S 1152: Requires internet service providers to charge a residential rate to emergency service organizations; creates a new article for the regulation of internet service providers.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1152 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. OBERACKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring internet service providers to charge a residential rate to certain emergency service organizations 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 article 2 42-A to read as follows: 3 ARTICLE 42-A 4 INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS 5 Section 1200. Definitions. 6 1201. Rates for emergency service organizations. 7 § 1200. Definitions. For the purpose of this article: 1. "Internet 8 service provider" means any person, business or organization qualified 9 to do business in this state that provides individuals, corporations, or 10 other entities with the ability to connect to the internet through 11 equipment that is located in this state. 12 2. "Emergency service organization" means any voluntary fire or ambu- 13 lance company. 14 § 1201. Rates for emergency service organizations. No internet service 15 provider shall charge any emergency service organization an amount which 16 is more than the rate charged to residential customers of such internet 17 service provider. When such internet service provider charges different 18 rates for business customers and residential customers, emergency 19 service organizations shall be charged the residential rate. Notwith- 20 standing the charging of a residential rate, service provided to emer- 21 gency service organizations shall be provided at the level of service 22 provided by such internet service provider to business customers. 23 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 24 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03517-01-5