N.Y. General Business Law § 336: Telephone directory to contain certain notice

§ 336. Telephone directory to contain certain notice. 1. Every

telephone directory hereafter distributed to the members of the general

public in this state or in any portion thereof which lists the calling

numbers of telephones of any telephone exchange located in this state

shall contain a notice which explains the offense of "unlawfully

refusing to yield a party line" provided for in the penal law, such

notice to be printed in type which is not smaller than any other type on

the same page and to be preceded by the word "warning" printed in type

at least as large as the largest type on the same page: provided, that

the provisions of this section shall not apply to those directories

distributed solely for business advertising purposes, commonly known as

classified directories, nor to any telephone directory heretofore

distributed to the general public. Any person, firm or corporation

providing telephone service which distributes or causes to be

distributed in this state copies of a telephone directory which is

subject to the provisions of this subdivision and which do not contain

the notice herein provided for shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

2. Every telephone directory hereafter distributed by or on behalf of

a person, firm or corporation providing telephone service to the members

of the general public in this state or in any portion thereof which

lists the calling numbers of telephones, of any telephone exchange

located in this state shall contain a notice, in clear, concise

language, which will direct the consumer to call the business office for

information pertaining to the costs of all available local residential

telephone services. The notice shall include the telephone number of the

local business office.

3. Every telephone directory hereafter distributed by or on behalf of

a person, firm or corporation providing telephone service to the members

of the general public in this state or in any portion thereof which

lists the calling numbers of telephones, of any telephone exchange

located in this state, shall contain a notice, in clear, concise

language in a prominent place in such directory, informing the consumer

of all available local residential telephone services.