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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS

     Introduced By: Representatives Edwards, Filippi, Shanley, Regunberg, and Quattrocchi

     Date Introduced: April 06, 2017

     Referred To: House Corporations

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Chapter 6-48 of the General Laws entitled "Consumer Empowerment and

Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2006" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following

section:

     6-48-8.1. Personal information - prohibition.

     No telecommunications or Internet service provider that has entered into a franchise

agreement, right-of-way agreement, or other contract with the state of Rhode Island or political

subdivision, instrumentality or quasi-public agency of the same, or that uses facilities that are

subject to such agreements, even if it is not a party to the agreement, may collect personal

information from a customer resulting from the customer's use of the telecommunications or

Internet service provider without express written approval from the customer. No such

telecommunication or Internet service provider shall refuse to provide its services to a customer

on the grounds that the customer has not approved collection of the customer's personal

information.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS

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     This act would prevent any state or municipal agency's telecommunications or Internet

contractor from collecting and disseminating the personal information of customers.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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