NY State Senate Bill 2021-S6381

Senate Bill S6381

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires every internet service provider to provide a list of the addresses served by such provider to the public service commission

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2021-S6381 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Add §119-d, Pub Serv L

2021-S6381 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires every internet service provider to provide a list of the addresses served by such provider to the public service commission and update such list no less than annually.

2021-S6381 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6381

SPONSOR: KENNEDY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring every
internet service provider to provide a list of the addresses served by
such provider to the public service commission

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To provide the public service commission with a list of all internet-
serviced addresses by service providers

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends the public service law by adding section 119-d to
require every internet service provider to provide a list of all
addresses they serve to the public service commission. Additionally
defines "internet service provider" as any person, business or organiza-
tion qualified to do business in this state that provides individuals,

corporations, or other entities with internet service.

Section 2: Sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

By many metrics, New York State is one of the most connected states in
the US. However, our data collection standards for broadband deployment
are woefully inadequate. As it currently exists, internet service
providers are only required to identify the census blocks in which they
provide businesses or homes internet service.

This data limits New York's ability to evaluate the progress of broad-
band deployment as well as identify geographic areas in need of govern-
ment-funded broadband development. Although census blocks are considered
a rectified geographic unit for the US Census Bureau's measurement of
population, the determination of whether an individual house or apart-
ment building has internet service demands more exact data than census
blocks.

This legislation would require ISPs to define their scope of service
through addresses, allowing New York State to collect more accurate data
about broadband deployment and, subsequently, provide better assistance
to the addresses being lumped in with census blocks. It is in the gener-
al interest of the public service commission to optimize data collection
to better provide for the public.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

TBD

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S6381 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6381
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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 requiring every
   internet service provider to provide a list of the addresses served by
   such provider to the public service commission

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
 119-d to read as follows:
   § 119-D. INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE AREA INFORMATION. 1.  EVERY
 INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL PROVIDE TO THE COMMISSION A LIST OF  ALL
 ADDRESSES  SERVED  BY SUCH INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER. SUCH LIST SHALL BE
 SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION IN SUCH FORM AND MANNER AS DETERMINED BY THE
 COMMISSION AND SHALL BE UPDATED NO LESS THAN ANNUALLY.
   2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER" SHALL
 MEAN ANY PERSON, BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION QUALIFIED TO  DO  BUSINESS  IN
 THIS  STATE  THAT  PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, OR OTHER ENTITIES
 WITH THE ABILITY TO CONNECT TO THE INTERNET THROUGH  EQUIPMENT  THAT  IS
 LOCATED IN THIS STATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10929-01-1

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