Assembly Bill A9788

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires telecommunications companies providing prepaid card services to provide certain levels of call quality

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  • 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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2017-A9788 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6142
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §92-f, Pub Serv L

2017-A9788 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires telecommunications companies providing prepaid card services to provide certain levels of call quality; requires providers of prepaid calling services to disclose on every prepaid calling card the parent corporation of such provider and the telephone numbers of the federal and state agencies with which complaints against such provider may be filed.

2017-A9788 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9788
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public service law, in relation to disclosure by
   providers of prepaid calling services and telephone call  quality  for
   prepaid calling services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 92-f of the public service law, as
 added by chapter 651 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
   2. Disclosure requirements. Any company that provides prepaid  calling
 services  through prepaid calling cards shall be required to print legi-
 bly on each card the following information:
   a. name of the company;
   b. NAME OF THE PARENT CORPORATION THAT OWNS THE COMPANY;
   C. toll-free customer service number;
   [c.] D. toll-free network access number, if such number is required to
 access service;
   [d.] E. authorization  code,  if  such  code  is  required  to  access
 service;
   [e.] F. any expiration date or expiration policy; [and]
   [f.] G. instructions for use of the card[.]; AND
   H.  THE APPROPRIATE TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERN-
 MENT ENTITIES WITH WHICH A PERSON MAY FILE A COMPLAINT.
   § 2. Subdivision 8 of section 92-f of the public service law is renum-
 bered subdivision 9 and a new subdivision 8 is added to read as follows:
   8. TELEPHONE CALL QUALITY  REQUIREMENTS.  ANY  COMPANY  THAT  PROVIDES
 PREPAID  CALLING SERVICES THROUGH PREPAID CALLING CARDS SHALL ENSURE THE
 QUALITY OF THE CALLS. QUALITY OF THE CALLS SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE
 LIMITED  TO,  MAINTAINING  A  STEADY  CONNECTION,  AVOIDING ECHOING THAT
 INTERRUPTS TELEPHONE CALL CLARITY, AND AVOIDING  EXCESSIVE  STATIC  THAT
 HINDERS  ACCESS  TO  COMMUNICATION.  THE  COMMISSION  SHALL  COMMENCE  A
 PROCEEDING TO REVIEW CALL QUALITY OF TELEPHONE SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH
 THE USE OF CARDS AND ESTABLISH RULES ON HOW TO MONITOR CALL QUALITY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

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