N.Y. General Business Law § 393-f: Voluntary third-party notification

§ 393-f. Voluntary third-party notification. 1. Every telegraph or

telephone corporation, cable television corporation, or municipality

shall permit a residential customer to designate a third party to

receive notice of the total amount due or past due on all bills, the

amounts of any payments paid by or on behalf of such residential

customer, and copies of all notices relating to termination of service

and notices relating to collection of amounts due sent to such

residential customer, provided that the designated third party indicates

in writing a willingness to receive such notices, and provided further,

where a residential customer opts for third-party notifications, such

residential customer may opt to continue to receive such notices.

2. Every cellular phone company, upon request by a customer, shall

permit such customer to designate a third party to receive notice in

accordance with subdivision one of this section. Such notice shall

comply with all requirements related to the protection of customer

proprietary network information contained in the federal communications

act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222) and any federal regulations adopted under

that authority.