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NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-25 - Conformance of municipal consent with act.

48:5A-25 Conformance of municipal consent with act.  25. A municipal consent issued pursuant to this act shall conform in form and substance to all requirements of this act and of rules, regulations and orders duly promulgated by the director. It shall specify with particularity the territory to which it applies, and the term for which it is issued. Such term shall not exceed 15 years or 20 years if the board certifies that a CATV company has implemented an open video system in accordance with 47 U.S.C. s.573 within one year after receiving a municipal consent; but provision may be included for automatic renewal at the expiration thereof for an additional term not exceeding 10 years or 15 years if the board certifies that the CATV company has implemented an open video system in accordance with 47 U.S.C. s.573, unless either the municipality or the company shall not later than 60 days before the expiration of the initial term serve upon the other party notice of its intention not to accept such renewal. No CATV company whose municipal consent or renewal thereof has expired shall be authorized to continue its operations unless prior to such expiration it has obtained a certificate of approval from the board authorizing such continued operation, except that such a CATV company which has initiated proceedings to obtain such certification from the board prior to the expiration of the municipal consent may continue its operations pending the final disposition of such proceedings. L.1972,c.186,s.25; amended 2003, c.38, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-26.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-26.1 - Record of complaints, annual report.

48:5A-26.1 Record of complaints, annual report.  8. a. In addition to the requirements as provided in section 26 of P.L.1972, c.186 (C.48:5A-26), the board shall, upon notice, by order in writing require every CATV company to keep for at least a period of three years, a record of complaints received at the CATV company's office, which shall include the name and address of the subscriber, the date, the nature of the complaint, any corrective action taken if required, and the final disposition of the complaint. The record shall be available for inspection by the staff of the office. Copies of such record shall be provided to the staff of the office upon request. b. Every CATV company shall furnish to the office annually a detailed report of the number and character of complaints made by customers and communicated to the CATV company. In meeting such requirement, the board shall establish a procedure for CATV companies to record and characterize those customer complaints using a uniform reporting methodology and containing those matters as the board may from time to time prescribe. Copies of the report shall be forwarded to the Governor and members of the Legislature. All reports submitted to the office shall comply with the provisions of the "Cable Subscriber Privacy Protection Act," P.L.1988, c.121 (C.48:5A-54 et seq.). L.2003, c.38, s.8; amended 2006, c.83, s.22.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-27 - Information on applicant's financial responsibility, technical competency and general fitness

48:5A-27. Information on applicant's financial responsibility, technical competency and general fitness  Whenever a CATV company shall apply to a municipality for the municipal consent required under this act, the municipal governing body may, before acting upon such application, require the applicant to submit to the director such information as to said applicant's financial responsibility, technical competency and general fitness to provide the CATV service proposed in such application as may enable the director to advise the municipality, in a preliminary way and without prejudice to any future determination which the director may be required to make pursuant to a grant of municipal consent, whether such applicant appears to be a fit subject of consideration for such a consent. L.1972, c. 186, s. 27.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-28.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-28.1 - Rules for dispute resolution between companies and municipalities.

48:5A-28.1 Rules for dispute resolution between companies and municipalities.  24. The board shall adopt rules for procedures for resolving disputes between CATV companies and between CATV companies and municipalities concerning the provisions of subsections i. through m. of section 28 of P.L.1972, c.186 (C.48:5A-28). L.2006,c.83,s.24.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-28.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-28.2 - Application requirements relevant to board's decision on applications; enforcement of commitments.

48:5A-28.2 Application requirements relevant to board's decision on applications; enforcement of commitments.  25. a. All of the elements required to be included in the franchise application pursuant to P.L.1972, c.186 (C.48:5A-1 et seq.) shall form, in part, the foundation for the board's decision as to the certificate of approval or system-wide franchise. b. The failure of a cable television company to abide by or conform its practices to the commitments in the application shall be considered a violation of the certificate of approval or system-wide franchise, and the board may enforce these provisions through any appropriate method, including the imposition of monetary penalties under section 51 of P.L.1972, c.186 (C.48:5A-51), or the suspension or revocation of the certificate of approval or system-wide franchise. L.2006,c.83,s.25.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-29 - Conformance of proposals, representations to rules, regulations.

48:5A-29 Conformance of proposals, representations to rules, regulations.  29. All proposals and representations included in an application for municipal consent or a system-wide franchise shall conform to applicable rules and regulations of the office; except that nothing in P.L.1972, c.186 (C.48:5A-1 et seq.) shall be construed to prevent an applicant from exceeding minimum requirements set by the office, or offering facilities and services not required or forbidden by such rules and regulations. L.1972,c.186,s.29; amended 2006, c.83, s.26.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-31 - Municipal officers and employees; interest in CATV company; prohibitions

48:5A-31. Municipal officers and employees; interest in CATV company; prohibitions  It is unlawful for a member of a municipal governing body or any other officer or employee of a municipality to acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in a CATV company which has applied for or received a municipal consent from such municipality pursuant to this act; or to participate in any municipal action or deliberation upon such an application by a CATV company in which he owns or controls any such interest. L.1972, c. 186, s. 31.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-32 - Annual assessment by office

48:5A-32. Annual assessment by office  To enable the office to perform its lawful duties and responsibilities relating to the regulation of CATV companies, the director shall annually make an assessment against each CATV company, which shall be in lieu of all other fees and charges for the regulatory and supervisory functions of the office, except those fees imposed pursuant to sections 16, 17 and 18 of this act. L.1972, c. 186, s. 32.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-33 - Amount

48:5A-33. Amount  The assessment shall be equal to a percentage of the gross operating revenues of all CATV companies under the jurisdiction of the office derived from intrastate operations during the preceding calendar year at a rate to be determined annually by the office on or before June 30 in the following manner: The total amount appropriated to the office by law for its general purposes for its next fiscal year, less revenue derived from fees under sections 16, 17 and 18 during the preceding calendar year, shall be divided by the total amount of the gross operating revenues of all CATV companies under the jurisdiction of the office derived from intrastate operations during the preceding calendar year. The quotient resulting shall constitute the percentage rate of the assessment for the calendar year in which such computation is made. The total amount so assessed to any particular CATV company shall not exceed 2% of its gross operating revenue subject to assessment hereunder. L.1972, c. 186, s. 33.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-35 - Failure to pay amount; notice to state treasurer and company; collection by seizure and sale of goods or chattels

48:5A-35. Failure to pay amount; notice to state treasurer and company; collection by seizure and sale of goods or chattels  a. If any CATV company to which a statement for the amount assessed against it as provided in this act has been rendered fails or refuses to pay the amount within 15 days, or fails to file with the director objections to the statement as provided in section 33 of this act, the director shall transmit to the State Treasurer a certified copy of the statement of the assessment together with notice of the neglect or refusal of the CATV company to pay the amount thereof, and at the same time shall mail to the CATV company a copy of the notice, transmitted to the State Treasurer. b. Within 10 days after receipt of the notice and certified copy of the statement, the State Treasurer shall proceed to collect the amount stated to be due, with legal interest, by seizure and sale of any goods or chattels, including stocks, securities, bank accounts, evidences of debt and accounts receivable belonging to the CATV company anywhere within the State. L.1972, c. 186, s. 35.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-36 - Duties of CATV companies

48:5A-36. Duties of CATV companies  a. Each CATV company shall provide safe, adequate and proper service, equipment and facilities for the operation of its CATV system. b. No CATV company shall demand or receive a greater or less or different compensation for providing CATV service than the rates and charges specified in the tariff in effect at the time. c. Every CATV company and other person and organization shall obey and comply with every rule and regulation and order adopted or issued by the director. L.1972, c. 186, s. 36.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-36.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-36.1 - CATV service termination notices, designation of third parties to receive.

48:5A-36.1 CATV service termination notices, designation of third parties to receive.  1. a. Every cable television company which provides cable television reception service shall permit a residential subscriber who receives such service to designate a third party to whom the cable television company shall transmit a copy of any notice of termination of service. The subscriber shall notify the cable television company that a third party has been so designated. Such notification shall be authorized on an appropriate form for recording this designation, and shall be effective not later than 10 business days from the date of receipt by the cable television company. The notification shall contain, in writing, an acceptance by the third party designee to receive copies of any notices of termination of service of the subscriber's cable television reception service. b. The transmission to the third party designee of a copy of the termination of service notice shall be in addition to the original document transmitted to the subscriber. The copy of the termination of service notice transmitted to the third party shall be governed by the same law and policy provisions which govern the notice being transmitted to the subscriber. c. Designation as a third party shall not constitute acceptance of any liability on the part of the third party for payment of the cable television bill. d. The cable television company shall notify every residential subscriber annually in writing of the availability of the third party designee notice procedures and provide information on how the subscriber can commence this procedure, except that notice need not be provided once a subscriber has made a designation. A cable television company may provide this required annual notice to its residential subscribers in any manner that the cable television company determines. L.2004,c.106,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-37 - Abandonment of property or discontinuance or temporary suspension of service; approval of board

48:5A-37. Abandonment of property or discontinuance or temporary suspension of service; approval of board  No CATV company shall abandon all or any part of its system or other property necessary or useful in the performance of its duties to the public, or discontinue or temporarily suspend all or any part of the service which it is rendering to the public by the use of same, without first obtaining the approval of the board. In granting such approval, the board may impose such terms, conditions or requirements as in its judgment are necessary to protect the public interest. L.1972, c. 186, s. 37.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-38 - Combinations, mergers, consolidations, acquisition of control, certain circumstances; approval of board.

48:5A-38 Combinations, mergers, consolidations, acquisition of control, certain circumstances; approval of board.  38. a. Except as otherwise provided by subsection b. of this section, no CATV company shall combine, merge, or consolidate with, or acquire control of, another organization without first obtaining the approval of the board, which shall be granted only after an investigation and finding that such proposed combination, merger, consolidation, or acquisition is in the public interest. b. Nothing herein shall require the review or approval by the board of any parent or affiliate corporation of a company that provides cable television service over a cable television system if such parent or affiliate corporation does not itself provide cable television service in this State and seeks to combine, merge, or consolidate with, or to acquire control of, another corporation or other organization that: (1) does not directly provide cable television service in this State; and (2) does not directly or through one or more affiliates, own a controlling interest in another corporation or other organization that provides cable television service in this State. L.1972, c.186, s.38; amended 2008, c.87, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-39 - Prohibited activities

48:5A-39. Prohibited activities  No CATV company shall: a. Adopt, maintain or enforce any regulation, practice or measurement which shall be unjust, unreasonable, unduly preferential, arbitrarily or unjustly discriminatory or otherwise in violation of law; b. Provide or maintain any service that is unsafe, improper or inadequate, or withhold or refuse any service which reasonably can be demanded or furnished; c. Refuse to furnish or supply service to or for any building or premises by reason of a bill remaining unpaid by a previous occupant, providing the person applying for service shall not be in arrears to such company for service previously furnished to or for such building or premises or furnished to or for any other building or premises; d. Make or give, directly or indirectly, any undue preference or advantage to any person, locality or particular description of traffic, or subject any particular person, locality or particular description of traffic to any prejudice or disadvantage. L.1972, c. 186, s. 39.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-40 - Sale, mortgage, lease, disposition, encumbrance, merger, consolidation, certain circumstances, approval by board.

48:5A-40 Sale, mortgage, lease, disposition, encumbrance, merger, consolidation, certain circumstances, approval by board.  40. a. Except as otherwise provided by subsections b. and c. of this section, no CATV company shall, without the approval of the board, sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of or encumber its property, franchises, privileges or rights, or any part thereof; or merge or consolidate its property, franchises, privileges or rights, or any part thereof, with that of any other CATV company. Every sale, mortgage, lease, disposition, encumbrance, merger or consolidation made in violation of this section shall be void.  b. Nothing herein shall prevent the sale, lease or other disposition by any CATV company of any of its property in the ordinary course of business, nor require the approval of the board to any grant, conveyance or release or any property or interest therein heretofore made or hereafter to be made by any CATV company to the United States, the State or any county or municipality or any agency, authority or subdivision thereof, for public use. The approval of the board shall not be required to validate the title of the United States, the State or any county or municipality or any agency, authority or subdivision thereof, to any lands or interest therein heretofore condemned or hereafter to be condemned by the United States, the State or any county or municipality or any agency, authority or subdivision thereof for public use. c. Nothing herein shall require the review or approval by the board of any parent or affiliate corporation of a company that provides cable television service over a cable television system if such parent or affiliate corporation does not itself provide cable television service in this State and seeks to sell, lease, mortgage, or otherwise to dispose of or to permit the encumbrance of any of its property, franchises, privileges, or rights, or any part thereof; or to merge or consolidate its property, franchises, privileges, or rights, or any part thereof, with that or those of another corporation or other organization which: (1) does not directly provide cable television service in this State; and (2) does not directly or through one or more affiliates own a controlling interest in another corporation or other organization which provides cable television service in this State. L.1972, c.186, s.40; amended 2008, c.87, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-41 - Loan of money or property to owners or corporations owned by shareholders; approval of board

48:5A-41. Loan of money or property to owners or corporations owned by shareholders; approval of board  Except with the approval in writing of the board first had and obtained, no CATV company shall loan any of its money or property to any other person owning, holding or controlling, separately or in affiliation with others, 5% or more of the capital stock of any such CATV company, or to any corporation 5% or more of the capital stock of which is owned, held or controlled by any person owning, holding or controlling, separately or in affiliation with others, 5% or more of the capital stock of such CATV company. L.1972, c. 186, s. 41.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-42 - Issuance, renewal of stocks, bonds, notes, other evidences of indebtedness, certain circumstances; review by board.

48:5A-42 Issuance, renewal of stocks, bonds, notes, other evidences of indebtedness, certain circumstances; review by board.  42. Except as otherwise provided by subsection c. of this section, no CATV company shall, unless it shall have first obtained authority from the board to do so: a. Issue any stocks, bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness payable more than 12 months after the date or dates thereof, or extend or renew any bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness so that any extension or renewal thereof shall be payable later than 12 months after the date of the original instrument; or b. Permit any demand note to remain unpaid for a period of more than 12 months after the date thereof. The board shall approve any such proposed issue, with or without hearing at its discretion, when satisfied that such issue is to be made in accordance with law and the purpose thereof is approved by the board. c. Nothing herein shall require the review or approval by the board of any parent or affiliate corporation of a company that provides cable television service over a cable television system if such parent or affiliate corporation seeks to issue any stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness payable more than 12 months after the date or dates thereof, or to extend or renew any bond, note, or other evidence of indebtedness so that any extension or renewal thereof shall be payable later than 12 months after the date of the original instrument, or to permit any demand note to remain unpaid for a period of more than 12 months after the date thereof, if the company which seeks to engage in any of the aforementioned transactions does not itself provide cable television service over a cable television system but does directly or through one or more affiliates own a controlling interest in such a cable television system or does otherwise control or exercise responsibility for, through any arrangement, the management and operation of such a cable television system. L.1972, c.186, s.42; amended 2008, c.87, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-43 - Sale or transfer of stock to other CATV corporation or to corporation or person resulting in acquisition of majority in interest; authorization

48:5A-43. Sale or transfer of stock to other CATV corporation or to corporation or person resulting in acquisition of majority in interest; authorization  No CATV company incorporated under the laws of this State shall sell, nor shall any such CATV company permit to be made upon its books any transfer of any share or shares of its capital stock to any other CATV corporation, unless authorized to do so by the board. Nor shall any CATV company incorporated under the laws of this State sell any share or shares of its capital stock or make or permit to be made upon its books any transfer thereof to any corporation, domestic or foreign, or any person, the result of which sale or transfer in itself or in connection with other previous sales or transfers shall be to vest in such corporation or person a majority in interest of the outstanding capital stock of such CATV company, unless authorized to do so by the board. L.1972, c. 186, s. 43.