Bill Text: NY S00430 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits cell phone service providers from requiring a customer to renew his or her service plan when adding a new phone line to such plan; and prohibits such provider from extending the time of services originally agreed to under contract.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION [S00430 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S00430-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. DILAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to protecting the
rights of cell phone users
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
2 390-d to read as follows:
3 S 390-D. CELL PHONE USERS' RIGHTS TO NOT RENEW. 1. ANY PERSON, FIRM,
4 CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY THAT HAS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH A
5 CUSTOMER TO PROVIDE SUCH CUSTOMER WITH CELLULAR PHONE SERVICES FOR A
6 FEE, SHALL NOT TREAT THE CUSTOMER'S ADDITION OF A NEW PHONE LINE TO THE
7 EXISTING SERVICE PLAN AS THE RENEWAL OF SUCH PLAN, AND SHALL NOT EXTEND
8 THE LENGTH OF TIME OF SERVICES ORIGINALLY AGREED TO UNDER CONTRACT.
9 2. ANY SUCH PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY SHALL NOT
10 IMPOSE ON THE CUSTOMER ANY SERVICE CHARGE, ADDITIONAL FEE OR ANY OTHER
11 ADDITIONAL COST FOR THE CANCELLATION OF ANY PHONE LINE INCLUDED IN THE
12 CUSTOMER'S SERVICE PLAN OTHER THAN THE PRIMARY PHONE LINE OF SUCH PLAN.
13 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00571-01-3
