S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7455
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
October 20, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to directing the
public service commission to formulate a process, rules and regu-
lations for the regulation of the charges and fees of internet and
cable providers
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivisions 11, 12 and 13 of section 215 of the public
service law are renumbered subdivisions 12, 13 and 14 and a new subdivi-
sion 11 is added to read as follows:
11. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY, AND NOT CONTRARY TO APPLICABLE FEDERAL
LAW AND RULES AND REGULATIONS, FORMULATE A PROCESS, RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS FOR THE REGULATION OF THE CHARGES AND FEES OF INTERNET AND CABLE
PROVIDERS, INCLUDING TELEVISION RATES AND OTHER SERVICES THAT THE INTER-
NET AND CABLE PROVIDERS DELIVER, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR INCREASES AND
CHANGES IN THE AMOUNT OF FEES AND CHARGES;
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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