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Assembly Bill A338A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring telephone companies to alert customers to replace telephone backup battery units and to provide one backup battery unit to each customer every three years

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2021-A338 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4825
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §104-a, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10643
2023-2024: A4587

2021-A338 - Summary

Requires telephone companies to disclose information to subscribers regarding the backup power solution for their voice service equipment.

2021-A338 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    338
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring tele-
   phone companies to disclose information to subscribers  regarding  the
   backup power solution for their voice service equipment; and providing
   for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   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.    CORPORATION  DISCLOSURE  OBLIGATION CONCERNING BACKUP POWER
 SOLUTIONS.  1. AT MINIMUM ANNUALLY,  EVERY  REGULATED  TELEPHONE  CORPO-
 RATION  WHICH  HAS  PROVIDED  A  CURRENT  SUBSCRIBER WITH A BACKUP POWER
 SOLUTION FOR A FACILITIES-BASED, FIXED VOICE SERVICE OFFERED AS RESIDEN-
 TIAL SERVICE THAT IS NOT LINE POWERED,  PROVIDED  BY  SUCH  CORPORATION,
 SHALL  PROVIDE  SUCH  SUBSCRIBER WITH EITHER A WRITTEN NOTICE OR, IF THE
 SUBSCRIBER HAS ELECTED, AN ELECTRONIC NOTICE, DISCLOSING  THE  FOLLOWING
 INFORMATION:
   (A) SERVICE LIMITATIONS WITH AND WITHOUT BACKUP POWER;
   (B) PURCHASE AND REPLACEMENT INFORMATION, INCLUDING COST;
   (C) EXPECTED BACKUP POWER DURATION;
   (D) PROPER USAGE AND STORAGE CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE IMPACT ON DURA-
 TION OF BACKUP POWER LIFE IF FAILING TO ADHERE TO PROPER USAGE AND STOR-
 AGE CONDITIONS;
   (E)  SUGGESTIONS  ON  HOW  TO MAXIMIZE BACKUP POWER DURING A PROLONGED
 POWER OUTAGE; AND
   (F)  SUBSCRIBER  BACKUP   POWER   SELF-TESTING   AND   SELF-MONITORING
 INSTRUCTIONS.
    SUCH  NOTICE  SHALL  BE SENT TO THE SUBSCRIBER SEPARATELY FROM HIS OR
 HER MONTHLY BILLING STATEMENTS OR INVOICE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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2021-A338A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4825
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §104-a, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10643
2023-2024: A4587

2021-A338A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires telephone companies to disclose information to subscribers regarding the backup power solution for their voice service equipment.

2021-A338A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  338--A
                                                          Cal. No. 23
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PAULIN, OTIS, VANEL, COLTON, SAYEGH, ZINERMAN --
   read once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authorities
   and  Commissions  --  ordered  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  tele-
   phone  companies  to disclose information to subscribers regarding the
   backup power solution for their voice service equipment; and providing
   for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   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-a to read as follows:
   § 104-A.  CORPORATION DISCLOSURE OBLIGATION  CONCERNING  BACKUP  POWER
 SOLUTIONS.    1.  AT  MINIMUM ANNUALLY, EVERY REGULATED TELEPHONE CORPO-
 RATION WHICH HAS PROVIDED A  CURRENT  SUBSCRIBER  WITH  A  BACKUP  POWER
 SOLUTION FOR A FACILITIES-BASED, FIXED VOICE SERVICE OFFERED AS RESIDEN-
 TIAL  SERVICE  THAT  IS  NOT LINE POWERED, PROVIDED BY SUCH CORPORATION,
 SHALL PROVIDE SUCH SUBSCRIBER WITH EITHER A WRITTEN NOTICE  OR,  IF  THE
 SUBSCRIBER  HAS  ELECTED, AN ELECTRONIC NOTICE, DISCLOSING THE FOLLOWING
 INFORMATION:
   (A) SERVICE LIMITATIONS WITH AND WITHOUT BACKUP POWER;
   (B) PURCHASE AND REPLACEMENT INFORMATION, INCLUDING COST;
   (C) EXPECTED BACKUP POWER DURATION;
   (D) PROPER USAGE AND STORAGE CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE IMPACT ON DURA-
 TION OF BACKUP POWER LIFE IF FAILING TO ADHERE TO PROPER USAGE AND STOR-
 AGE CONDITIONS;
   (E) SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO MAXIMIZE BACKUP  POWER  DURING  A  PROLONGED
 POWER OUTAGE; AND
   (F)   SUBSCRIBER   BACKUP   POWER   SELF-TESTING  AND  SELF-MONITORING
 INSTRUCTIONS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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