File #: Int 0878-2024    Version: * Name: Establishing a cable franchise agreements website.
Type: Introduction Status: Laid Over in Committee
Committee: Committee on Technology
On agenda: 5/16/2024
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to establishing a cable franchise agreements website
Sponsors: Robert F. Holden, Gale A. Brewer, Farah N. Louis, Mercedes Narcisse, Amanda Farías, Sandy Nurse, Joann Ariola , Inna Vernikov
Council Member Sponsors: 8
Summary: The proposed legislation would require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (Department) to create and maintain an online portal containing information related to franchise agreements for the provision of cable television services. The Department would be required to update information contained in the portal every year.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 878, 2. Int. No. 878, 3. May 16, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 5-16-24, 5. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - May 16, 2024, 6. Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council, 7. Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB, 8. Committee Report 4/29/25, 9. Hearing Testimony 4/29/25
Date Ver.Prime SponsorAction ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsMultimedia
4/29/2025*Robert F. Holden Committee on Technology Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/29/2025*Robert F. Holden Committee on Technology Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/16/2024*Robert F. Holden City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/13/2024*Robert F. Holden City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 878

By Council Members Holden, Brewer, Louis, Narcisse, Farías, Nurse, Ariola and Vernikov

 

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to establishing a cable franchise agreements website

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Chapter 48 of the New York city charter is amended by adding a new section 1077 to read as follows:

§ 1077. Cable franchise agreements website. a. The commissioner of information technology and telecommunications shall create and maintain an online portal containing information related to each franchise agreement for the provision of cable television services. Such portal shall include data on the non-confidential information maintained in connection with each such franchise agreement, including, but not limited to, the following:

1. The best available data on rates for any broadband internet services offered by franchisees, disaggregated by broadband technology, speed, and zip code. Such data shall be updated annually;

2. An interactive map of the geographical coverage areas for each such franchise agreement; and

3. A copy of all such franchise agreements signed on or after 2006, in a searchable, machine readable format.

                     § 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.

 

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