Senate Bill S7321

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that the public service commission shall establish service performance standards for telephone corporations

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S7321 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9645
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §95, add §103, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4937, A1968
2017-2018: S1268
2019-2020: S3202
2021-2022: S5780
2023-2024: S2663

2013-S7321 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the public service commission shall establish service performance standards for telephone corporations; provides that telephone corporations shall meet such standards; provides penalties for failure to meet such standards.

2013-S7321 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7321 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7321

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 12, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. TKACZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
  cations

AN  ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to service perform-
  ance standards for telephone corporations

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 95 of the public service law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4.  (A) ALL SERVICE PROVIDERS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED THREE
OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL FILE WITH THE COMMISSION FOR EACH AND EVERY MONTH
A REPORT SETTING FORTH THE COMPLIANCE RATE OF THE SERVICE PROVIDER  WITH
RESPECT  TO THE MONTHLY SERVICE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED THREE OF  THIS  ARTICLE.  ALL
SUCH  REPORTS  SHALL  BE  PUBLIC  DOCUMENTS  AND  SHALL BE POSTED ON THE
WEBSITE OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY THE COMMISSION.  THE  INFORMATION  OR
DATA  CONTAINED  IN SUCH REPORTS SHALL CONSTITUTE STATISTICAL OR FACTUAL
TABULATION OR DATA AND SHALL NOT BE EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE  PURSUANT  TO
ARTICLE SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
  (B)  ALL  SUCH REPORTS SHALL BE DISAGGREGATED BY SERVICE PROVIDER; AND
BY REGIONS AND SUBREGIONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE  COMMISSION,  TO  ENSURE
THAT  ALL  GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AND CUSTOMERS IN THE STATE ARE EQUALLY MEAS-
URED AND COUNTED.
  (C) THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT BE AUTHORIZED TO WAIVE, REDUCE, RELAX  OR
ELIMINATE ANY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S  2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 103 to
read as follows:
  S 103. SERVICE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES
OF THIS ARTICLE, THE TERMS:
  (A) "SERVICE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS" SHALL MEAN ANY METRIC OR  PERFORM-
ANCE  STANDARD  OR THRESHOLD ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSION AS OF JANUARY
FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN THAT EACH SERVICE PROVIDER IS EXPECTED  TO  MEET
RELATING  TO  MAINTENANCE  SERVICE,  INSTALLATIONS, NETWORK PERFORMANCE,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14995-03-4
              

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