Senate Bill S3479

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 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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  • 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-S3479 - Details

Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §104, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S4029

2021-S3479 - Summary

Requires certain notices to be provided to customers 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.

2021-S3479 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3479 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3479
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 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-
 PHONE 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,  INCLUD-
 ING  THE  AVAILABILITY  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
 INFORMATION OR WISH TO MAKE A COMPLAINT TO THE COMMISSION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2021-S3479A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §104, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S4029

2021-S3479A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain notices to be provided to customers 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.

2021-S3479A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3479A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3479--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations  --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
   cations in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  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-a to read as follows:
   § 104-A. 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-
 PHONE 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,  INCLUD-
 ING  THE  AVAILABILITY  OF  BATTERY  BACK-UP  OPTIONS; AN EXPLANATION OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02042-03-2
              

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