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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › Appendix Aa - ATTACHMENT OF CATV SYSTEMS TO POLES

Current through July 10, 2024
The attached pole head diagrams are intended to illustrate
				  mounting arrangements of CATV facilities to poles. They should not be construed
				  as being wiring arrangements.
INDEX TO PLATES
Plate 1
CATV and telephone cable on same side of
							 pole.
Plate 2
CATV and telephone cables on opposite sides of
							 pole.
Plate 3
CATV cable with strand mounted equipment on same side
							 of pole as telephone cable.
Plate 4
CATV and telephone cables on opposite sides of pole
							 with strand mounted CATV amplifier.
Plate 5
CATV and telephone cables on same side of pole with
							 extension arm mounted amplifier or power supply above telephone
							 cable.
Plate 6
CATV and telephne cables on opposite sides of pole
							 with crossarm mounted amplifier or power supply less than four feet below
							 telephone cable.
Plate 7
CATV cable mounted on extension arm above telephone
							 cable.
Plate 8
Top views showing climbing space.
Plate 9
Top view showing climbing space.
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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COUNCILS FOR CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE AREAS › Section 16-333-24 - Establishment of cable television advisory council

Current through July 10, 2024
There shall be established a cable television advisory
					 council, hereinafter referred to as advisory council, consisting of
					 representatives of the towns in each area where the Public Utilities Commission
					 has granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity to a cable
					 television company as franchise holder under authority of Chapter 289 of the
					 General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COUNCILS FOR CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE AREAS › Section 16-333-25 - Appointment of advisory council members

Current through July 10, 2024
The members of each advisory council shall be appointed as
					 follows:
(a) The chief elected
				  official of each town in the franchise area shall appoint one or more members
				  who are residents of said town in accordance with the population of said town
				  as determined by the most recent United States census in the following manner:
(1) In towns having a population of less than
				  5,000 - one member.
(2) In towns
				  having a population of at least 5,000 but less than 20,000 - two
				  members.
(3) In towns having a
				  population of at least 20,000 but less than 50,000 - three members.
(4) In towns having a population of 50,000 or
				  more - four members.
Insofar as is possible said appointments should reflect and
					 be representative of the cultural, educational, ethnic and economic makeup of
					 the population inhabiting said towns.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COUNCILS FOR CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE AREAS › Section 16-333-26 - Term of advisory council members

Current through July 10, 2024
Each member of the advisory council shall serve for a term
					 of two (2) years from the first day of July in the year in which such member is
					 appointed. If an advisory council member has three consecutive unexcused
					 absences or does not attend 50 percent of meetings duly noticed and held within
					 a 12 month period, then the member will be deemed to have resigned from the
					 council.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COUNCILS FOR CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE AREAS › Section 16-333-27 - Vacancies of advisory council members

Current through July 10, 2024
Any vacancies for an unexpired term may be filled by the
					 respective appointing authority in each instance to complete and serve out the
					 remainder of the current term for which the vacating member was
					 appointed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COUNCILS FOR CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE AREAS › Section 16-333-28 - Compensation

Current through July 10, 2024
Members of the advisory council shall serve without
					 compensation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COUNCILS FOR CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE AREAS › Section 16-333-29 - Election of officials and meetings

Current through July 10, 2024
Each advisory council shall elect its own chairman,
					 vice-chairman and secretary. The council shall meet regularly at least
					 bi-monthly. Special meetings may be called by the chairman or by the majority
					 of the members upon due notice to all members of the advisory
					 council.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COUNCILS FOR CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE AREAS › Section 16-333-30 - Function of council

Current through July 10, 2024
Each advisory council may give advice to the management of
					 the cable television company upon such matters affecting the public as it deems
					 necessary. Each advisory council shall annually on a date not later than the
					 thirty-first day of January, file a written report with the Department of
					 Public Utility Control concerning its activities for the preceding twelve month
					 period ending December 31.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › Cable Television Public Access Channels › Section 16-333-31 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in Secs.
					 16-331a-2
					 -16-331a-5, inclusive:
(1) "Franchise
				  Holder" means the holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity
				  to construct and operate a CATV system, under the provisions of section
				  16-31 of
				  the General Statutes.
(2) Public
				  access refers to the use of a cable television channel for non-commercial
				  programming by any person.
(3)
				  "Person" means any individual, corporation, joint venture, public benefit
				  corporation, political subdivision, governmental agency or authority,
				  municipality, partnership, association, trust or estate and any other entity,
				  public or private, however organized.
(4) "Educational access" means the use of a
				  community access channel for noncommercial educational programming.
(5) "Governmental access" means the use of a
				  community access channel for non-commercial governmental programming.
(6) "Community access" includes public
				  access, educational access and governmental access, as defined in subsections
				  (b), (d) and (e) of this section.
(7) "Access user," "access channel user" and
				  "user of access channel" means any person other than a franchise holder's
				  employee or paid consultant, who is involved in the development, production,
				  showing, promotion or support of community access programming.
(8) "Equipped studio" for the purposes of
				  Section
				  16-331a-11,
				  shall mean the following:
(1)
(A) a production room with ceiling height
				  adequate to mount lighting equipment necessary for good quality production of
				  video programming;
(B) two cameras
				  having a minimum 350 lines of horizontal resolution and equipped with studio
				  view finder, external synchronization capability and remote lens
				  control;
(C) lighting equipment,
				  microphones, intercom system, tripods, and microphone mixers sufficient for
				  good quality production of video programming;
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › Cable Television Public Access Channels › Section 16-333-33 - Equipment and technical assistance

Current through July 10, 2024
Each franchise holder, upon reaching a minimum of 3,500
					 subscribers, shall make available to the users of the access channels the
					 following:
(a) Studio facilities
				  necessary for good quality production of live programming.
(b) Technical assistance as
				  required.
(c) At a minimum, a
				  character generator, a portable color camera and a video tape recorder to
				  program the access channel(s) as required. The department may require more than
				  the minimum level of equipment (see section
				  16-331a-4.)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › Community Access Support › Section 16-333-33a - Community access support definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) "Access
				  user" for the purposes of section
				  16-331a-11
				  and
				  16-331a-12
				  shall mean any person, other than a company's employee or paid consultant, who
				  is involved in the production, showing, promotion, or support of community
				  access programming.
(b) "Community
				  access" for the purposes of sections
				  16-331a-11
				  and
				  16-331a-12,
				  shall mean the same as public access as defined in section
				  16-333-31,
				  including the conception, production, editing, and showing of programming by an
				  access user. No company shall exert editorial control over the content of such
				  programming.
(c) "Equipped studio"
				  for the purposes of section
				  16-331a-11,
				  shall mean the following:
(1)
(A) a production room with ceiling height
				  adequate to mount lighting equipment necessary for good quality production of
				  video programming;
(B) two cameras
				  having a minimum 350 lines of horizontal resolution and equipped with studio
				  view finder, external synchronization capability and remote lens control;
(C) lighting equipment,
				  microphones, intercom system, tripods, and microphone mixers sufficient for
				  good quality production of video programming;
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › CATV Basic/Premium Allocation Provisions › Section 16-333-38 - Informal renewals

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A franchise
				  holder may submit an application to the Public Utilities Control Authority for
				  approval of a proposal for the renewal, extension, or transfer of a
				  certificate, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes section
				  16-331,
				  at any time. A proposal for renewal, extension or transfer of a certificate
				  submitted under this section of the regulations shall not be complete unless it
				  contains information as required by section
				  16-333-40(b)
				  of these regulations. Such information shall be provided either in the
				  statement of application or as exhibits annexed thereto and accompanying the
				  application.
(b) Upon submission of
				  the proposal for renewal, extension or transfer of a certificate by a franchise
				  holder pursuant to this section of the regulations, the department may, after
				  holding a public hearing and consulting with the Advisory Council, grant or
				  deny such proposal at any time, including after proceedings pursuant to section
				  16-333-39
				  of these regulations have commenced.
(c) The denial of a renewal, extension, or
				  transfer of a certificate proposal submitted under this section shall not
				  affect action on any proposal that is submitted in accordance with section
				  16-333-39
				  of these regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › CATV Basic/Premium Allocation Provisions › Section 16-333-39 - Formal renewal proceedings, initial procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) During the 6-month period which begins
				  with the 36th month before and ends with the 30th month prior to the expiration
				  of the franchise, the department may on its own initiative, and shall upon
				  request of the franchise holder, commence proceedings for renewal of a
				  franchise.
(b) Upon the request of
				  the franchise holder or upon its own motion pursuant to the provisions of
				  section
				  16-333-39(a)
				  of these regulations, the department shall commence a proceeding, after
				  affording the public in the franchise area appropriate notice, after holding a
				  public hearing and in consultation with the affected local Cable Advisory
				  Council, for the purpose of:
(1) identifying
				  the future cable-related community needs and interests; and
(2) reviewing the performance of the
				  franchise holder during the then current franchise term.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › CATV Basic/Premium Allocation Provisions › Section 16-333-40 - Proposal for renewal-submission

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Upon completion
				  of the proceeding under section
				  16-333-39
				  of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the franchise holder may on
				  its own initiative and upon request of the department submit a Proposal for
				  Renewal.
(b) The proposal for
				  franchise renewal, extension, or transfer shall include, but not be limited to
				  information as to how the franchise holder intends to adequately meet the
				  cable-related community needs and interests, including information as to:
(1) proposed system upgrades for greater
				  channel capacity and advanced technological improvements and anticipated effect
				  on subscriber basic rates for the next three years;
(2) proposed construction financing
				  arrangements;
(3) proposed
				  construction timetable and practices including proposed line extension
				  throughout the franchise area;
(4)
				  proposed facilities and equipment including system capabilities, design, and
				  technical performance standards;
(5) proposed mix, quality, and level of
				  services;
(6) proposed channel
				  capacity for Public, Educational and Governmental use, including access
				  channels, facilities, support services, staff for the access studio and
				  training of the public in use of equipment;
(7) proposed system maintenance
				  practices;
(8) proposed means to
				  monitor performance and enforce compliance with franchise terms for the renewed
				  franchise;
(9) proposed provisions
				  for services for the handicapped;
(10) a statement confirming that the
				  franchise holder has the financial ability to comply with provisions of its
				  proposal for renewal;
(11) proposed
				  term of franchise and service area;
(12) proposed equal opportunity and
				  affirmative action policies;
(13)
				  proposed insurance coverage;
(14)
				  such other information as the department, after completion of the proceeding
				  pursuant to section
				  16-333-39,
				  may deem appropriate; and
(15) any
				  information available to the franchise holder, relevant to the departments
				  determination of the appropriate community access support amount.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › CATV Basic/Premium Allocation Provisions › Section 16-333-41 - Administrative proceeding for renewal criteria and procedure

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) If the department, after evaluation of a
				  franchise holder's proposal pursuant to section
				  16-333-40(c)
				  (2) of these regulations, makes a finding that the franchise should not be
				  renewed, a hearing shall be scheduled where the qualifications of the franchise
				  holder shall be evaluated in accordance with the following criteria:
(1) whether the franchise holder has been in
				  substantial compliance with the material terms of the franchise and applicable
				  law;
(2) whether the quality of the
				  cable service is reasonable in light of the community needs;
(3) whether the franchise holder has the
				  financial, legal, and technical qualifications to deliver on its renewal
				  proposal;
(4) whether the renewal
				  proposal is reasonable to meet the future community needs and interests
				  considering the costs.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › CATV Basic/Premium Allocation Provisions › Section 16-333-42 - Quality standards for instructional and educational channels

Current through July 10, 2024
The department, in evaluating educational and/or
					 instructional programming, shall consider the following, without
					 limitation:
(1) the technical quality
				  and reliability of the instructional channel required pursuant to subsection
				  (a) of Section
				  16-333h
				  of the General Statutes of Connecticut and any other public, educational or
				  governmental access channel available for educational programming provided by
				  the franchise holder pursuant to its franchise agreement or other federal or
				  state law or regulation which includes educational programming, and billing
				  services available to all subscribers and services of a closed
				  system;
(2) the quality and
				  availability of community access training and technical assistance provided to
				  educators, educational institutions and educational agencies in the franchise
				  area, and amount of time of access to production facilities;
(3) the condition of the outside plant to be
				  used in any instructional network or interactive distance learning project in
				  the operator's franchise area;
(4)
				  the franchise holder's proposals, including the use of surveys to identify the
				  needs of the local educational communities, to increase the participation and
				  involvement of educators and educational agencies in distance learning
				  projects, instructional networks, or other instructional uses of cable
				  television, including but not limited to open broadcast and nonbroadcast
				  modes;
(5) the amount of support
				  both direct and indirect, the franchise holder plans to provide and make
				  available, to enhance and promote advanced educational programming;
(6) other forms of advanced capabilities for
				  advanced educational programming to be provided by the operator including but
				  not limited to:
(1) the provision of
				  educational and instructional channels with bi-directional full-motion video,
(2) the availability of educational
				  channels via return lines for the entire franchise community,
(3) non-traditional uses such as information
				  retrieval systems,
(4) digitized
				  video conferencing,
(5) school-home
				  data transmission, and
(6) the
				  availability of interconnection across franchise boundaries.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › CATV Basic/Premium Allocation Provisions › Section 16-333-43 - Appeal of decision

Current through July 10, 2024
The denial of renewal or the failure to follow the
					 statutory procedure may be appealed within 120 days of the final decision to a
					 U.S. District Court or the Superior Court for Hartford/New Britain. A decision
					 is considered final only after state administrative review has been
					 exhausted.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › CATV Basic/Premium Allocation Provisions › Section 16-333-44 - Termination of franchise

Current through July 10, 2024
If a decision is made to terminate a franchise, the
					 franchise shall continue in operation until replaced, or upon order of the
					 Authority.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › CATV Basic/Premium Allocation Provisions › Section 16-333-45 - Notice of renewal application to subscribers

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
				  Any CATV company which applies to the Department of Public Utility Control for
				  renewal, extension or transfer of its certificate pursuant to Connecticut
				  General Statutes section
				  16-331
				  shall inform its subscribers of such application in the next billing statement
				  sent to the subscribers. A CATV company shall issue a notice to its subscribers
				  and each member of the advisory council containing the dates, times and
				  locations of any hearings set by the department pursuant to the CATV renewal
				  proceeding. Said notice shall also inform the subscribers and each member of
				  the advisory council of the subject matter of the hearing, locations where the
				  proposal for renewal may be reviewed, a statement in boldface print stating
				  that public participation and comment relating to the proposal for renewal and
				  the company's request for renewal of the franchise is encouraged, and the
				  Department's toll-free customer service number. Such notice shall be mailed
				  directly to the subscribers and each member of the advisory council not fewer
				  than fourteen days before the date of the first public hearing.
(b) The notice described in subsection (a)
				  above shall be a separate mailing and shall not include any billing,
				  promotional material or any information unrelated to the franchise renewal
				  hearings.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › Compensation to Owners of Multiunit Residential Buildings › Section 16-333-46 - Rights of owners to just compensation

Current through July 10, 2024
The owners of multiunit residential buildings may apply to
					 the Department of Public Utility Control for compensation for any taking of
					 property associated with the installation of wiring and ancillary facilities by
					 a CATV company for the provision of community antenna television services to
					 the multiunit residential building, in accordance with the criteria outlined in
					 Section
					 16-333-52.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › Compensation to Owners of Multiunit Residential Buildings › Section 16-333-47 - Notice to owners regarding intent to install CATV facilities

Current through July 10, 2024
The CATV company seeking permission to install facilities
					 in a multiunit residential building shall notify the owner of the building not
					 fewer than thirty days before the proposed date on which installation is to
					 commence. The CATV company shall include in this notice its proposed plan of
					 installation for the CATV service. Said notice shall be sent by certified mail,
					 return receipt requested.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › Compensation to Owners of Multiunit Residential Buildings › Section 16-333-48 - Notice to department, CATV company and OCC regarding intent to seek compensation

Current through July 10, 2024
Any owner of a multiunit residential building who wishes to
					 petition for compensation shall file an application with the Department no
					 later than thirty days following receipt of the Notice of intent to install
					 cable, required under section
					 16-333-47.
					 The owner also shall send a copy of said application to the CATV company
					 seeking to install facilities and to the Office of Consumer Counsel. This
					 application shall include the amount of compensation being sought and the basis
					 for such claim. Failure of the owner to petition the Department within the time
					 limit specified under this section shall be deemed a waiver by the owner of the
					 right to seek compensation for said installation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › Compensation to Owners of Multiunit Residential Buildings › Section 16-333-49 - Application fee

Current through July 10, 2024
Any application submitted under Section
					 16-333-48
					 shall be accompanied by an application fee of $50.00.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › Compensation to Owners of Multiunit Residential Buildings › Section 16-333-50 - Authorization for negotiations

Current through July 10, 2024
Upon the filing of the application authorized under Section
					 16-333-48,
					 the owner of a multiunit residential building and the CATV company shall
					 attempt to reach a mutually acceptable agreement regarding the amount of
					 reasonable compensation due the owner as a result of the installation of CATV
					 facilities in the multiunit residential building. Upon request of either the
					 owner or the CATV company, the Office of Consumer Counsel may participate in
					 such negotiations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › Compensation to Owners of Multiunit Residential Buildings › Section 16-333-51 - Department proceedings

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any proposed
				  agreement between the owner of a multiunit residential building and the CATV
				  Company shall be submitted to the Department within sixty days of the date of
				  the application submitted under Section
				  16-333-48
				  for approval by the Department. Such agreement shall contain the criteria
				  considered, as outlined in Section
				  16-333-52,
				  upon which the amount of compensation was calculated. The Department shall
				  render a final decision either approving or denying said proposed agreement
				  within ninety days of the receipt of the agreement by the Department. The
				  Department may hold a public hearing on the proposed agreement before rendering
				  its decision.
(b) If the owner and
				  the CATV Company are unable to reach an agreement within the sixty days
				  provided under Section
				  16-333-51(a),
				  or if the Department has denied the agreement submitted by the owner and the
				  CATV Company, the Department shall commence proceedings for a hearing to
				  determine the appropriate compensation. The CATV Company, the owner and the OCC
				  shall be designated as parties to such proceeding. The Department shall
				  complete such investigation and render a decision not later than ninety days
				  after initiation of the proceeding.
(c) Nothing in these regulations shall be
				  deemed to impair or delay the right of the CATV operator to install, maintain
				  or remove CATV system facilities, or to provide service to an individual unit
				  in the subject premises, during the pendency of these proceedings.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › Compensation to Owners of Multiunit Residential Buildings › Section 16-333-52 - Criteria

Current through July 10, 2024
In its determination of an appropriate award of
					 compensation due the owner, the Department shall consider the following:
(1) The location and amount of space occupied
				  by the installation;
(2) Any
				  evidence that the owner has a specific alternative use for any space which
				  would be occupied by the CATV facilities, the loss of which will result in a
				  specific quantifiable loss to the owner;
(3) The value of the applicant's property
				  before the installation of cable television facilities, and the value of the
				  property subsequent to the installation of cable television facilities and the
				  method or methods used to determine such values;
(4) Whether the installation of the CATV
				  facilities will interfere with the use and occupancy of the building, which
				  interference would cause a decrease in the rental or resale value of the
				  building; and
(5) Any actual costs
				  incurred by the property owner directly related to the installation of the CATV
				  facilities.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › Compensation to Owners of Multiunit Residential Buildings › Section 16-333-53 - Appeal

Current through July 10, 2024
Any determination made by the Department under Section
					 16-333-51
					 of these regulations may be appealed by an aggrieved party in accordance with
					 the provision contained in Section
					 4-183 of
					 the General Statutes of Connecticut.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › Compensation to Owners of Multiunit Residential Buildings › Section 16-333-53a - Contracts for access and wiring between community antenna television companies and owners of multiunit residential buildings

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In
				  contracts pertaining to access and wiring between community antenna television
				  companies and owners of multiunit residential buildings, the following terms
				  shall not be included:
(1) Any term that
				  unreasonably restricts the ability of a community antenna television company to
				  enter a multiunit residential building to restore service to a tenant in the
				  event of a service interruption.
(2) Any term that interferes with the ability
				  of the owner of a multiunit residential building to guarantee building safety
				  and security.
(3) Any term that
				  grants an exclusive license to any community antenna television
				  company.
(4) Any term that
				  precludes any community antenna television company from negotiating with the
				  owner of a multiunit residential building at a tenant's request pursuant to
				  Subsection
				  16-333a(b)
				  of the General Statutes of Connecticut.
(5) Any term that has the effect, directly or
				  indirectly, of diminishing or interfering with the right of tenants to use or
				  receive community antenna television service from other providers.
(6) Any term that discriminates in favor of
				  any one community antenna television service provider with respect to the
				  provision of access or compensation requested.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333 - Construction and Maintenance Standards and Terms and Conditions of Operation of Community Antenna Television Systems › Part IX - Attachment of CATV Systems to Poles › CATV Rate Regulation › Section 16-333-54 - CATV Rate Regulation (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
						Sec.
						54 of
						Public
						Act 14-187. (June 11,
						2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333b - Waiver of Time Requirement for Underground Installation of CATV Service Lines › Section 16-333b-1 - Waiver of time requirement for underground installation

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions:
"Low Density Area," as used in this section, means any single,
				contiguous area where construction without contribution in aid of construction
				would not be required by tariffs, other regulations or orders of the
				Department, or by franchise agreements.
(b)
Waiver Requirement:
A franchise holder may apply to the Department for a waiver of
				the requirement to install underground CATV cable at the same time and place as
				electric and telephone utilities, within its franchise territory, if:
(1) The proposed construction is in a "low
			 density area," and;
(2) The
			 owner(s) or developer of the property for which such CATV lines are to be
			 installed has refused to prepay for said construction pursuant to applicable
			 contribution in aid of construction requirements.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333e - Viewing Time Reliability Standards and Schedules for Credits or Refunds for CATV Service › Section 16-333e-1 - Viewing time reliability standards

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definition
(1) "Qualifying
			 outage": For the purposes of this section, an outage qualifies for inclusion in
			 the calculation of system reliability if it were a total loss of CATV service
			 on all channels and meets all of the following criteria:
(A) affected 50 or more subscribers,
(B) occurred in whole or in part
			 between the hours from 7:00 a.m. through 11:00 p.m. during the previous month,
(C) had a duration of one hour or
			 more between the hours from 7:00 a.m. through 11:00 p.m., but a total duration
			 of less than or equal to 24 hours,
(D) was not the result of the failure of
			 plant or equipment associated with an extension of distribution plant first
			 energized during the preceding 12 month period,
(E) was not solely the result of loss of
			 commercial electric power to the CATV distribution system, and
(F) was not caused by subscribers.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333e - Viewing Time Reliability Standards and Schedules for Credits or Refunds for CATV Service › Section 16-333e-2 - Filing requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Calculations
Each CATV company shall calculate its system reliability
				monthly and provide the calculations with the list of qualifying outages
				underlying its calculations to the Department for its review not later than the
				15th day of the month following the month for which the calculation was
				completed. Each CATV company shall file this information on a form, which
				incorporates the provisions of these regulations, to be made available by the
				Department. If the SR so calculated falls below the SR threshold of 99.8%, the
				company shall include with its filing the calculations and distribution of the
				credits or refunds due subscribers. Companies' filings will be deemed
				acceptable unless the company receives notification from the Department of its
				rejection of a filing on or before the last day of the month in which the
				calculations were filed.
(b)
Implementation plan
Each CATV company shall submit an implementation plan for the
				application of these regulations, for the Department's review, within 30 days
				of the effective date of these regulations. The plan shall include, but not be
				limited to, the following components: descriptions of the systems to be used to
				gather and record the necessary data; description of the mechanism for
				identifying new plant, and description of the mechanism to be used to provide
				credits or refunds expeditiously through the billing process.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333e - Viewing Time Reliability Standards and Schedules for Credits or Refunds for CATV Service › Section 16-333e-3 - Responsibility for responding to and resolving all service outages

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Outage restoral
			 responsibilities
The requirements of sections
				16-333e-1
				and
				16-333e-2
				above do not relieve CATV companies from their continuing responsibility for
				responding to and resolving all service outages in an expeditious manner.
				Intentional delays on the part of the company in the restoral of service in
				order to prolong outages (i.e., beyond 24 hours) to avoid the heavier credit
				penalties that would otherwise be incurred is subject to Department review and
				investigation, and an appropriate penalty issued pursuant to §
									16-41
				of the CGS.
(b)
Franchise conditions
The requirements of sections
				16-333e-1,
				16-333e-2 and
				16-333e-3 are considered conditions of the franchise.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333f - Planned Programming Change and Rate Change Notification › Section 16-333f-1 - Planned programming and rate changes

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in Sections
				16-333f-2
				to
				16-333f-3,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "Planned programming change" means any
			 deletion or channel reassignment within the existing signal package offered by
			 a franchise holder, including any temporary change of channel assignment and
			 any change affecting fifty or more subscribers for more than twenty-four hours
			 but not temporary unplanned loss of signal; and
(2) "Rate change" means either an increase or
			 decrease in the charge for any cable related service provided by a CATV
			 company, including but not limited to, charges for installation, reconnection,
			 equipment rental and recurring charges associated with the provision of basis
			 service, cable programming service or premium service.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333f - Planned Programming Change and Rate Change Notification › Section 16-333f-2 - Notification required

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each franchise
			 holder shall notify the department, the Chairperson of the advisory council,
			 each subscriber and the chairpersons of the Joint Standing Committee on Energy
			 and Technology, in writing, not less than thirty days in advance of the
			 implementation date of any planned programming change or any rate change.
			 Franchise holders shall not postpone the implementation of any rate decrease
			 due to the notice requirements contained herein.
(b) An advisory council making a
			 recommendation pursuant to section
			 16-333f
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes shall provide a copy to the department and
			 the Office of Consumer Counsel.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333f - Planned Programming Change and Rate Change Notification › Section 16-333f-3 - Exceptions to the thirty day notice

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
			 notification requirement contained in section
			 16-333f-2
			 shall be in effect unless (1) otherwise required by federal law, (2) such
			 planned programming or rate change is required by law to be made in fewer than
			 thirty days, or (3) the department prescribes a longer or shorter
			 period.
(b) When a franchise holder
			 has actual or constructive knowledge that a planned programming rate change
			 must, by law, be implemented in less than thirty days, such franchise holder
			 shall notify the department, the chairperson of the advisory council and the
			 chairpersons of the Joint Standing Committee on Energy and Technology, in
			 writing, no later than two days of the franchise holder's knowledge, and notify
			 each subscriber in the next bill or by separate notice no later than the next
			 billing period, of such planned programming or rate change. Such notices shall
			 include an explanation as to why the planned programming or rate change must be
			 implemented with less than thirty days notice.
(c) Upon application of the franchise holder
			 showing good cause as to why a planned programming or rate change should be
			 implemented in less than thirty days, the department may prescribe, on a case
			 by case basis, longer or shorter notice periods as the department deems to be
			 in the best interest of subscribers.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 333i - Substandard CATV Service › Section 16-333i-1 - Substandard service

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) For the
			 purposes of P.A. 84-240, "substandard service" is defined as follows:
(1) a subscriber's loss of clear picture or
			 clear sound on one or more CATV basic or premium channels to which the
			 subscriber subscribes, the loss of which is caused by the failure of equipment
			 owned or controlled by the CATV operator or by the negligence of said operator,
			 or
(2) service which violates the
			 Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Rules and Regulations for Cable
			 Television Service: Technical Standards 47 C.F.R., Part 76, Sec. 76.605
et seq.,
as hereafter amended.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 345 - Excavation Near Underground Utility Facilities › Section 16-345-2 - Central clearinghouse

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The central
			 clearinghouse shall be Call Before You Dig, Inc., a corporation established
			 under the Connecticut Non stock Corporation Act, membership which is open to
			 all public utilities which file with it the information required by sections
			 16-345-1
			 to
			 16-345-9,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(b) The certificate of incorporation, bylaws
			 and written operating procedures of the central clearinghouse shall be subject
			 to the approval of the Authority, and any changes to these shall be approved by
			 the Authority prior to implementation of such changes.
(c) The central clearinghouse shall maintain
			 written operating procedures, which shall detail the days and hours during
			 which the notification system will be in full operation, and which also shall
			 include procedures for:
(1) receiving,
			 handling and promptly dispatching tickets to public utilities;
(2) determining the size of the proposed
			 excavation or demolition that may be included as one ticket;
(3) advising the caller to contact individual
			 public utilities which the caller suspects might be affected by emergency
			 excavations or emergency blasting, and making available the emergency contact
			 telephone numbers for the affected utilities;
(4) retaining records of all tickets to the
			 central clearinghouse for a reasonable time period;
(5) establishing and maintaining a standard
			 mapping system;
(6) providing for
			 the institution of advertisement and educational programs to advise excavators,
			 public agencies and public utilities affected by Chapter 293 of the Connecticut
			 General Statutes, of the central clearinghouse's terms and requirements;
			 encouraging educational programs for the benefit of excavators and public
			 utilities; and encouraging public and private agencies planning or undertaking
			 construction projects to require design engineers to obtain underground utility
			 information, identify such data on drawings, resolve facility conflicts with
			 public utilities, and design projects to minimize adverse effects on
			 facilities;
(7) confirming tickets
			 as being processed by issuing a ticket number at the end of the excavator
			 requesting a ticket from the central clearinghouse;
(8) providing for processing of emergency
			 excavation or emergency blasting tickets during the hours when the central
			 clearinghouse is not in operation;
(9) receiving, handling and dispatching
			 tickets of areas of continual excavation; and
(10) such other actions as the Authority
			 shall deem necessary to carry out the objectives of Chapter 293 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes and to protect public safety.