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What are the regulations and laws regarding monthly invoices arriving late?
<p>Cable company monthly invoice, and only cable company monthly invoice, is arriving within two days of due date.</p>
<p>In general, are there any state laws or regulations requiring cable companies to send invoices in a timely manner?</p>

<p>It depends on the type of invoice/bill.</p>
<p>For a credit card bill, the federal Credit CARD Act requires the due date to be at least 21 days after billing (delivered or made available online).</p>
<p>Additionally, while a due date may be indicated on the bill, a late payment cannot be reported to the credit reporting bureaus until it is at least 30 days past due. Although late charges are not prohibited federally (as far as I know).</p>
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<p>States may have other rules concerning billing practices of other bills, especially for regulated services (gas, water, cable, phone).</p>
<p>In New York, cable bills are due at least 15 days from the bill's mailing date. And a late charge may not be levied if it is paid within 45 days of mailing.</p>
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<p><strong>No late charge may be imposed prior to forty-five (45) days from mailing of the bill.</strong> A reasonable collection charge can be added to a subscriber's bill, when a subscriber pays the amount of money in arrears in lieu of disconnection of service. Such collection charge must be in compliance with Commission regulations.</p>
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<p>All cable bills must itemize rates and charges. <strong>Payment of bills is due no sooner than fifteen (15) days from mailing.</strong>
<a href="https://www3.dps.ny.gov/W/PSCWeb.nsf/All/0E2474A06D5A31AC85257687006F3960" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www3.dps.ny.gov/W/PSCWeb.nsf/All/0E2474A06D5A31AC85257687006F3960</a></p>
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