Source: https://ecode360.com/11291264
Timestamp: 2019-04-21 16:28:37+00:00

Document:
§ 14-3 Statement of findings.
§ 14-4 Duration of franchise.
§ 14-7 Extension of service.
§ 14-10 Municipal complaint officer.
§ 14-14 Commitments by the company.
§ 14-15 Two-way services and interconnection.
§ 14-18 Incorporation of the application.
§ 14-22 Senior citizen discounted rates.
Editor's Note: This ordinance superseded former Ch. 14, Cable Television Franchise, adopted 10-18-1994 by Ord. No. 0.11.94.
The Borough of Paulsboro, County of Gloucester, State of New Jersey.
The grantee of rights under this ordinance and is known as Comcast of Gloucester County, LLC.
The nonexclusive municipal consent granted herein shall expire 15 years from the date of expiration of the previous certificate of approval issued by the Board with a ten-year automatic renewal as provided by N.J.S.A. 48:5A-19 and 25 and N.J.A.C. 14:18-13.6.
The company shall be required to proffer service to any residence or business along any public right-of-way in the primary service area, as set forth in the company's application. Any extension of plant beyond the primary service area shall be governed by the company's line extension policy, as set forth in the company's application.
Restoration: In the event that the company or its agents shall disturb any pavement, street surfaces, sidewalks, driveways, or other surface in the nature topography, the company shall, at its sole expense, restore and replace such places or things so disturbed in as good a condition as existed prior to the commencement of said work.
Relocation: If at any time during the period of this consent the municipality shall alter or change the grade of any street, alley or other way or place, the company, upon reasonable notice by the municipality, shall remove, re-lay or relocate its equipment, at the expense of the company.
In providing services to its customers, the company shall comply with N.J.A.C. 14:18-1 et seq., and all applicable state and federal statutes and regulations. The company shall strive to meet or exceed all voluntary company and industry standards in the delivery of customer service and shall be prepared to report on it to the municipality upon written request of the Municipality Administrator or Clerk.
Nothing herein shall impair the right of any subscriber or the municipality to express any comment with respect to telephone accessibility to the complaint officer or impair the right of the complaint officer to take any action that is permitted under law.
The company shall provide total preferred cable television service on one outlet at no cost to each school in the municipality, public and private, elementary, intermediate and secondary, provided the school is within 150 feet of active cable distribution plant. Each additional outlet installed, if any, shall be paid for on a materials-plus-labor basis by the school requesting service. Monthly service charges shall be waived on all additional outlets.
The company shall provide total preferred cable television service at no cost on one outlet to each police, fire, emergency management facility and public library in the municipality, provided the facility is located within 150 feet of active cable distribution plant. Each additional outlet installed, if any, shall be paid for on a materials-plus-labor basis by the municipality. Monthly service charges shall be waived on all additional outlets.
The company shall provide free basic Internet service via high-speed cable and modem on one non-networked personal computer in each qualified existing and future school in the municipality, public and private, elementary, intermediate and secondary, at no charge, provided the facility is located within 150 feet of active cable distribution plant. The Internet service shall be installed on a personal computer that is accessible to the students and not for administrative use only.
The company shall provide free basic Internet service via high-speed cable and modem on one non-networked personal computer in each qualified existing and future public library at no charge, provided the facility is located within 150 feet of active cable distribution plant. The Internet service shall be installed on a personal computer that is accessible to library patrons and not for administrative use only.
Within six months of receipt of a renewal certificate of approval (COA), the company shall provide the Borough with a one-time technology grant in the amount of $18,000.
The company shall in no way be held liable for any injury suffered by the municipality or any other person during an emergency, if for any reason the municipality is unable to make full use of the cable television system as contemplated herein.
All of the commitments and statements contained in the application and any amendment hereto submitted in writing to the municipality by the company, except as modified herein, are binding upon the company as terms and conditions of this municipal consent. The application and any other relevant writing submitted by the company shall be annexed hereto and made a part hereof by reference as long as it does not conflict with state or federal law. All ordinances or parts of ordinances or other agreements between the municipality and the company that are in conflict with the provisions of this agreement are hereby declared invalid and superseded.
At such time as the company, due to changes in the law or regulatory structure, begins offering discounted rates to senior citizens and/or disabled persons served by the company's Gloucester County cable system, the company shall offer the same or an equivalent discount to eligible customers in the Borough; provided, however, that said discount shall be applied in accordance with all applicable state statutes and regulations.

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