New York S 2171: Relates to transfers of cable systems

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S02171 Summary:

BILL NOS02171 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07733

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SPONSORPARKER

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §222, Pub Serv L

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Relates to transfers of cable systems.

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BILL NOS02171 

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01/15/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2171

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
 cations

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to transfers of
 cable systems

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 222 of the public service law, as
 2 added by chapter 83 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
 3 3. (a) The commission shall approve the application for renewal or
 4 amendment of a franchise unless it finds that the applicant[, the
 5 proposed transferee] or the cable television system does not conform to
 6 the standards established in the regulations promulgated by the commis-
 7 sion pursuant to section two hundred fifteen of this article or that
 8 approval would be in violation of law, any regulation or standard
 9 promulgated by the commission or the public interest, provided however,
 10 that a failure to conform to the standards established in the regu-
 11 lations promulgated by the commission shall not preclude approval of any
 12 such application if the commission finds that such approval would serve
 13 the public interest.
 14 (b) The commission shall not approve the application for a transfer of
 15 a franchise, any transfer of control of a franchise or certificate of
 16 confirmation, or of facilities constituting a significant part of any
 17 cable television system unless the applicant demonstrates that the
 18 proposed transferee and the cable television system conform to the stan-
 19 dards established in the regulations promulgated by the commission
 20 pursuant to section two hundred fifteen of this article, that approval
 21 would not be in violation of law, or any regulation or standards promul-
 22 gated by the commission, and that the transfer is otherwise in the
 23 public interest; provided, however, that a failure to conform to the
 24 standards established in the regulations promulgated by the commission

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06058-01-5

 S. 2171 2

 1 shall not preclude approval of any such application if the commission
 2 finds that such approval would serve the public interest.
 3 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any
 4 application pending before the public service commission on such date.

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