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Feb 16, 2012 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S6497
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S6497 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S6497 (ACTIVE) - 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.
2011-S6497 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6497 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 legislation 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 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
2011-S6497 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6497 I N S E N A T E February 16, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ALESI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations 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 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 CHARGES FOR THE CONNECTION OF SERVICE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04581-01-1
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