Assembly Bill A6199

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring covered entities to publicly report on franchise fees, consumer complaints and denials of requests for service

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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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Bill Amendments

2023-A6199 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §28, Pub Serv L

2023-A6199 - Summary

Relates to requiring covered entities to publicly report on franchise fees, consumer complaints and denials of requests for service; defines covered entities; provides that the department of public service shall investigate allegations against covered entities upon the written request of 25 customers, the chief executive officer of the municipality or the county legislature of the county served.

2023-A6199 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6199
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring covered
   entities to publicly report on franchise fees, consumer complaints and
   denials of requests for service

   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
 28 to read as follows:
   § 28. PUBLICATION OF REPORTS.  1. WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE  EFFECTIVE
 DATE  OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DIRECT ALL COVERED ENTITIES,
 TO REPORT PUBLICLY ON ITS WEBSITE OR WEBSITES ALL FRANCHISE FEES PAID TO
 THE MUNICIPALITY OR MUNICIPALITIES SERVED, ALL CONSUMER COMPLAINTS,  AND
 ANY  DENIALS  OF  REQUESTS  FOR  SERVICE  FROM RESIDENTS OF SUCH MUNICI-
 PALITIES DURING THE TERM OF  THE  CURRENT  FRANCHISE.  COVERED  ENTITIES
 SHALL  REPORT  SUCH INFORMATION WITHOUT UNREASONABLY EXPOSING CONSUMERS'
 PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION IN A  MANNER  THAT  VIOLATES  PUBLIC
 SERVICE  LAW, DEPARTMENT PRACTICE, OR FEDERAL LAW. SUCH REPORTS SHALL BE
 UPDATED QUARTERLY.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A COVERED  ENTITY  SHALL  INCLUDE
 ANY BROADBAND, TELEPHONE AND CABLE SERVICE COMPANY:
   (A)  WITH ANNUAL GROSS REVENUES OF AT LEAST TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND
 DOLLARS; OR
   (B) WHICH SERVES ANY  MUNICIPALITY  AS  AN  OVERBUILDER  AND  PROVIDES
 COMPETITIVE  SERVICES  TO  AN INCUMBENT CABLE COMPANY, EXCEPT IN MUNICI-
 PALITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE. FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF
 THIS  SECTION,  AN  "OVERBUILDER"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  CABLE PROVIDER THAT
 CONSTRUCTS NEW WIRELINE  FACILITIES  TO  END-USERS  IN  THE  TRADITIONAL
 SERVICE TERRITORY OF A LEGACY TELEPHONE OR CABLE INCUMBENT.
   3.  UPON A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE COVERED ENTI-
 TY'S COMPLIANCE WITH ITS FRANCHISE TERMS AND APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDER-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09907-03-3

2023-A6199A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §28, Pub Serv L

2023-A6199A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring covered entities to publicly report on franchise fees, consumer complaints and denials of requests for service; defines covered entities; provides that the department of public service shall investigate allegations against covered entities upon the written request of 25 customers, the chief executive officer of the municipality or the county legislature of the county served.

2023-A6199A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6199--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee  on  Corporations,  Authorities  and  Commissions   --   committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring covered
   entities to publicly report on franchise fees, consumer complaints and
   denials of requests for service
 
   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
 28 to read as follows:
   §  28.  PUBLICATION  OF  REPORTS.    1.   AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE
 FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "COVERED ENTITIES" MEANS A TELEPHONE CORPORATION  WITH  MORE  THAN
 TEN  THOUSAND  CUSTOMERS THAT HAS PROVIDED LINE-POWERED VOICE SERVICE AT
 ANY POINT ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE; AND
   (B) "LINE-POWERED VOICE SERVICE" MEANS RESIDENTIAL VOICE SERVICE  THAT
 IS PROVIDED USING COPPER-BASED FACILITIES THAT ARE LINE POWERED.
   2.  WITHIN  NINETY  DAYS  OF  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE
 DEPARTMENT SHALL DIRECT ALL COVERED ENTITIES, TO REPORT PUBLICLY ON  ITS
 WEBSITE OR WEBSITES ALL FRANCHISE FEES PAID TO THE MUNICIPALITY OR MUNI-
 CIPALITIES  SERVED, ALL CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, AND ANY DENIALS OF REQUESTS
 FOR SERVICE FROM RESIDENTS OF SUCH MUNICIPALITIES DURING THE TERM OF THE
 CURRENT FRANCHISE. COVERED ENTITIES SHALL REPORT SUCH INFORMATION  WITH-
 OUT UNREASONABLY EXPOSING CONSUMERS' PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
 IN  A  MANNER  THAT VIOLATES PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, DEPARTMENT PRACTICE, OR
 FEDERAL LAW. SUCH REPORTS SHALL BE UPDATED QUARTERLY.
   3. UPON A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE COVERED  ENTI-
 TY'S COMPLIANCE WITH ITS FRANCHISE TERMS AND APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDER-
 AL  LAW,  SIGNED  BY (A) TWENTY-FIVE OR MORE CUSTOMERS, OR (B) THE CHIEF
 EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE MUNICIPALITY, OR (C) THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE  OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09907-05-3

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