Consumer Protection
Governor Hochul signed legislation to crack down on telemarketers and safeguard New Yorkers from continuous, unwanted calls.
"Just in time for Monday Night Football and the Bills and Jets starting their seasons tonight, I'm pleased that Disney and Charter have resolved their corporate dispute and resumed service for more than 1.5 million New York customers that lost access to ESPN and Disney-owned channels."
La gobernadora Hochul ordenó hoy al Departamento de Servicio Público que responsabilice a Spectrum Northeast, LLC y Spectrum New York Metro, LLC (colectivamente “Charter”) y garantice que la compañía entregue reembolsos a los consumidores de Nueva York que han experimentado la interrupción del servicio en medio de la disputa de cable en curso entre Charter y The Walt Disney Company (Disney), dos de las compañías de entretenimiento más grandes de Estados Unidos.
Governor Hochul directed the Department of Public Service to hold Spectrum (“Charter”) accountable for New York consumers who've experienced disrupted service.
Governor Hochul warned New Yorkers to be aware of potential price increases for items in the aftermath of extreme weather events in the Mid-Hudson Region and the Canandaigua area of Ontario County.
Governor Hochul announced the launch of an interagency initiative to cease the sale of untested cannabis from unlicensed vendors.
Como parte de la Semana Nacional de Protección al Consumidor, la Gobernadora Hochul anunció que la Oficina de Servicios al Consumidor del Departamento de Servicios Públicos del Estado de Nueva York, bajo la rama del personal de la Comisión de Servicio Público - ayudó a 68,000 hogares de Nueva York con una variedad de asuntos de protección al consumidor en el 2022, lo que resultó en que el Departamento devolviera casi $4.2 millones a los consumidores.
As a part of National Consumer Protection Week, Governor Hochul announced that the Office of Consumer Services at the New York State Department of Public Service — the staff arm of the Public Service Commission — assisted 68,000 New York households with a variety of consumer protection matters in 2022, resulting in the Department returning nearly $4.2 million to consumers.
La gobernadora Hochul anunció hoy los pasos que los neoyorquinos pueden tomar para protegerse de que su información confidencial se vea comprometida en línea durante la temporada de impuestos.
Governor Hochul announced steps New Yorkers can take to protect themselves from having their sensitive information compromised online during tax season.