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NY S07652

Bill

Status

Passed

10/3/2012

Primary Sponsor

Mark Grisanti

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Origin

Senate

2011-2012 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires providers of interactive information network services to provide callers with notice of fees that will be charged to their telephone bills before service is provided

  • Notice must state the rate at which fees will be incurred and inform callers they can hang up if they do not wish to pay the fee

  • Fee calculation cannot begin until at least ten seconds after the provider delivers the fee notice to the caller

  • Exempts services provided by telephone corporations, mobile service providers, cable television companies, and their affiliates from these notification requirements

  • Takes effect thirty days after becoming law

Legislative Description

Requires any person or entity operating telephone numbers, the use of which causes the caller to be billed a fee on his or her telephone bill, to provide the caller with notice of the fee to be imposed for such call and advise the caller to hang up if he or she does not want to pay the fee.

Last Action

SIGNED CHAP.490

10/3/2012

Committee Referrals

Corporations, Authorities and Commissions6/18/2012
Rules6/12/2012

Full Bill Text

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