New York’s legislature has the chance to make history and stand up for users’ rights by passing the Digital Fair Repair Act. Assemblymember Patricia Fahy’s bill, A7006-B, would require companies to give people access to what they need to fix their stuff by selling spare parts and special tools at.
The New York State Senate passed a comprehensive electronics right to repair measure, but the legislative session ended without State Assembly Action, so the legislation remains stalled.
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Viewpoint: Fair Repair Act will aid consumers, environment
Kevin Thomas
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New Yorkers routinely spend thousands of dollars buying smartphones, laptops, and other electronic devices to help us work, play, communicate, and navigate the world in the age of COVID-19.
But these devices eventually break, which can cost hundreds, even thousands of dollars to fix or replace. Why? Because big tech companies refuse to release the information that would make it easier and cheaper to fix these devices. This is why we must pass The Digital Fair Repair Act, sponsored by state Sen. Neil Breslin, D-Delmar, and Assembly Member Donna Lupardo, D-Binghamton, and save New York consumers $2.4 billion dollars a year by empowering them to fix broken electronics.