Bill Text: NY S02097 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 2097 (Prior Session Legislation)

NY State Legislature page for S02097

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits exclusive multichannel video programming providers from entering into exclusive marketing agreements with the owner or manager of a residential multiple dwelling unit.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-18 - REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS [S02097 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S02097-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2097
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 18, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- 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 prohibiting
         providers of multichannel video programming from entering into  exclu-
         sive  marketing  agreements with the owner or manager of a residential
         multiple dwelling unit
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1.  Section 228 of the public service law is amended by adding
    2  a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
    3    4.  (A)  NO  PROVIDER  OF  MULTICHANNEL  VIDEO  PROGRAMMING OR OWNERS,
    4  LESSORS, MANAGERS OR  PERSONS  CONTROLLING  OR  MANAGING  A  RESIDENTIAL
    5  MULTIPLE DWELLING UNIT SHALL ENTER INTO OR RENEW ANY EXCLUSIVE MARKETING
    6  AGREEMENT WITH REGARD TO MULTICHANNEL VIDEO PROGRAMMING SERVICES.
    7    (B) "EXCLUSIVE MARKETING AGREEMENT" MEANS A CONTRACT OR OTHER ARRANGE-
    8  MENT,  OTHER  THAN  A BULK SALES ARRANGEMENT, BETWEEN THE OWNER, LESSOR,
    9  MANAGER OR PERSON CONTROLLING OR MANAGING A RESIDENTIAL MULTIPLE  DWELL-
   10  ING UNIT AND A MULTICHANNEL VIDEO PROGRAMMING PROVIDER IN WHICH A MULTI-
   11  CHANNEL  VIDEO  PROGRAMMING  PROVIDER IS GRANTED PREFERENCE OR EXCLUSIVE
   12  RIGHTS WITH REGARD TO THE MARKETING OR OFFERING OF SERVICES,  OR  ACCESS
   13  TO THE PREMISES FOR PURPOSES THEREOF.
   14    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06391-01-1