Assembly Bill A5503

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Gives phone customers the ability to block the reception of messages they may find obscene

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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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2021-A5503 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §91, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7214
2011-2012: A3674
2013-2014: A4474
2015-2016: A5874
2017-2018: A6330
2019-2020: A6375
2023-2024: A4389

2021-A5503 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires local phone companies to provide customers with a cost free option to block certain information-access services; provides such service shall not be included in the telephone company's rate base; requires the public service commission to promulgate rules and regulations relating thereto.

2021-A5503 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5503
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LEMONDES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring local
   phone companies to provide customers with a cost free option to  block
   certain information-access services

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Legislative findings and intent. Effective  July  1,  1989
 customers  who wish to block "adult" messages, group calling services or
 recorded information and entertainment services from their  phones  have
 had  to  pay  a  five  dollar  fee. The legislature finds that customers
 should not have to pay to block a service they never requested and  that
 this blocking option should be made available free of charge.
   §  2.  Section 91 of the public service law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13. (A) THE COST FOR PROVIDING BLOCKING SERVICES AND INFORMING CUSTOM-
 ERS THEREOF, SHALL BE BORNE  BY  THE  TELEPHONE  COMPANY  PROVIDING  THE
 BLOCKING  SERVICE, AND SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THAT TELEPHONE COMPANY'S
 RATE BASE.
   (B) THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION  SHALL  PROMULGATE  THE  APPROPRIATE
 RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  WITHIN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE
 DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 3. 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.
                                                            LBD09411-01-1

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