* § 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.

1. 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. * NB Effective June 19, 2024