STATE OF NEW YORK
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1840--A
Cal. No. 1299
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 16, 2021
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Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, COMRIE, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy
and Telecommunications -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy and
Telecommunications in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second
report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
retaining its place in the order of third reading
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.
LBD04674-03-2
