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Assembly Bill A9821A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes the cellular telephone service consumer's option act

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2013-A9821 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-zz-1, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A5983

2013-A9821 - Summary

Establishes the cellular telephone service consumer's option act of 2014; requires cellular service providers to notify customers 90, 60, and 30 days before their plans' expirations.

2013-A9821 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9821

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 23, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO, SEPULVEDA, ROSA, DAVILA, RAMOS, PICHARDO,
  ARROYO,  RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer
  Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring  cell
  phone  service  providers to prominently inform cell phone users prior
  to ending contracts

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

  Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "cellular
telephone service consumer's option act of 2014".
  S 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section  399-
zz-1 to read as follows:
  S  399-ZZ-1.  PROVIDER  NOTIFICATION  PRIOR  TO  THE  EXPIRATION  OF A
CONTRACT. 1. CELL PHONE SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL PROMINENTLY INFORM  CELL
PHONE  USERS NINETY DAYS PRIOR TO THE END OF A CONTRACT DATE THE FOLLOW-
ING: "YOUR SERVICE CONTRACT WITH OUR COMPANY  WILL  BE  OVER  IN  NINETY
DAYS. IF YOU DECIDE NOT TO CONTINUE OR RENEW A CONTRACT WITH US, YOU ARE
NOW  INFORMED  THAT  YOU  HAVE  THE  RIGHT TO HAVE YOUR SMART CELL PHONE
UNLOCKED WHEN YOUR CONTRACT EXPIRES. IF YOU WISH  TO  UNLOCK  YOUR  CELL
PHONE,  PLEASE  STOP IN TO ONE OF OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE LOCATIONS OR CALL
OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER FOR MORE INFORMATION."
  2. CELL PHONE SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL PROMINENTLY  INFORM  CELL  PHONE
USERS  SIXTY  DAYS  PRIOR  TO  THE END OF A CONTRACT DATE THE FOLLOWING:
"YOUR SERVICE CONTRACT WITH OUR COMPANY WILL BE OVER IN SIXTY DAYS.   IF
YOU  DECIDE  NOT  TO  CONTINUE  OR RENEW A CONTRACT WITH US, YOU ARE NOW
INFORMED THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE YOUR SMART CELL PHONE  UNLOCKED
WHEN  YOUR  CONTRACT  EXPIRES.  IF  YOU  WISH TO UNLOCK YOUR CELL PHONE,
PLEASE STOP IN TO ONE OF OUR CUSTOMER  SERVICE  LOCATIONS  OR  CALL  OUR
CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER FOR MORE INFORMATION."
  3.  CELL  PHONE  SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL PROMINENTLY INFORM CELL PHONE
USERS THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE END OF A  CONTRACT  DATE  THE  FOLLOWING:
"YOUR SERVICE CONTRACT WITH OUR COMPANY WILL BE OVER IN THIRTY DAYS.  IF
YOU  DECIDE  NOT  TO  CONTINUE  OR RENEW A CONTRACT WITH US, YOU ARE NOW
INFORMED THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE YOUR SMART CELL PHONE  UNLOCKED

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

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2013-A9821A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-zz-1, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A5983

2013-A9821A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the cellular telephone service consumer's option act of 2014; requires cellular service providers to notify customers 90, 60, and 30 days before their plans' expirations.

2013-A9821A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9821--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 23, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO, SEPULVEDA, ROSA, DAVILA, RAMOS, PICHARDO,
  ARROYO,  RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer
  Affairs and Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring cell
  phone service providers to prominently inform cell phone  users  prior
  to ending contracts

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as  the  "cellular
telephone service consumer's option act of 2014".
  S  2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399-
zz-1 to read as follows:
  S 399-ZZ-1.  PROVIDER  NOTIFICATION  PRIOR  TO  THE  EXPIRATION  OF  A
CONTRACT.  1. CELL PHONE SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL PROMINENTLY INFORM CELL
PHONE USERS NINETY DAYS PRIOR TO THE END OF A CONTRACT DATE THE  FOLLOW-
ING:  "YOUR  SERVICE  CONTRACT  WITH  OUR COMPANY WILL BE OVER IN NINETY
DAYS. IF YOU DECIDE NOT TO CONTINUE OR RENEW A CONTRACT WITH US, YOU ARE
NOW INFORMED THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT  TO  HAVE  YOUR  SMART  CELL  PHONE
UNLOCKED  WHEN  YOUR  CONTRACT  EXPIRES. IF YOU WISH TO UNLOCK YOUR CELL
PHONE, PLEASE STOP IN TO ONE OF OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE LOCATIONS  OR  CALL
OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER FOR MORE INFORMATION."
  2.  CELL  PHONE  SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL PROMINENTLY INFORM CELL PHONE
USERS SIXTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE END OF  A  CONTRACT  DATE  THE  FOLLOWING:
"YOUR  SERVICE CONTRACT WITH OUR COMPANY WILL BE OVER IN SIXTY DAYS.  IF
YOU DECIDE NOT TO CONTINUE OR RENEW A CONTRACT  WITH  US,  YOU  ARE  NOW
INFORMED  THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE YOUR SMART CELL PHONE UNLOCKED
WHEN YOUR CONTRACT EXPIRES. IF YOU  WISH  TO  UNLOCK  YOUR  CELL  PHONE,
PLEASE  STOP  IN  TO  ONE  OF OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE LOCATIONS OR CALL OUR
CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER FOR MORE INFORMATION."
  3. CELL PHONE SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL PROMINENTLY  INFORM  CELL  PHONE
USERS  THIRTY  DAYS  PRIOR  TO THE END OF A CONTRACT DATE THE FOLLOWING:
"YOUR SERVICE CONTRACT WITH OUR COMPANY WILL BE OVER IN THIRTY DAYS.  IF
YOU DECIDE NOT TO CONTINUE OR RENEW A CONTRACT  WITH  US,  YOU  ARE  NOW

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

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