STATE OF NEW YORK
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2499--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 19, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- recommitted
to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions in
accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to information cable
television companies must provide to subscribers regarding availabili-
ty of required equipment at retail
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 224-a of the public service law is
2 amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
3 (d) Each cable television company shall provide to each of its
4 subscribers at the time of the initial subscription a written
5 description of: (1) the equipment required for such subscription; (2)
6 information regarding how or where a subscriber may purchase such equip-
7 ment at retail; and (3) information regarding what retail equipment is
8 compatible with the cable television company system. For purposes of
9 this paragraph "equipment" shall include but not be limited to a modem
10 or electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or
11 from a computer via telephone or other communication lines.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04674-02-2
