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- Referred to energy and telecommunications
- Referred to energy and telecommunications
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Prohibits the imposition of additional charges for unlisted telephone numbers or private numbers
In Assembly Committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · Sponsor Brian Kavanagh
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BILL NUMBER:S51
Title of bill
An act to amend the public service law, in relation to prohibiting certain additional charges for unlisted telephone numbers
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill would require that individuals are charged no more for an unlisted telephone number than a listed phone number.
Summary of specific provisions
Amends the Public Service law by adding section 92-g providing that no telephone corporation or provider or any person, firm or corporation acting as an agent or representative of a telephone corporation or provider shall impose any additional charge for unlisted telephone numbers over and above the customary charges imposed by that telephone corporation or provider for listed telephone numbers. Additionally, it provides that fee be associated with unlisting, or making private, an existing telephone number.
Justification
Unlisted numbers are generally preferred by those who have a concern about privacy and further by those who prefer to not receive phone calls for purposes of solicitation. "Do not call" lists are effective for many, but they do not fully remove nuisance or protect the privacy of all telephone line subscribers. Phone companies are able to charge upwards of four dollars per month to maintain an unlisted number for residential accounts. There should be no assessed fee to either subscribe to a new unlisted line, or make a currently "listed" line unlisted. Further, a monthly line charge for unlisted lines should not be any higher than the customary fee for a listed or published line.
Prior legislative history
2009-10: S.5416 (Squadron) - Energy and Telecommunications, A.7980 (Kavanagh) - Corporations, Authorities and Commissions.
Fiscal implications
None.
Local fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become law; provided that the public service commission is authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any other measures necessary to implement section one of this act on its effective date on or before such date.
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