S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7733
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to transfers of
cable systems
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 222 of the public service law, as
added by chapter 83 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
3. (A) The commission shall approve the application FOR RENEWAL OR
AMENDMENT OF A FRANCHISE unless it finds that the applicant[, the
proposed transferee] or the cable television system does not conform to
the standards established in the regulations promulgated by the commis-
sion pursuant to section two hundred fifteen of this article or that
approval would be in violation of law, any regulation or standard
promulgated by the commission or the public interest, provided however,
that a failure to conform to the standards established in the regu-
lations promulgated by the commission shall not preclude approval of any
such application if the commission finds that such approval would serve
the public interest.
(B) THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER OF
A FRANCHISE, ANY TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF A FRANCHISE OR CERTIFICATE OF
CONFIRMATION, OR OF FACILITIES CONSTITUTING A SIGNIFICANT PART OF ANY
CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM UNLESS THE APPLICANT DEMONSTRATES THAT THE
PROPOSED TRANSFEREE AND THE CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM CONFORM TO THE STAN-
DARDS ESTABLISHED IN THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE, THAT APPROVAL
WOULD NOT BE IN VIOLATION OF LAW, OR ANY REGULATION OR STANDARDS PROMUL-
GATED BY THE COMMISSION, AND THAT THE TRANSFER IS OTHERWISE IN THE
PUBLIC INTEREST; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A FAILURE TO CONFORM TO THE
STANDARDS ESTABLISHED IN THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSION
SHALL NOT PRECLUDE APPROVAL OF ANY SUCH APPLICATION IF THE COMMISSION
FINDS THAT SUCH APPROVAL WOULD SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any
application pending before the public service commission on such date.
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