New York A 4121: Relates to requiring covered entities to publicly report on franchise fees, consumer complaints and denials of requests for service

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A04121 Summary:

BILL NOA04121 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02356

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SPONSORSolages

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §28, Pub Serv L

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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.

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BILL NOA04121 

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01/31/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4121

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 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:

 1 Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section
 2 28 to read as follows:
 3 § 28. Publication of reports. 1. As used in this section, the
 4 following terms shall have the following meanings:
 5 (a) "covered entities" means a telephone corporation with more than
 6 ten thousand customers that has provided line-powered voice service at
 7 any point on or after January first, two thousand twenty-one; and
 8 (b) "line-powered voice service" means residential voice service that
 9 is provided using copper-based facilities that are line powered.
 10 2. Within ninety days of the effective date of this section, the
 11 department shall direct all covered entities, to report publicly on its
 12 website or websites all franchise fees paid to the municipality or muni-
 13 cipalities served, all consumer complaints, and any denials of requests
 14 for service from residents of such municipalities during the term of the
 15 current franchise. Covered entities shall report such information with-
 16 out unreasonably exposing consumers' personally identifiable information
 17 in a manner that violates public service law, department practice, or
 18 federal law. Such reports shall be updated quarterly.
 19 3. Upon a written request for an investigation into the covered enti-
 20 ty's compliance with its franchise terms and applicable state and feder-
 21 al law, signed by (a) twenty-five or more customers, or (b) the chief
 22 executive officer of the municipality, or (c) the county legislature of
 23 the county within which the system is located, the department shall
 24 conduct an investigation into such allegations contained in a complaint
 25 letter.
 26 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06409-01-5

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