N.Y. PBS Law § 92-B
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Telephone deposits and payment plans for the elderly
Official statutory text
§ 92-b. Telephone deposits and payment plans for the elderly. 1. The\ncommission shall require all telephone corporations to exempt the\ndwelling units of all subscribing individuals who are sixty-two years of\nage or older from any cash deposit requirement except where the\ncorporation can show that the subscriber is a bad credit risk according\nto standards set by the commission.\n 2. The commission shall require all telephone corporations to offer\nresidential customers who are sixty-two years of age or older, as an\nalternative to monthly billing, a plan for payment on a quarterly basis,\nof charges for telephone service rendered by such corporations, provided\nthat such customer's average annual billing is not more than one hundred\nfifty dollars. The commission may establish such terms and conditions\nfor plans required under this section as it deems necessary or proper.\n
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