ALBANY – Governor Cuomo has signed legislation that prevents telecommunications
companies and utility providers from charging a contract termination or
early cancellation fee in the event of a customer’s death.
Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther (D-Forestburgh) introduced the legislation
after her mother, Therese Malone, passed away and a utility company tried
to charge her account an early termination fee. Gunther wondered if that
was happening to her family, “how many others have been taken advantage
of.”
Senator John Bonacic (R-Mount Hope) called the new law “common-sense,
pro-consumer legislation.”
