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Staff Contact: Marcus Ferguson

• 2009-2010 Legislative Memos
• S.56 / A.156, Article VII Budget Bill, Part D, Support, Creation of a not-for-profit entity to assume the functions of the NYS Office of Cyber Security & Critical Infrastructure Coordination
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• A.4872-A (Alessi), Oppose, Telephone Corporation Call centers, 6/17/09
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• A.4967 (Brodsky), Oppose, Discounted Telephone Services
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• A.6509 (Rivera N.), Oppose, Orders of protection, 3/23/09
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• 2007-08 LEGISLATIVE MEMOS
• A.2030 / S.3293, Wireless telephone regulation
• A.2498A, Authorizes all telecommunications service providers to install their facilities upon private premises
• S.5302c / A.8030c, Establishes assessment ceiling for public utility mass real property
• S.7664, Eliminates State Regulation of Voice over Internet Protocol Service
• A.8444-b / S.7563, Electronics equipment recycling and reuse act
  
  
  
• ISSUES AND PRIORITIES
• Business Council Statement Supporting an Overlay For Relief In 315 Area Code Region, March 27, 2008
  
  
• Business Council Legislative Testimony on Net Neutrality, October 17, 2007
  
  
• BUSINESS COUNCIL NEWS
  • Gov. Spitzer nominates Garry Brown to Chair PSC
    
    
  • Council asks Lawmakers to reject Internet regulation proposals (October 16, 2007)
    
    
  • Letter opposing A.3980-B, "Omnibus Telecommunications Reform Act"
    
    
  • Council: Antiquated telecommunications regulations should be reconsidered 10/18/05
    
    
• TESTIMONIES
• Testimony on Net Neutrality, October 17, 2007
• Testimony on the Future of Telecommunications Services, October 11, 2005
• Testimony Supporting Verizon / MCI merger and AT&T / SBC Merger, July 28, 2005
  
  


• RELATED WEB SITES:
  • Verizon
  • MCI
  • AT&T
  • Sprint
  • T-Mobile
  • Consumer Protection Board
  • Public Service Commission