Senate Bill S19

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directs the department of public service to study and report on the current status of cable television systems providing services over fiberoptic cables

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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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2019-S19 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Services
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5577
2015-2016: S1034
2017-2018: S1305

2019-S19 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the department of public service to study and report on the current status of cable television systems operating and providing services to the customer premises over fiberoptic cables.

2019-S19 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S19 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    19
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN ACT to authorize and direct the department of public service to study
   and report on the current status of cable television systems operating
   and providing services to the customer premises over fiberoptic cables
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby declares  that
 the  public interest is furthered by the broadest possible deployment of
 consumer-available high-speed internet service at reasonable prices,  to
 the largest number of New York households and businesses as is practica-
 ble.  Due  to  the ubiquity of such service provided by cable television
 companies, and such companies' provision of high-speed internet  to  the
 home  and workplace, and the greater speeds demonstrated around the rest
 of the world by systems  providing  high-speed  internet  by  fiberoptic
 cable  to  the  premises, the legislature finds that it has a compelling
 interest in closer oversight of the cable  television  systems,  whether
 completed  or  under  construction, that provide such services and allow
 the citizens of the state of New York  to  access  government  or  other
 services from home or otherwise remotely.
   §  2.  Study. a. The department of public service shall, within thirty
 days of the effective date of this act, undertake a study,  pursuant  to
 its  duty under subdivision 11 of section 215 of the public service law,
 of the current status of cable television systems operating and  provid-
 ing services to the customer premises over fiberoptic cables. This study
 shall include:
   (i)  the  total  number  of  franchises such companies have or operate
 where service is provided  to  the  customer  premises  over  fiberoptic
 cable;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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