
TO  QUESTIONS,  INFORMATION ON THE RATES, INFORMATION ON TERMS OR CONDI-
TIONS, AND FOR RESOLUTION OF A BILLING OR SERVICE COMPLAINT.
  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.
                                                           LBD00776-01-1

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