Assembly Bill A7811A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to commercial mobile radio and cellular telephone service providers

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S5782 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2019-A7811 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5782
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5, Pub Serv L

2019-A7811 - Summary

Relates to commercial mobile radio and cellular telephone service providers; permits the commission of public service to designate any commercial mobile radio or cellular telephone service provider as an eligible telecommunications carrier for purposes of providing lifeline service.

2019-A7811 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7811
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to commercial mobile
   radio service providers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 5 of the  public  service  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph c to read as follows:
   C. NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSION MAY
 DESIGNATE  ANY  COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE PROVIDERS AS AN ELIGIBLE
 TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING  LIFELINE  SERVICE,
 IN  ADDITION TO ANY COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE PROVIDERS DESIGNATED
 AS SUCH PURSUANT TO 47 U.S.C. § 214(E).  THE COMMISSIONER IS  AUTHORIZED
 TO  PROMULGATE  ALL  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11763-01-9

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2019-A7811A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5782
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5, Pub Serv L

2019-A7811A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to commercial mobile radio and cellular telephone service providers; permits the commission of public service to designate any commercial mobile radio or cellular telephone service provider as an eligible telecommunications carrier for purposes of providing lifeline service.

2019-A7811A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7811--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  RICHARDSON,  QUART,  FALL,  OTIS,
   DE LA ROSA, CRUZ, GALEF, ASHBY, REYES -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- reported and
   referred to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee
   on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to commercial mobile
   radio and cellular telephone service providers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  6  of section 5 of the public service law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph c to read as follows:
   C. NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSION MAY
 DESIGNATE ANY COMMERCIAL MOBILE  RADIO  OR  CELLULAR  TELEPHONE  SERVICE
 PROVIDERS  AS  AN  ELIGIBLE  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  CARRIER FOR PURPOSES OF
 PROVIDING LIFELINE SERVICE, IN ADDITION TO ANY COMMERCIAL  MOBILE  RADIO
 OR  CELLULAR  TELEPHONE SERVICE PROVIDERS DESIGNATED AS SUCH PURSUANT TO
 47 U.S.C. § 214(E) AND 47 U.S.C. § 214(E)(2), WITHOUT REQUIRING ANY SUCH
 PROVIDER TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF  PUBLIC  CONVENIENCE  AND  NECESSITY
 PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  NINETY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER.  THE COMMISSIONER IS
 AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY  TO  IMPLE-
 MENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11763-02-9

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