Senate Bill S6318A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the public service commission to review cellular service within the state

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S6318 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7626
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §91-b, Pub Serv L

2023-S6318 - Summary

Enacts the "cellular mapping act"; requires the public service commission to review cellular services within the state; requires the expansion of cellular services.

2023-S6318 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6318 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6318
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- 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 directing the
   public service commission to review cellular services within the state

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "cellular
 mapping act of 2023".
   § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 91-b to
 read as follows:
   § 91-B. CELLULAR SERVICES. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) THE TERM "SERVED FOR CALLING" MEANS ANY LOCATION WITH AT LEAST TWO
 CELLULAR SERVICE PROVIDERS AND/OR AT LEAST ONE SUCH PROVIDER HAS A  CALL
 COMPLETION RATE OF GREATER THAN NINETY PERCENT.
   (B) THE TERM "UNDERSERVED" MEANS ANY LOCATION WHICH HAS FEWER THAN TWO
 CELLULAR  SERVICE  PROVIDERS,  OR  SUCH PROVIDERS HAVE A CALL COMPLETION
 RATE GREATER THAN THIRTY PERCENT, BUT LESS THAN NINETY PERCENT.
   (C) THE TERM "UNSERVED" MEANS  ANY  LOCATION  WHICH  HAS  NO  CELLULAR
 SERVICE  PROVIDERS OR SUCH PROVIDERS HAVE A CALL COMPLETION RATE OF LESS
 THAN THIRTY PERCENT.
   (D) THE TERM "EXCELLENT CELLULAR COVERAGE" SHALL MEAN CELLULAR SERVICE
 OF AT LEAST 25 MEGABITS PER SECOND (MBPS) DOWNLOAD SPEEDS.
   (E) THE TERM "ADEQUATE CELLULAR COVERAGE" SHALL MEAN CELLULAR  SERVICE
 OF AT LEAST 5 MBPS BUT LESS THAN 25 MBPS DOWNLOAD SPEEDS.
   (F)  THE  TERM "POOR CELLULAR COVERAGE" SHALL MEAN CELLULAR SERVICE OF
 FEWER THAN 5 MBPS DOWNLOAD SPEED.
   (G) THE TERM "NO CELLULAR COVERAGE" SHALL MEAN CELLULAR SERVICE  WHERE
 GREATER THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF SPEED TESTS FAIL TO COMPLETE.
   (H)  THE  TERM  "LOCATION" SHALL MEAN A GEOGRAPHIC AREA SMALLER THAN A
 CENSUS TRACT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10656-03-3
              

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2023-S6318A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7626
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §91-b, Pub Serv L

2023-S6318A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "cellular mapping act"; requires the public service commission to review cellular services within the state; requires the expansion of cellular services.

2023-S6318A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6318A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6318--A
     Cal. No. 1519
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. HINCHEY, MAY, MYRIE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed,  and  when  printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and
   Telecommunications --  reported  favorably  from  said  committee  and
   committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged and said
   bill  committed  to the Committee on Rules -- ordered to a third read-
   ing, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in  the  order
   of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public service law, in relation to directing the
   public service commission to review cellular services within the state
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "cellular
 mapping act of 2023".
   § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 91-b to
 read as follows:
   § 91-B. CELLULAR SERVICES. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) THE TERM "SERVED FOR CALLING" MEANS ANY LOCATION WITH AT LEAST TWO
 CELLULAR SERVICE PROVIDERS AND/OR AT LEAST ONE SUCH PROVIDER HAS A  CALL
 COMPLETION RATE OF GREATER THAN NINETY PERCENT.
   (B) THE TERM "UNDERSERVED" MEANS ANY LOCATION WHICH HAS FEWER THAN TWO
 CELLULAR  SERVICE  PROVIDERS,  OR  SUCH PROVIDERS HAVE A CALL COMPLETION
 RATE GREATER THAN THIRTY PERCENT, BUT LESS THAN NINETY PERCENT.
   (C) THE TERM "UNSERVED" MEANS  ANY  LOCATION  WHICH  HAS  NO  CELLULAR
 SERVICE  PROVIDERS OR SUCH PROVIDERS HAVE A CALL COMPLETION RATE OF LESS
 THAN THIRTY PERCENT.
   (D) THE TERM "EXCELLENT CELLULAR COVERAGE" SHALL MEAN CELLULAR SERVICE
 OF AT LEAST 25 MEGABITS PER SECOND (MBPS) DOWNLOAD SPEEDS.
   (E) THE TERM "ADEQUATE CELLULAR COVERAGE" SHALL MEAN CELLULAR  SERVICE
 OF AT LEAST 5 MBPS BUT LESS THAN 25 MBPS DOWNLOAD SPEEDS.
   (F)  THE  TERM "POOR CELLULAR COVERAGE" SHALL MEAN CELLULAR SERVICE OF
 FEWER THAN 5 MBPS DOWNLOAD SPEED.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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