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NY A03720

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/27/2015

Primary Sponsor

William Scarborough

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Origin

Assembly

2015-2016 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Public Service Law section 94 to require telephone corporations to offer deferred payment plans in installments over up to one year for residential and small business customers' installation, service initiation, and nonrecurring maintenance charges

  • Expands the deferred payment requirement to include cable corporations under Public Service Law section 215 for residential and small business cable line charges

  • Defines "small business" as a state resident, independently owned and operated business that is not dominant in its field, employs 100 or fewer persons, and has installed no more than four lines

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Requires deferred payment plan in installments over a period of up to one year be offered to small businesses for telephone installation, service initiation and nonrecurring maintenance charges; defines "small business" as a business which is resident in the state, independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field, employs one hundred or fewer persons and has installed no more than four telephone lines.

Last Action

enacting clause stricken

5/7/2015

Committee Referrals

Small Business1/27/2015

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