| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2014 |
print number 227a |
| Mar 28, 2014 |
amend and recommit to energy and telecommunications |
| Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
| Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S227A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2013-S227 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2698
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §92-h, Pub Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S5416, A7980
2011-2012: S51, A6209
2015-2016: S199, A5699
2017-2018: S1791, A4288
2013-S227 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S227
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public service law, in relation to prohibiting certain
additional charges for unlisted telephone numbers
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill would require that individuals are charged no more for an
unlisted telephone number than a listed phone number.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Amends the Public Service law by adding section 92-g providing that no
telephone corporation or provider or any person, firm or corporation
acting as an agent or representative of a telephone corporation or
provider shall impose any additional charge for unlisted telephone
numbers over and above the customary charges imposed by that
telephone corporation or provider for listed telephone numbers,
Additionally, it provides that fee be associated with unlisting, or
making private, an existing telephone number.
JUSTIFICATION:
Unlisted numbers are generally preferred by those who have a concern
about privacy and further by those who prefer to not receive phone
calls for purposes of solicitation, "Do not call" lists are effective
for many, but they do not fully remove nuisance or protect the
2013-S227 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
227
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
___________
Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- 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
certain additional charges for unlisted telephone numbers
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. TELEPHONE SERVICE; CHARGES. NO TELEPHONE CORPORATION OR
PROVIDER OR ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION ACTING AS AN AGENT OR REPRE-
SENTATIVE OF A TELEPHONE CORPORATION OR PROVIDER SHALL IMPOSE ANY ADDI-
TIONAL CHARGE FOR UNLISTED TELEPHONE NUMBERS OVER AND ABOVE THE CUSTOM-
ARY CHARGES IMPOSED BY THAT TELEPHONE CORPORATION OR PROVIDER FOR LISTED
TELEPHONE NUMBERS, NOR SHOULD ANY FEE BE ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING PRIVATE
A TELEPHONE NUMBER THAT IS PUBLIC. IN CONSTRUING AND ENFORCING THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, THE ACT OF ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION
ACTING AS AN AGENT OR REPRESENTATIVE OF A TELEPHONE CORPORATION SHALL BE
DEEMED TO BE THE ACT OF SUCH TELEPHONE CORPORATION.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided that the public service commission is
authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any
other measures necessary to implement section one of this act on its
effective date on or before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00265-01-3
2013-S227A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2698
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §92-h, Pub Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S5416, A7980
2011-2012: S51, A6209
2015-2016: S199, A5699
2017-2018: S1791, A4288
2013-S227A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S227A
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to
prohibiting certain additional charges for unlisted telephone numbers
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would require that
individuals are charged no more for an unlisted telephone number than
a listed phone number.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Amends the Public Service law by
adding section 92-h providing that no telephone corporation or
provider or any person, firm or corporation acting as an agent or
representative of a telephone corporation or provider shall impose any
additional charge for unlisted telephone numbers over and above the
customary charges imposed by that telephone corporation or provider
for listed telephone numbers, Additionally, it provides that fee be
associated with unlisting, or making private, an existing telephone
number.
JUSTIFICATION: Unlisted numbers are generally preferred by those who
have a concern about privacy and further by those who prefer to not
receive phone calls for purposes of solicitation, "Do not call" lists
are effective for many, but they do not fully remove nuisance or
protect the privacy of all telephone line subscribers. Phone companies
are able to charge upwards of four dollars per month to maintain an
unlisted number for residential accounts. There should be no assessed
2013-S227A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
227--A
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
___________
Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
cations -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
cations in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to prohibiting
certain additional charges for unlisted telephone numbers
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-h to read as follows:
S 92-H. TELEPHONE SERVICE; CHARGES. NO TELEPHONE CORPORATION OR
PROVIDER OR ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION ACTING AS AN AGENT OR REPRE-
SENTATIVE OF A TELEPHONE CORPORATION OR PROVIDER SHALL IMPOSE ANY ADDI-
TIONAL CHARGE FOR UNLISTED TELEPHONE NUMBERS OVER AND ABOVE THE CUSTOM-
ARY CHARGES IMPOSED BY THAT TELEPHONE CORPORATION OR PROVIDER FOR LISTED
TELEPHONE NUMBERS, NOR SHOULD ANY FEE BE ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING PRIVATE
A TELEPHONE NUMBER THAT IS PUBLIC. IN CONSTRUING AND ENFORCING THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, THE ACT OF ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION
ACTING AS AN AGENT OR REPRESENTATIVE OF A TELEPHONE CORPORATION SHALL BE
DEEMED TO BE THE ACT OF SUCH TELEPHONE CORPORATION.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided that the public service commission is
authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any
other measures necessary to implement section one of this act on its
effective date on or before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00265-02-4
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