New York A 9695: Establishes the New York state infrastructure development bank; appropriation

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A09695 Summary:

BILL NOA09695 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07406-A

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SPONSORCashman

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §91-b, Pub Serv L

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Enacts the "cellular mapping act"; requires the public service commission to review cellular services within the state; requires the expansion of cellular services.

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BILL NOA09695 

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01/21/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9695

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CASHMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to directing the
 public service commission to review cellular services within the state

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "cellular
 2 mapping act".
 3 § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 91-b to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 91-b. Cellular services. 1. For the purposes of this section:
 6 (a) The term "served for calling" means any location with at least two
 7 cellular service providers and/or at least one such provider has a call
 8 completion rate of greater than ninety percent.
 9 (b) The term "underserved" means any location which has fewer than two
 10 cellular service providers, or such providers have a call completion
 11 rate greater than thirty percent, but less than ninety percent.
 12 (c) The term "unserved" means any location which has no cellular
 13 service providers or such providers have a call completion rate of less
 14 than thirty percent.
 15 (d) The term "excellent cellular coverage" shall mean cellular service
 16 of at least 25 megabits per second (mbps) download speeds.
 17 (e) The term "adequate cellular coverage" shall mean cellular service
 18 of at least 5 mbps but less than 25 mbps download speeds.
 19 (f) The term "poor cellular coverage" shall mean cellular service of
 20 fewer than 5 mbps download speed.
 21 (g) The term "no cellular coverage" shall mean cellular service where
 22 greater than fifty percent of speed tests fail to complete.
 23 (h) The term "location" shall mean a geographic area smaller than a
 24 census tract.
 25 (i) The term "cellular service provider" shall mean any person, busi-
 26 ness or organization qualified to do business in this state that
 27 provides individuals, corporations, or other entities with the ability
 28 to make wireless telephone calls and connect to the internet.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01755-03-6

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 1 2. The commission shall study the availability, affordability and
 2 reliability of cellular services in New York state. The commission
 3 shall:
 4 (a) review and appropriately consider the results of the federal
 5 communications commission broadband data task force's newly updated
 6 national broadband map, and any future data, on the availability of
 7 wireless broadband service in New York state;
 8 (b) assess the efficacy and make recommendations regarding levels of
 9 competition among providers, as well as any regulatory and statutory
 10 barriers, in order to deliver comprehensive statewide access to excel-
 11 lent cellular coverage;
 12 (c) review available technology to identify solutions that best
 13 support cellular service in underserved or unserved areas, and make
 14 recommendations on ensuring deployment of such technology in underserved
 15 and unserved areas;
 16 (d) identify locations where insufficient access to excellent cellular
 17 coverage is causing negative social or economic impact on the community,
 18 which shall include but not be limited to: the incurment of extraneous
 19 business expenses, the lack of remote educational opportunities, resi-
 20 dents being unable to place calls and/or send text messages in emergency
 21 situations and barriers to the proper provision of police, fire and
 22 emergency