STATE OF NEW YORK
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1416--C
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 15, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amend-
ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
-- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
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 and at least semi-
5 annually thereafter a written description of: (1) the equipment required
6 for such subscription; (2) information regarding how or where a
7 subscriber may purchase such equipment at retail; and (3) information
8 regarding what retail equipment is compatible with the cable television
9 company system. For purposes of this paragraph "equipment" shall include
10 but not be limited to a modem or electronic device that makes possible
11 the transmission of data to or from a computer via telephone or other
12 communication lines.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06362-06-9
