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Int 2214-2021

Cable franchise agreements website.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Technologyintroduced 2021-02-11

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2021-02-11Passed: 2021-12-31

Summary

The proposed legislation would require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications to create and maintain an online portal containing information related to franchise agreements for the provision of cable television services. The Department would also be required to update the information in the portal every year.

Committee on TechnologyTechnology in New York City, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (non- land use-related issues), Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment, NYC TV, and dissemination of public information through the use of technology.

How it compares

20% of similar bills passed

10 passed · 40 died

This bill: 323 days in committee

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Sponsors (3)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2021-02-11 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2021-02-11 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2021-02-11 · 1:30 PM · - REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1) -

Attachments (5)

Full text
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 1076 to read as follows: � 1076 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. IB LS 16667 2/2/21