Assembly Bill A5967B

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring certain notices to be provided to customers receiving telephone service through fiber optic-based telephone lines

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2019-A5967 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4029
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §104, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A563, S3479

2019-A5967 - Summary

Requires certain notices to be provided to customers at least forty-five days before such telephone corporation intends to change such customer telephone service from copper-based telephone lines to fiber optic-based telephone lines.

2019-A5967 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5967
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, BUCHWALD, DE LA ROSA, GALEF, JEAN-PIERRE,
   ABINANTI,  DINOWITZ,  ENGLEBRIGHT, EPSTEIN, HUNTER, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE,
   PICHARDO, McDONOUGH, REILLY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DeSTEFA-
   NO, MANKTELOW, MIKULIN, SIMON, THIELE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring certain
   notices to  be  provided  to  customers  receiving  telephone  service
   through fiber optic-based telephone lines
 
   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
 104 to read as follows:
   §  104.  NOTICE  TO CUSTOMERS ON FIBER OPTIC-BASED TELEPHONE LINES. 1.
 THE COMMISSION SHALL REQUIRE EACH TELEPHONE  CORPORATION  THAT  PROVIDES
 LOCAL  EXCHANGE  SERVICE  TO  PROVIDE A NOTICE CONTAINING INFORMATION TO
 CUSTOMERS ON THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COPPER-BASED  TELEPHONE  LINES  AND
 FIBER  OPTIC-BASED  TELEPHONE LINES AT LEAST FORTY-FIVE DAYS BEFORE SUCH
 TELEPHONE  CORPORATION  INTENDS  TO  CHANGE  SUCH  CUSTOMER'S  TELEPHONE
 SERVICE FROM COPPER-BASED TELEPHONE LINES TO FIBER OPTIC-BASED TELEPHONE
 LINES.   SUCH NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
 A DESCRIPTION OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN  COPPER-BASED  TELEPHONE  LINES
 AND  FIBER  OPTIC-BASED  TELEPHONE  LINES;  THE  DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
 EFFECT A POWER OUTAGE WOULD HAVE ON THE TELEPHONE  SERVICE  PROVIDED  BY
 COPPER-BASED AND FIBER OPTIC-BASED TELEPHONE LINES, INCLUDING THE AVAIL-
 ABILITY  OF  BATTERY  BACK-UP  OPTIONS;  AN  EXPLANATION  OF WHETHER THE
 SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO BE REGULATED BY THE  COMMISSION;  AND  A  PHONE
 NUMBER  AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR CUSTOMERS WHO SEEK ADDITIONAL INFOR-
 MATION OR WISH TO MAKE A COMPLAINT TO THE COMMISSION.
   2. THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE  POWER  TO  PRESCRIBE  THE  FORM  AND
 CONTENT  OF THE NOTICE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. THE COMMIS-
 SION MAY FROM TIME TO TIME PRESCRIBE, BY ORDER, CHANGES  IN  THE  NOTICE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2019-A5967A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4029
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §104, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A563, S3479

2019-A5967A - Summary

Requires certain notices to be provided to customers at least forty-five days before such telephone corporation intends to change such customer telephone service from copper-based telephone lines to fiber optic-based telephone lines.

2019-A5967A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5967--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, BUCHWALD, DE LA ROSA, GALEF, JEAN-PIERRE,
   ABINANTI,  DINOWITZ,  ENGLEBRIGHT, EPSTEIN, HUNTER, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE,
   PICHARDO, McDONOUGH, REILLY, COOK, STECK, RAIA --  Multi-Sponsored  by
   -- M. of A.  DeSTEFANO, MANKTELOW, MIKULIN, SIMON, THIELE -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commis-
   sions  -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring certain
   notices to  be  provided  to  customers  receiving  telephone  service
   through fiber optic-based telephone lines
 
   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
 104 to read as follows:
   §  104.  NOTICE  TO CUSTOMERS ON FIBER OPTIC-BASED TELEPHONE LINES. 1.
 THE COMMISSION SHALL REQUIRE EACH TELEPHONE  CORPORATION  THAT  PROVIDES
 LOCAL  EXCHANGE  SERVICE  TO  PROVIDE A NOTICE CONTAINING INFORMATION TO
 CUSTOMERS ON THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COPPER-BASED  TELEPHONE  LINES  AND
 FIBER  OPTIC-BASED  TELEPHONE  LINES PRIOR TO WHEN SUCH TELEPHONE CORPO-
 RATION INTENDS TO CHANGE SUCH CUSTOMER'S TELEPHONE SERVICE FROM  COPPER-
 BASED  TELEPHONE LINES TO FIBER OPTIC-BASED TELEPHONE LINES.  EXCEPT (I)
 IN CASES OF AN EMERGENCY, OR (II) UPON THE REQUEST OF THE CUSTOMER, SUCH
 NOTICE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE CUSTOMER AT LEAST FORTY-FIVE DAYS BEFORE
 SUCH TELEPHONE CORPORATION INTENDS TO CHANGE SUCH  CUSTOMER'S  TELEPHONE
 SERVICE FROM COPPER-BASED TELEPHONE LINES TO FIBER OPTIC-BASED TELEPHONE
 LINES.   SUCH NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
 A DESCRIPTION OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN  COPPER-BASED  TELEPHONE  LINES
 AND  FIBER  OPTIC-BASED  TELEPHONE  LINES;  THE  DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
 EFFECT A POWER OUTAGE WOULD HAVE ON THE TELEPHONE  SERVICE  PROVIDED  BY
 COPPER-BASED AND FIBER OPTIC-BASED TELEPHONE LINES, INCLUDING THE AVAIL-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2019-A5967B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4029
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §104, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A563, S3479

2019-A5967B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain notices to be provided to customers at least forty-five days before such telephone corporation intends to change such customer telephone service from copper-based telephone lines to fiber optic-based telephone lines.

2019-A5967B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5967--B
                                                         Cal. No. 203
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, BUCHWALD, DE LA ROSA, GALEF, JEAN-PIERRE,
   ABINANTI,  DINOWITZ,  ENGLEBRIGHT, EPSTEIN, HUNTER, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE,
   PICHARDO, McDONOUGH, REILLY, COOK, STECK, RAIA --  Multi-Sponsored  by
   -- M. of A.  DeSTEFANO, MANKTELOW, MIKULIN, SIMON, THIELE -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commis-
   sions  -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee -- reported from  committee,  advanced  to  a  third
   reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place on the
   order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring certain
   notices to  be  provided  to  customers  receiving  telephone  service
   through fiber optic-based telephone lines
 
   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
 104 to read as follows:
   §  104.  NOTICE  TO CUSTOMERS ON FIBER OPTIC-BASED TELEPHONE LINES. 1.
 THE COMMISSION SHALL REQUIRE EACH TELEPHONE  CORPORATION  THAT  PROVIDES
 LOCAL  EXCHANGE  SERVICE  TO  PROVIDE A NOTICE CONTAINING INFORMATION TO
 CUSTOMERS ON THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COPPER-BASED  TELEPHONE  LINES  AND
 FIBER  OPTIC-BASED  TELEPHONE  LINES PRIOR TO WHEN SUCH TELEPHONE CORPO-
 RATION INITIATES A CHANGE IN  SUCH  CUSTOMER'S  TELEPHONE  SERVICE  FROM
 COPPER-BASED  TELEPHONE  LINES  TO  FIBER  OPTIC-BASED  TELEPHONE LINES.
 EXCEPT (I) IN CASES OF AN EMERGENCY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RESTO-
 RATION OR REPAIR OF SERVICE, OR (II) UPON THE REQUEST OF  THE  CUSTOMER,
 SUCH  NOTICE  SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE CUSTOMER AT LEAST FORTY-FIVE DAYS
 BEFORE SUCH TELEPHONE CORPORATION INITIATES A CHANGE IN SUCH  CUSTOMER'S
 TELEPHONE SERVICE FROM COPPER-BASED TELEPHONE LINES TO FIBER OPTIC-BASED
 TELEPHONE  LINES.   SUCH NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE
 FOLLOWING: A DESCRIPTION OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN  COPPER-BASED  TELE-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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