New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 6 - PETITIONS › Section 14:17-6.8 - Petitions for approval of the transfer of certificates of approval or system-wide franchise

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Petitions for
				approval of the transfer of certificates of approval or system-wide franchise
				shall conform to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 14:17-4 and 6.1 through 6.4, to
				the extent applicable and shall in the body thereof, or in the attached
				exhibits, also provide the following information:
1. If petition is for approval of the
				transfer of certificates of approval, evidence by affidavit from both parties
				that a copy of each certificate has been provided by transferor and that
				transferee has received said documents;
2. If petition is for approval of the
				transfer of certificates of approval, evidence by affidavit from both parties
				that a copy of each municipal consent has been provided by transferor and that
				transferee has received said documents;
3. If petition is for approval of the
				transfer of system-wide franchise, a copy of the system-wide franchise or a
				copy of the order memorializing the conversion to a system-wide franchise
				issued by the Board;
4. A map
				showing current service being supplied;
5. The names of all cable television
				companies operating in areas contiguous to that served by transferor under the
				certificate of approval or system-wide franchise involved in the application
				under this section;
6. The current
				schedule of prices, rates, terms and conditions charged for the service
				involved;
7. The names of the
				officers of the transferee or the names of its owners or partners, and the
				extent of their interest;
8. A copy
				of the assignment, contract, lease or other agreement by which the transfer is
				proposed to be made;
9. Affidavits
				by the transferor and the transferee as to the existence of any judgments, tax
				claims, of Federal, State, municipal governments or liens against the
				transferor or property, or equipment involved in, or associated with the
				proposed transfer;
10. A statement
				of the financial condition of the transferee and of its technical
				qualifications to operate and maintain the cable television operation and to
				provide safe, adequate and proper service;
11. If petition is for transfer of
				certificates of approval, evidence by affidavit from the existing cable
				television operator that all commitments contained in the current certificate
				of approval(s), municipal consent ordinance(s) and application(s) for municipal
				consent have been completed. If the commitments have not been met, the cable
				television operator must provide the status of the project in
				question;
12. If petition is for
				transfer of a system-wide franchise, evidence that all commitments contained in
				the current system-wide franchise have been completed. If the commitments have
				not been met, the cable television operator must provide the status of the
				project in question; and
13. Proof
				of service of notice of the proposed transfer to subscribers by way of bill
				insert or by publication in at least one newspaper circulated in the cable
				television company's service area.