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N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 393-f

Voluntary third-party notification

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As of January 1, 2024
* § 393-f. Voluntary third-party notification. 1. Every telegraph or\ntelephone corporation, cable television corporation, cellular phone\ncompany, or municipality shall permit a residential customer to\ndesignate a third party to receive notice of the total amount due or\npast due on all bills, the amounts of any payments paid by or on behalf\nof such residential customer, and copies of all notices relating to\ntermination of service and notices relating to collection of amounts due\nsent to such residential customer, provided that the designated third\nparty indicates in writing a willingness to receive such notices, and\nprovided further, where a residential customer opts for third-party\nnotifications, such residential customer may opt to continue to receive\nsuch notices.\n 2. Every telegraph or telephone corporation, cable television\ncorporation, cellular phone company, or municipality shall permit a\nlandlord, upon written request of both the landlord and tenant, to\ndesignate a third party to be notified of all requests for\ndiscontinuance of service to units occupied by such tenant, provided\nthat the designated third party indicates in writing a willingness to\nreceive such notices, and provided further, where the tenant and\nlandlord customers opt for third-party notifications, such tenant and\nlandlord customers may opt to continue to receive such notices.\n * NB Effective June 19, 2024\n
§ 393-f. Voluntary third-party notification. 1. Every telegraph or\ntelephone corporation, cable television corporation, or municipality\nshall permit a residential customer to designate a third party to\nreceive notice of the total amount due or past due on all bills, the\namounts of any payments paid by or on behalf of such residential\ncustomer, and copies of all notices relating to termination of service\nand notices relating to collection of amounts due sent to such\nresidential customer, provided that the designated third party indicates\nin writing a willingness to receive such notices, and provided further,\nwhere a residential customer opts for third-party notifications, such\nresidential customer may opt to continue to receive such notices.\n 2. Every cellular phone company, upon request by a customer, shall\npermit such customer to designate a third party to receive notice in\naccordance with subdivision one of this section. Such notice shall\ncomply with all requirements related to the protection of customer\nproprietary network information contained in the federal communications\nact of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222) and any federal regulations adopted under\nthat authority.\n

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