NY State Assembly Bill 2009-A2928

Assembly Bill A2928

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires deferred installment payment plan be offered to small businesses for telephone service installation, initiation and nonrecurring maintenance charges

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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 03, 2010	starred on calendar
May 13, 2010	advanced to third reading cal.852
May 11, 2010	reported
Mar 05, 2010	print number 2928a
Mar 05, 2010	amend (t) and recommit to small business
Jan 20, 2010	committed to small business
Jan 06, 2010	ordered to third reading cal.243 returned to assembly died in senate
Jul 16, 2009	committed to rules 3rd reading cal.889 substituted for s4841
Mar 09, 2009	referred to energy and telecommunications delivered to senate passed assembly
Feb 19, 2009	advanced to third reading cal.104
Feb 10, 2009	reported
Jan 21, 2009	referred to small business

Bill Amendments

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A (Active)

2009-A2928 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S4841
Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§94 & 215, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A6609, S6497
2013-2014: A4509, S1606
2015-2016: A3720

2009-A2928 - Summary

Requires deferred payment plan in installments over a period of up to one year be offered to small businesses for telephone installation, service initiation and nonrecurring maintenance charges; defines "small business" as a business which is resident in the state, independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field, employs one hundred or fewer persons and has installed no more than four telephone lines.

2009-A2928 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2928

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. KOON, BRENNAN, MILLMAN, N. RIVERA, ZEBROWSKI,
  COLTON, SCHROEDER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  CAHILL,  CLARK,
  DelMONTE,  GUNTHER, JOHN, MAYERSOHN, McENENY, PHEFFER, ROBINSON, WEIS-
  ENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Small Business

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to deferred  payment
  of certain charges to small business customers

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 94 of the public service  law,  as
added by chapter 593 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
  4.  (A)  The  commission shall require, with respect to any charge for
the installation or initiation of service  of  a  residential  OR  SMALL
BUSINESS  telephone line, or any nonrecurring maintenance service charge
with respect to a residential OR SMALL BUSINESS telephone line or equip-
ment, that any telephone corporation imposing such a charge offer a plan
for the deferred payment thereof in installments over a period of up  to
one  year.  For the purposes of this subdivision, charges for initiation
of service are charges for the connection of service including  but  not
limited  to charges for central office line, premises visit, inside wire
and jacks, and any related service.
  (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A SMALL  BUSINESS  SHALL  BE
DEEMED  TO  BE  ONE WHICH IS RESIDENT IN THIS STATE, INDEPENDENTLY OWNED
AND OPERATED, NOT DOMINANT IN ITS FIELD AND WHICH EMPLOYS ONE HUNDRED OR
LESS PERSONS WHICH HAS INSTALLED NO MORE THAN FOUR LINES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02329-01-9

2009-A2928A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S4841
Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§94 & 215, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A6609, S6497
2013-2014: A4509, S1606
2015-2016: A3720

2009-A2928A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-A2928A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:A2928A

TITLE  OF BILL:   An act to amend the public service law, in relation to
deferred payment of certain charges to residential  and  small  business
customers

PURPOSE  OR  GENERAL  IDEA OF BILL:   The primary purpose of this legis-
lation is to amend the public service law to offer to small businesses a
plan for deferred payment of charges stemming from the  installation  or
initiation of service of a telephone line, or charges resulting from any
nonrecurring  maintenance  service  charge with respect to the telephone
line or equipment. The public service law currently requires this  offer
to  be  made with respect to residential telephone lines. This amendment
would extend the offer of deferred payment to small businesses.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:   Section  1  amends  subdivision  4  of
section 94 of the public service law to include small business telephone
Fines  in  addition to residential lines; adds paragraph (b) to define a
small business.

Section 2 sets the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION; Subdivision 4 of section 94 of  the  Public  Service  Law
currently  requires that the Public Service Commission require telephone
companies to offer a plan  for  the  deferred  payment  of  installation
charges for residential telephone lines of up to one year. The result is

that  persons  who  other-wise  could not afford to pay the installation
charges may pay over the course of a year. This amendment  would  extend
such  a payment option to small businesses, thereby easing the burden of
start-up and expansion costs with respect to telephone service, which is
a necessity for many small businesses.

Article 4-B of the Economic Development Law, states in  its  legislative
findings  and  objectives  that small business has been a major positive
factor in the political, economic and social development of  the  state;
the  future welfare of the state depends on the continued development of
small business; and that the state has a  responsibility  to  assist  in
small  business  development in furtherance of the general welfare. This
amendment  comports  with  the  legislature's  firm  dedication  towards
assisting  and  promoting  small business. Easing telephone installation
charges would lessen start-up burdens and expansion costs for new  small
businesses  and  would  therefore  serve to encourage and increase small
business in New York.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:;

1994:A.11942
1995-1996:A3272
1997-1998:A.4391
1999-2000:A.5592
2001-2002:A.5787
2003-2004:A.4531 (Klein)

2005-2006:A.8429
2007-2008:A.4678

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.

2009-A2928A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2928--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. KOON, BRENNAN, MILLMAN, N. RIVERA, ZEBROWSKI,
  COLTON, SCHROEDER, RAMOS, GORDON -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.
  CAHILL,  CLARK,  DelMONTE, GUNTHER, JOHN, MAYERSOHN, McENENY, PHEFFER,
  ROBINSON, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
  tee  on Small Business -- committed to the Committee on Small Business
  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to deferred payment
  of certain charges to residential and small business customers

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision 4 of section 94 of the public service law, as
added by chapter 593 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
  4. (A) The commission shall require, with respect to  any  charge  for
the  installation  or  initiation  of  service of a residential OR SMALL
BUSINESS telephone line, or any nonrecurring maintenance service  charge
with respect to a residential OR SMALL BUSINESS telephone line or equip-
ment, that any telephone corporation imposing such a charge offer a plan
for  the deferred payment thereof in installments over a period of up to
one year. For the purposes of this subdivision, charges  for  initiation
of  service  are charges for the connection of service including but not
limited to charges for central office line, premises visit, inside  wire
and jacks, and any related service.
  (B)  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A SMALL BUSINESS SHALL BE
DEEMED TO BE ONE WHICH IS RESIDENT IN THIS  STATE,  INDEPENDENTLY  OWNED
AND OPERATED, NOT DOMINANT IN ITS FIELD AND WHICH EMPLOYS ONE HUNDRED OR
LESS PERSONS WHICH HAS INSTALLED NO MORE THAN FOUR LINES.
  S 2.  Section 215 of the public service law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 14 to read as follows:
  14.  (A)  REQUIRE,  WITH RESPECT TO ANY CHARGE FOR THE INSTALLATION OR
INITIATION OF SERVICE OF A RESIDENTIAL OR SMALL BUSINESS CABLE LINE,  OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02329-03-0

A. 2928--A                          2

ANY  NONRECURRING  MAINTENANCE SERVICE CHARGE WITH RESPECT TO A RESIDEN-
TIAL OR SMALL BUSINESS CABLE LINE OR EQUIPMENT, THAT  ANY  CABLE  CORPO-
RATION  IMPOSING  SUCH  A  CHARGE  OFFER A PLAN FOR THE DEFERRED PAYMENT
THEREOF  IN  INSTALLMENTS  OVER  A  PERIOD  OF  UP  TO ONE YEAR. FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, CHARGES  FOR  INITIATION  OF  SERVICE  ARE
CHANGES  FOR  THE  CONNECTION  OF  SERVICE  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
CHARGES FOR CENTRAL OFFICE LINE, PREMISES VISIT, INSIDE WIRE AND  JACKS,
AND ANY RELATED SERVICE.
  (B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A SMALL BUSINESS SHALL BE DEEMED
TO BE ONE WHICH IS RESIDENT IN THIS STATE, INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPER-
ATED,  NOT  DOMINANT  IN ITS FIELD AND WHICH EMPLOYS ONE HUNDRED OR LESS
PERSONS WHICH HAS INSTALLED NO MORE THAN FOUR LINES.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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