New York A 8099: Provides regulatory control of Internet service providers by the public service commission, requires Internet neutrality and relates to the placement of equipment on utility poles

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A08099 Summary:

BILL NOA08099 

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SAME ASSAME AS S10414

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SPONSORVanel

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 12 §§250 - 255, amd §§219 & 119-a, Pub Serv L; amd §165, St Fin L; add §104-e, Gen Muni L; amd §2879,
Pub Auth L; amd §143, Ec Dev L

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Provides regulatory control of Internet service providers by the public service commission; requires Internet neutrality; relates to the placement of equipment on utility poles.

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BILL NOA08099 

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04/30/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8099

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to Internet neutral-
 ity; and to amend the state finance law, the general municipal law,
 the public authorities law and the economic development law, in
 relation to requiring that procurement contracts require compliance
 with Internet neutrality requirements

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds and declares the
 2 following:
 3 (a) This act is adopted pursuant to the police power inherent in the
 4 state of New York to protect and promote the safety, life, public
 5 health, public convenience, general prosperity, and well-being of socie-
 6 ty, and the welfare of the state's population and economy, that are
 7 increasingly dependent on an open and neutral Internet.
 8 (b) Almost every sector of New York's economy, democracy, and society
 9 is dependent on the open and neutral Internet that supports vital func-
 10 tions regulated under the police power of the state, including, but not
 11 limited to, each of the following:
 12 (1) police and emergency services;
 13 (2) health and safety services and infrastructure;
 14 (3) utility services and infrastructure;
 15 (4) transportation infrastructure and services, and the expansion of
 16 zero- and low-emission transportation options;
 17 (5) government services, voting, and democratic decision making proc-
 18 esses;
 19 (6) education;
 20 (7) business and economic activity;
 21 (8) environmental monitoring and protection, and achievement of state
 22 environmental goals; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07160-01-5

 A. 8099 2

 1 (9) land use regulation.
 2 § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new article 12 to
 3 read as follows:
 4 ARTICLE 12
 5 PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
 6 Section 250. Definitions.
 7 251. Internet neutrality.
 8 252. Broadband Internet access evaluation.
 9 253. Infrastructure awards.
 10 254. Enforcement.
 11 255. Application.
 12 § 250. Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following defi-
 13 nitions apply:
 14 1. "Application-agnostic" means not differentiating on the basis of
 15 source, destination, Internet content, application, service, or device,
 16 or class of Internet content, application, service, or device.
 17 2. "Application-specific differential pricing" means charging differ-
 18 ent prices for Internet traffic to customers on the basis of Internet
 19 content, application, service, or device, or class of Internet content,
 20 application, service, or device, but does not include zero-rating.
 21 3. "Broadband Internet access service" means a mass-market retail
 22 service by wire or radio provided to customers in New York that provides
 23 the capability to transmit data to, and receive data from, all or
 24 substantially all Internet endpoints, including any capabilities that
 25 are incidental to and enable the operation of the communications
 26 service, but excluding dial-up Internet access service. "Broadband
 27 Internet access service" also encompasses any service pro