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BILL NUMBER:S5789
Title of bill
An act to amend the public service law, in relation to modifying the current regulatory framework for telephone corporations and cable television companies to better reflect the current realities of the telecommunications and cable industries
Purpose or general idea of bill
To modernize and update public service law to with a focus on telephone companies operating in the State of New York.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1. Short title.
§ 2. Legislative findings and purpose.
§ 3. De-regulation of Telephone Corporations Where Competition Exists
§ 4. Tariff requirements for retail services.
§ 5. Network Technology
§ 6. Severability.
§ 7. Effective date.
Justification
Pervasive competition for communications services that are provided by telephone corporations subject to regulation by the public service commission has been firmly established in New York. In large part that competition is provided by fully "facilities-based" companies that utilize their own networks to provide service rather than relying on the networks of incumbent wireline telephone corporations; and fully facilities-based competition is supplemented by competition from providers that utilize some incumbent facilities but that rely in substantial part on their own facilities. In large part that competition is provided through the use of modes and technologies other than those traditionally used to provide wireline telephone service ("intermodal competition"). Facilities-based, intermodal competition extends to the full range of services provided to both business and residence customers. Sound public policy favors allowing competition, rather than regulation, to set the prices and other terms and conditions of service.
Prior legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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