New York A 3726: Requires cable television companies to offer cable television channels on an individual basis

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A03726 Summary:

BILL NOA03726 

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Requires cable television companies to offer cable television channels on an individual basis; provides that the public service commission be responsible for approving rates.

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BILL NOA03726 

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01/30/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA03726 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3726

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to providing custom-
 ers the right to choose the stations that they wish to receive

 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
 2 225-a to read as follows:
 3 § 225-a. Cable subscribers right to access. 1. Every cable television
 4 company shall provide each subscriber the option to access cable chan-
 5 nels on an individual basis. Any cable subscriber shall be provided the
 6 ability to determine each cable channel that is delivered to such
 7 subscriber's house. A cable company may continue to offer a group of
 8 channels as a package deal with a package rate, provided that subscrib-
 9 ers are not required to purchase channels as a package.
 10 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section two hundred twenty-five
 11 of this article to the contrary, a cable television company may not
 12 charge a subscriber for any channel that the subscriber does not choose
 13 to purchase.
 14 3. All rates charged by cable television companies to subscribers for
 15 individual channels shall be first submitted to the public service
 16 commission for approval. The public service commission shall ensure that
 17 a cable television company does not charge an inflated rate for an indi-
 18 vidual channel in an attempt to require subscribers to purchase package
 19 deals. The commission shall make a determination.
 20 4. Any subscriber who is denied the ability to purchase individual
 21 channels by a cable television company may bring an action in their own
 22 name. Such person shall be entitled to their actual damages or five
 23 hundred dollars, whichever is greater. In addition to any monetary
 24 award, the court shall issue an order requiring the cable television
 25 company to comply with the provisions of this section within fifteen

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03766-01-5

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 1 days. Failure to comply within the fifteen day period shall constitute a
 2 separate offense for which the subscriber may bring another cause of
 3 action pursuant to this subdivision.
 4 5. For the purposes of this section, a "subscriber" shall mean any
 5 person who is currently receiving service from a cable television compa-
 6 ny, or who is seeking to receive service from a cable television compa-
 7 ny.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 9 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the public service
 10 commission may implement any rule or regulation necessary to determine
 11 the appropriate rate of charge for individual channels or the procedure
 12 for submitting such rates to the commission.

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