Senate Bill S3330

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that a provider of VOIP services be deemed a service supplier for purposes of enhanced emergency telephone system surcharges

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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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2009-S3330 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8088
Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง301, County L

2009-S3330 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a provider of VOIP services be deemed a service supplier for purposes of enhanced emergency telephone system surcharges.

2009-S3330 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3330 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3330

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 16, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FOLEY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to enhanced emergency  tele-
  phone system surcharge

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 301 of the county law, as  amended
by chapter 757 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
  7. "Service supplier" means (I) a telephone corporation which provides
local  exchange  access  service  within  a  911 service area, OR (II) A
PROVIDER OF "VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL  SERVICE"  OR  "VOIP  SERVICE"
THAT PROVIDES SUCH SERVICE WITHIN A 911 SERVICE AREA.
  S 2. Section 301 of the county law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
sion 13 to read as follows:
  13.  "VOICE  OVER  INTERNET  PROTOCOL SERVICE" OR "VOIP SERVICE" SHALL
MEAN ANY SERVICE THAT (I)  ENABLES  REAL-TIME,  TWO-WAY  VOICE  COMMUNI-
CATIONS;  (II) REQUIRES A BROADBAND CONNECTION FROM THE USER'S LOCATION;
(III) REQUIRES INTERNET PROTOCOL COMPATIBLE CUSTOMER PREMISES  EQUIPMENT
(CPE);  AND (IV) PERMITS USERS GENERALLY TO RECEIVE CALLS THAT ORIGINATE
ON THE PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK AND TO TERMINATE CALLS  TO  THE
PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2010.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10183-01-9

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