§ 90 Application of article
§ 91 Adequate service; just and reasonable charges; unjust discrimination; unreasonable preference; protection of privacy
§ 91-A Customer of record for telephonic blocking and restrictions on the removal of telephonic blocks to certain area codes
§ 92 Rate schedules
§ 92-A Special telephone equipment for deaf and hard of hearing persons
§ 92-B Telephone deposits and payment plans for the elderly
§ 92-C Customer service requirements for alternate operator service providers and COCOT service providers
§ 92-D Telephone solicitations
§ 92-E Telephone service; changes in providers
§ 92-F Prepaid telephone calling card consumer protections
§ 92-G De-tariffing of non-basic retail services
§ 92-H Participation in the targeted accessibility fund
§ 92-I Cramming prohibited
§ 93 Liability for loss or damage caused by violation of this chapter
§ 94 General powers and duties of commission in respect to telegraph corporations and telephone corporations
§ 95 Reports of telegraph corporations and telephone corporations
§ 95-A Statements of nature and extent of interests to be filed upon request
§ 96 Investigations by commission
§ 97 Rates, rentals and service
§ 98 Power of commission to order repairs or changes
§ 99 Franchises and privileges
§ 100 Transfer and ownership of stock
§ 101 Authority to issue stock, bonds and other forms of indebtedness
§ 101-A Reorganization
§ 102 IntraLATA presubscribed interexchange carrier-change charge study
§ 103 Commercial landlord-tenant relationship
§ 104 Fiber-based services
§ 104-A Notice to customers on fiber optic-based telephone lines

Terms Used In New York Laws > Public Service > Article 5 - Provisions Relating to Telegraph and Telephone Lines and to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Outlays: Outlays are payments made (generally through the issuance of checks or disbursement of cash) to liquidate obligations. Outlays during a fiscal year may be for payment of obligations incurred in prior years or in the same year.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.