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Assembly Bill A2499A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to information cable television companies must provide to subscribers

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2021-A2499 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1840
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §224-a, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A3025
2019-2020: A1416, S4519
2023-2024: A9814, S3457
2025-2026: A3547, S4783

2021-A2499 - Summary

Relates to information cable television companies must provide to subscribers regarding availability of required equipment at retail.

2021-A2499 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2499
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to information cable
   television companies must provide to subscribers regarding availabili-
   ty of required equipment at retail

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 224-a of the public service law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
   (D)  EACH  CABLE  TELEVISION  COMPANY  SHALL  PROVIDE  TO  EACH OF ITS
 SUBSCRIBERS AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL SUBSCRIPTION AND AT  LEAST  SEMI-
 ANNUALLY THEREAFTER A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF: (1) THE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
 FOR  SUCH  SUBSCRIPTION;  (2)  INFORMATION  REGARDING  HOW  OR  WHERE  A
 SUBSCRIBER MAY PURCHASE SUCH EQUIPMENT AT RETAIL;  AND  (3)  INFORMATION
 REGARDING  WHAT RETAIL EQUIPMENT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE CABLE TELEVISION
 COMPANY SYSTEM. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH "EQUIPMENT" SHALL INCLUDE
 BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO A MODEM OR ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT  MAKES  POSSIBLE
 THE  TRANSMISSION  OF  DATA TO OR FROM A COMPUTER VIA TELEPHONE OR OTHER
 COMMUNICATION LINES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04674-01-1

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2021-A2499A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1840
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §224-a, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A3025
2019-2020: A1416, S4519
2023-2024: A9814, S3457
2025-2026: A3547, S4783

2021-A2499A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to information cable television companies must provide to subscribers regarding availability of required equipment at retail.

2021-A2499A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2499--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions --  recommitted
   to  the  Committee  on  Corporations,  Authorities  and Commissions in
   accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to information cable
   television companies must provide to subscribers regarding availabili-
   ty of required equipment at retail
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 224-a of the public service law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
   (D)  EACH  CABLE  TELEVISION  COMPANY  SHALL  PROVIDE  TO  EACH OF ITS
 SUBSCRIBERS  AT  THE  TIME  OF  THE  INITIAL  SUBSCRIPTION   A   WRITTEN
 DESCRIPTION  OF:  (1)  THE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR SUCH SUBSCRIPTION; (2)
 INFORMATION REGARDING HOW OR WHERE A SUBSCRIBER MAY PURCHASE SUCH EQUIP-
 MENT AT RETAIL; AND (3) INFORMATION REGARDING WHAT RETAIL  EQUIPMENT  IS
 COMPATIBLE  WITH  THE  CABLE  TELEVISION COMPANY SYSTEM. FOR PURPOSES OF
 THIS PARAGRAPH "EQUIPMENT" SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO  A  MODEM
 OR  ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT MAKES POSSIBLE THE TRANSMISSION OF DATA TO OR
 FROM A COMPUTER VIA TELEPHONE OR OTHER COMMUNICATION LINES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04674-02-2

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