Assembly Bill A4121

2025-2026 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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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2025-A4121 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2356
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §28, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A6199, S5272

2025-A4121 (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.

2025-A4121 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4121
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2025
                                ___________
 
 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.   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
 THE COUNTY WITHIN WHICH THE SYSTEM  IS  LOCATED,  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL
 CONDUCT  AN INVESTIGATION INTO SUCH ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED IN A COMPLAINT
 LETTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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