S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5065
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 11, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON, EACHUS -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
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.
LBD03365-01-5
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