New York S 4783: Relates to information cable television companies must provide to subscribers

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S04783 Summary:

BILL NOS04783 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03547

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSRCOMRIE, KRUEGER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §224-a, Pub Serv L

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Relates to information cable television companies must provide to subscribers regarding availability of required equipment at retail.

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BILL NOS04783 

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02/12/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4783

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, COMRIE, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy
 and Telecommunications

 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.
 LBD06700-01-5

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