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NY Pub Serv L § 90 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 5 - Provisions Relating to Telegraph and Telephone Lines and to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations 90 - Application of Article.

§ 90. Application of article.  1. The provisions of this article shall apply  to  communication by telegraph or telephone between one point and another within the state of New York and to every telegraph  corporation and telephone corporation.   2.  Application  of  the  provisions  of  this  article to telegraphic communication is suspended unless the commission,  no  sooner  than  one year  after the effective date of this provision, makes a determination, after notice and hearing, that regulation of a telegraph corporation  or some  of  its  services  should  be  reinstituted  to  the  extent found necessary to protect the public interest because of a lack of  effective competition.   3.  (1)  Except  as  otherwise provided in this subdivision or section ninety-two-c of this article, a reseller of telephone service  by  means of  a customer owned or leased currency operated telephone (COCOT) shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter.  (2) The commission shall have power to establish by rule or regulation service, rate, interconnection and location requirements for COCOTs upon a determination that such requirements are in the public interest.  (3) (a) The commission shall have power to assess  a  penalty  not  to exceed  one  thousand dollars against any reseller of COCOT services who knowingly fails or  neglects  to  comply  with  any  provision  of  this subdivision or section ninety-two-c of this article or any regulation or order of the commission implementing or enforcing the provisions of this subdivision  or  the  provisions of section ninety-two-c of this article which apply to COCOT service providers. In  the  case  of  a  continuing violation, each day shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense.  (b)  Whenever the commission shall be of the opinion that any reseller of COCOT services is violating or about to violate any provision of this subdivision or any regulation or order of the commission implementing or enforcing the provisions of this subdivision, or has failed to  pay  any penalty  assessed  pursuant  to  the provisions of this subdivision, the commission shall have power to bring an action or enforcement proceeding as provided by section twenty-six of this chapter.
NY Pub Serv L § 91-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 5 - Provisions Relating to Telegraph and Telephone Lines and to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations 91-A - Customer of Record for Telephonic Blocking and Restrictions on the Removal of Telephonic Blocks to Certain Area Codes.

§  91-a.   Customer of record for telephonic blocking and restrictions   on the removal of telephonic blocks to certain area codes. Where  access   to  telephone  numbers in the 800 and/or 900 area codes has been blocked   at the request of the customer of record to prevent  the  completion  of   the  call  to  numbers  in  such  area codes, the customer of record may   provide a personal password to be retained in the customer's record  for   purposes  of  preventing  the  unauthorized  removal  of the request for   blocking. No telephone corporation shall remove  such  telephonic  block   except  pursuant  to  the  customer  of  record  providing  the  correct   password, or a request of the customer of record made in writing  or  in   person to such telephone corporation.
NY Pub Serv L § 92-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 5 - Provisions Relating to Telegraph and Telephone Lines and to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations 92-A - Special Telephone Equipment for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons.

* §  92-a.  Special  telephone  equipment for deaf and hard of hearing persons.  1.  The  commission  shall  require  any  regulated   landline telephone  corporation providing local exchange service to sell or lease special telecommunication equipment to a person  certified  as  deaf  or hard  of  hearing  where  the addition of such equipment is necessary to enable such person to access and utilize the local exchange network. The sale of such equipment shall be at an amount not to  exceed  the  actual purchase  price by the corporation and the lease of such equipment shall be at a rate to be determined by the commission. Any person  who  leases such equipment shall be permitted to apply the lease payments toward the equipment's purchase.   2.  The  commission  shall authorize the establishment of the New York telecommunications relay service center. In  developing  a  request  for proposals  to  provide  telecommunications  relay service the commission shall include the following minimum provisions:  (a) The New York telecommunications  relay  service  center  shall  be located within the municipality of Syracuse, New York;  (b)   A   minimum   of   eighty   percent   of   all  calls  utilizing telecommunications relay service must be routed to and through  the  New York telecommunications relay service center; and  (c)  A  contract  to provide telecommunications relay service shall be renewable for up to five years, and the commission shall be empowered to promulgate and adopt all regulations required to implement the terms  of this subdivision.   * NB Effective until June 30, 2024   * § 92-a. Special  telephone  equipment  for  deaf and hard of hearing persons. The commission shall require any regulated  landline  telephone corporation  providing  local  exchange service to sell or lease special telecommunication equipment to a person certified as  deaf  or  hard  of hearing where the addition of such equipment is necessary to enable such person  to  access  and  utilize the local exchange network. The sale of such equipment shall be at an amount not to exceed the  actual  purchase price  by  the corporation and the lease of such equipment shall be at a rate to be determined by the commission.  Any  person  who  leases  such equipment  shall  be  permitted  to  apply the lease payments toward the equipment's purchase.   * NB Effective June 30, 2024
NY Pub Serv L § 92-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 5 - Provisions Relating to Telegraph and Telephone Lines and to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations 92-B - Telephone Deposits and Payment Plans for the Elderly.

§ 92-b. Telephone  deposits and payment plans for the elderly. 1.  The   commission shall  require  all  telephone  corporations  to  exempt  the   dwelling units of all subscribing individuals who are sixty-two years of   age  or  older  from  any  cash  deposit  requirement  except  where the   corporation can show that the subscriber is a bad credit risk  according   to standards set by the commission.2.  The  commission  shall require all telephone corporations to offer   residential customers who are sixty-two years of age  or  older,  as  an   alternative to monthly billing, a plan for payment on a quarterly basis,   of charges for telephone service rendered by such corporations, provided   that such customer's average annual billing is not more than one hundred   fifty  dollars.  The  commission may establish such terms and conditions   for plans required under this section as it deems necessary or proper.
NY Pub Serv L § 92-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 5 - Provisions Relating to Telegraph and Telephone Lines and to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations 92-D - Telephone Solicitations.

§ 92-d. Telephone solicitations. Each local exchange telephone company   shall  inform its customers of the provisions of section ninety-two-i of   this  article,  sections  three  hundred  ninety-nine-p,  three  hundred   ninety-nine-z  and  three hundred ninety-nine-pp of the general business   law, and article ten-B of the personal property law, as such  provisions   relate   to   the   rights   of  consumers  with  respect  to  cramming,   telemarketers,  sellers,  the  no  telemarketing  sales  call  statewide   registry and automatic dialing-announcing devices, by means of:1.  Inserting  a notice annually in the customers' billing statements;   and2. Publishing a notice in local telephone directories.
NY Pub Serv L § 92-G (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 5 - Provisions Relating to Telegraph and Telephone Lines and to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations 92-G - De-Tariffing of Non-Basic Retail Services.

§  92-g. De-tariffing of non-basic retail services. 1. Notwithstanding   any other provision of this chapter, or any regulation or  order  issued   by  the  commission  pursuant  to this chapter, and excluding "regulated   basic services" as defined  in  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  two  of   section  ninety-two  of  this article on and after the effective date of   this section, a telephone corporation furnishing any services that would   otherwise be subject  to  the  rate  schedule  requirements  in  section   ninety-two  of this article may post on its website the rates, terms and   conditions of any retail service it offers, renders or furnishes  within   the  state.  Section  ninety-two  of this article shall not apply to any   service so posted, and such telephone corporation shall not be  required   to file with the commission or obtain approval of any tariff or schedule   for  such  service. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect   the authority of the  commission  under  section  ninety-seven  of  this   article.2.  Any  tariff  or  schedule for retail services filed by a telephone   corporation prior to the effective date of this section may be withdrawn   at any time after such date upon thirty days notice to  the  commission,   but shall remain in effect until such withdrawal.3.  Nothing  in  this  section  shall  affect  the  authority  of  the   commission over switched access or wholesale services.4. A telephone corporation shall annually file a copy of the  customer   service  guide  or  other  listing  of  terms  and  conditions  with the   commission. A  telephone  corporation  shall  provide  a  copy  of  such   customer  service  guide or other listing of terms and conditions to any   requesting person. The commission may order additional  requirements  as   they  see fit for the customer service guide. The term "customer service   guide" and "other listing of terms and conditions"  when  used  in  this   section shall include but not be limited to a list of non-basic services   with  a  description  and  rate  of sale of such services by a telephone   corporation.5. At least thirty days prior to an increase in rate for  a  non-basic   service,  a  telephone corporation shall notify any affected person that   such person may opt out of such non-basic service at any time within the   thirty days prior to the increase becoming effective.
NY Pub Serv L § 92-H (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 5 - Provisions Relating to Telegraph and Telephone Lines and to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations 92-H - Participation in the Targeted Accessibility Fund.

§  92-h.  Participation in the targeted accessibility fund. 1. As used   in this section, the term "fund" shall mean the  targeted  accessibility   fund  established by the commission for the purpose, among other things,   of providing financial support for the provision of lifeline service  in   the state.2.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of this chapter, any provider   or reseller of commercial mobile radio service, as defined in 47  C.F.R.   §   20.3,   in   the   state   that   is   designated   as  an  eligible   telecommunications carrier pursuant to  47  U.S.C.  §  214(e)  to  offer   lifeline  service  in  the  state  may,  but  shall  not be required to,   participate in the fund for the purpose of offering lifeline service. If   such a provider elects to participate in the fund,  the  provider  shall   assume  all  rights  and  obligations associated with such participation   under the commission's orders, on the same basis as other  participants.   Any  such  provider  that  has  elected  to  participate in the fund may   withdraw from such participation at any time.3. Except to the extent necessary to supervise or administer the fund,   nothing in this section shall confer upon the commission any  regulatory   jurisdiction  over  providers  or  resellers  of commercial mobile radio   service that elect to participate in the fund.
NY Pub Serv L § 92-I (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 5 - Provisions Relating to Telegraph and Telephone Lines and to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations 92-I - Cramming Prohibited.

§  92-i.  Cramming  prohibited.  1.  For the purposes of this section, "cramming" means the inclusion and imposition of charges on the  invoice or  bill  of a customer from a telephone corporation at the request of a third party or billing aggregator that (a) were not  authorized  by  the customer,  or  (b)  if  authorized,  were obtained through misleading or deceptive means.   2. A customer shall not be liable for charges appearing on the invoice or bill of a telephone corporation that are the result of  cramming.  No charges  for  any products or services, other than those provided by the telephone corporation, its affiliates, a third party video provider with whom a telephone corporation or its affiliate jointly  market  services, or  otherwise permitted by law, shall be included on any bill or invoice of a customer, unless the third party requesting  the  payment  of  such charges retains and provides upon request valid proof that:  (a) the customer was provided with clear and conspicuous disclosure of all  material  terms  and  conditions  of  the  product or service being offered, including but not limited to all initial and recurring  charges and  the fact that such charges shall appear on the customer's telephone bill;  (b) after receiving clear and conspicuous disclosure  as  provided  in paragraph  (a) of this subdivision, the customer explicitly consented to the nature and amount of such charges; and  (c) the third party offering the product or service  or  an  agent  of such third party provided the customer with a toll-free telephone number the  customer may call and an address to which the customer may write to resolve any billing dispute.   3. Any charges for third party products or services that are  included on  a  bill or invoice by a telephone corporation without the consent of the customer having been obtained as provided in subdivision two of this section shall be void and unenforceable, and shall be removed  from  the bill or invoice upon notice from such customer.   4.  The  commission  shall  supervise  and  ensure compliance with the provisions of this section, and may promulgate any rules and regulations it deems necessary or desirable to ensure such compliance, including but not limited to any additional requirements for verification of  customer orders  and  any  additional standards that third parties or agents must meet to be authorized  to  receive  payment  through  the  inclusion  of charges on bills or invoices of telephone corporations. Any failure by a telephone  corporation to comply with the provisions of this section may be redressed as provided in subdivision three of section  ninety-six  of this article or as otherwise authorized by law.
NY Pub Serv L § 93 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 5 - Provisions Relating to Telegraph and Telephone Lines and to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations 93 - Liability for Loss or Damage Caused by Violation of This Chapter.

§ 93. Liability  for  loss  or  damage  caused  by  violation  of this   chapter.  In case any telegraph  corporation  or  telephone  corporation   shall  do  or  cause  to be done or permit to be done any act, matter or   thing prohibited, forbidden or declared to be unlawful, or shall omit to   do any act, matter or other thing required to be done, either by law  of   the state of New York by this chapter or by any order of the commission,   such  telegraph  corporation or telephone corporation shall be liable to   the person or corporation affected  thereby  for  all  loss,  damage  or   injury  caused thereby or resulting therefrom and in case of recovery if   the court shall find that such act or omission was willful it may in its   discretion fix a reasonable counsel or attorney's fee, which  fee  shall   be  taxed  and collected as a part of the costs in the action. An action   to recover for such loss, damage or injury may be brought in  any  court   of competent jurisdiction by any such person or corporation.
NY Pub Serv L § 94 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 5 - Provisions Relating to Telegraph and Telephone Lines and to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations 94 - General Powers and Duties of Commission in Respect to Telegraph Corporations and Telephone Corporations.

§ 94. General  powers and duties of commission in respect to telegraph   corporations and telephone corporations.  1.  The  commission  and  each   commissioner  shall  have power and authority to administer oaths in all   parts of the state to witnesses summoned  to  testify  in  any  inquiry,   investigation, hearing or proceeding and also to administer oaths in all   parts  of  the state whenever the exercise of such power is incidentally   necessary or proper to  enable  the  commission  or  a  commissioner  to   perform a duty or to exercise a power.2.  The  commission  shall  have  general supervision of all telegraph   corporations, telephone corporations and telegraph lines  and  telephone   lines  within  its  jurisdiction  as hereinbefore defined and shall have   power to and shall examine the  same  and  keep  informed  as  to  their   general condition, their capitalization, their franchises and the manner   in  which  their  lines  and  property  are leased, operated or managed,   conducted and operated with respect to the adequacy of and accommodation   afforded by their service and  also  with  respect  to  the  safety  and   security  of  their  lines  and  property,  and  with  respect  to their   compliance with  all  provisions  of  law,  orders  of  the  commission,   franchises  and  charter  requirements.  The commission shall have power   either through its members or inspectors or employees duly authorized by   it to  enter  in  or  upon  and  to  inspect  the  property,  equipment,   buildings,  plants, factories, offices, apparatus, machines, devices and   lines of any telegraph corporation or telephone corporation.3. The commission and each commissioner shall have  power  to  examine   all  books,  contracts,  records,  documents and papers of any telegraph   corporation or telephone corporation and  by  subpoena  duces  tecum  to   compel the production thereof, or of duly verified copies of the same or   of any of them.4.  The  commission  shall require, with respect to any charge for the   installation or initiation of service of a residential  telephone  line,   or  any  nonrecurring  maintenance  service  charge  with  respect  to a   residential telephone line or equipment, that any telephone  corporation   imposing  such a charge offer a plan for the deferred payment thereof in   installments over a period of up to one year. For the purposes  of  this   subdivision,  charges  for  initiation  of  service  are charges for the   connection of service including but not limited to charges  for  central   office  line,  premises  visit,  inside  wire and jacks, and any related   service.
NY Pub Serv L § 95-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 5 - Provisions Relating to Telegraph and Telephone Lines and to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations 95-A - Statements of Nature and Extent of Interests to Be Filed Upon Request.

§ 95-a. Statements  of nature and extent of interests to be filed upon   request.   Whenever any person or corporation  signs  or  certifies  any   estimate,  appraisal, report, or other statement, to be submitted to the   public service commission in relation to any public utility company,  in   which  such person or corporation is or has been financially interested,   directly or indirectly, or is or has been  employed  in  any  manner  or   capacity, or of which such person is or has been an officer or employee,   the  commission  in  its  discretion, may require that such signature or   certification shall be accompanied by a specific statement setting forth   the nature and extent of such interest or engagement.
NY Pub Serv L § 98 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 5 - Provisions Relating to Telegraph and Telephone Lines and to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations 98 - Power of Commission to Order Repairs or Changes.

§ 98. Power  of  commission to order repairs or changes.  Whenever the   commission shall be of opinion, after a hearing had upon its own motion,   or upon a complaint, that repairs or improvements to or changes  in  any   telegraph  line  or  any  telephone line ought reasonably to be made, or   that any additions should  reasonably  be  made  thereto,  in  order  to   promote  the  convenience  of  the  public  or employees, or in order to   secure adequate service or  facilities  for  telegraphic  or  telephonic   communications,  the  commission shall make and serve an order directing   that such repairs, improvements, changes or additions be made  within  a   reasonable  time  and  in  a  manner  to  be specified therein and every   telegraph corporation and telephone corporation is hereby  required  and   directed  to  make  all  repairs,  improvements,  changes  and additions   required of it by any order of the commission served upon it.