N.J. Panel Weighs Telecom Consumer Protection Bills
New Jersey’s Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee voted 5-0 for a bill (A-1884) to require telecom, cable TV and ISPs to allow customers to end contracts when a physician refers them to a long-term care facility. “It seems fair,” said Chair…
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Paul Moriarty (D) at a livestreamed hearing Thursday. He said the bill might later be amended to require canceling customers to provide doctor’s notes. The panel also unanimously supported A-3769 to require music and video websites to disclose their correct contact information. The bill by Assemblyman Raj Mukherji (D) aims to thwart intellectual property theft, Moriarty said. The chairman wants to invite telcos to a possible December hearing on a caller ID bill, which was discussed but not voted upon Thursday, he said. Multiple committee members indicated support for A-1034, which would require telemarketers to transmit their name and telephone number.