NY State Senate Bill S2561

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Jan 06, 2016	referred to energy and telecommunications
Jan 26, 2015	referred to energy and telecommunications

S2561 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7667
Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §92-f, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S1085
2013-2014: S2771
2017-2018: S2356, A2892
2019-2020: S2861, A3327

S2561 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that prepaid cellular telephone cards have the expiration date of the minutes purchased printed on the card in conspicuous print.

S2561 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2561

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public service law, in relation to the expiration
of minutes purchased with prepaid cellular telephone cards

PURPOSE:

To conspicuously disclose expiration dates on prepaid cellular calling
cards.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Adds section 92-g to the public service law to require disclosure of
the expiration date of the cellular minutes on a prepaid cellular
calling card.

EXISTING LAW:

Under the New York State Public Service law section 92-f prepaid
calling cards must disclose;

a. name of the company;

b. toll-free customer service number;

c. toll-free network access number, if such number is required to
access service;

d. authorization code, if such code is required to access service;

e. any expiration date or expiration policy; and

f. instructions for use of the card.

Additionally, all fees Pertaining to card use, and return and return
policies must be disclosed.

JUSTIFICATION:

Although current law requires disclosure of the expiration date, such
information is often in very small print located on the back of a card
henceforth ascertaining the expiration date is often difficult. The
popularity of no contract prepaid cellular service is increasing and
consumers have a right to know the terms of use without having to
search through myriad disclosures and small fonts. Consumers often use
the expiration date as the critical factor in selecting a prepaid card
and as such it should be prominently displayed.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013-2014: S.2771 - Referred to Energy & Telecommunications
2011-2012: S.1085 - Referred to Energy & Telecommunications
2009-2010: S.7271 - Referred to Energy & Telecommunications

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:


None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
become a law.

S2561 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2561

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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 the expiration of
  minutes purchased with prepaid cellular telephone cards

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

  Section 1. Paragraphs e and f of subdivision 2 of section 92-f of  the
public  service  law,  as  added by chapter 651 of the laws of 1999, are
amended and a new paragraph g is added to read as follows:
  e. any expiration date or expiration policy; [and]
  f. instructions for use of the card[.]; AND
  G. IN THE CASE OF A COMPANY THAT  OFFERS  PREPAID  CELLULAR  TELEPHONE
SERVICES  BY  MEANS OF A PREPAID CALLING CARD, SUCH PREPAID CALLING CARD
SHALL HAVE PRINTED ON ITS FACE, IN CONSPICUOUS PRINT OF A FONT AT  LEAST
TWO  TIMES LARGER THAT ANY OTHER PRINT PRINTED ON SUCH CARD, THE EXPIRA-
TION DATE FOR THE CELLULAR MINUTES PURCHASED WITH THE CARD.
  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.
                                                           LBD06650-01-5

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