New York Consolidated Laws, Public Service Law - PBS § 92-a. Special telephone equipment for deaf and hard of hearing persons

1. The commission shall require any regulated landline telephone corporation providing local exchange service to sell or lease special telecommunication equipment to a person certified as deaf or hard of hearing where the addition of such equipment is necessary to enable such person to access and utilize the local exchange network.  The sale of such equipment shall be at an amount not to exceed the actual purchase price by the corporation and the lease of such equipment shall be at a rate to be determined by the commission.  Any person who leases such equipment shall be permitted to apply the lease payments toward the equipment's purchase.

2. The commission shall authorize the establishment of the New York telecommunications relay service center.  In developing a request for proposals to provide telecommunications relay service the commission shall include the following minimum provisions: