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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 7 - ANSWERS AND REPLIES › Section 14:17-7.1 - Form and content

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(a) Any party
				against whom a petition is directed and who desires to contest the same or make
				any representation to the Office in connection therewith shall file an answer
				in writing thereto with the Office.
(b) The answer shall be so drawn as to
				apprise the parties and the Office fully and completely of the nature of the
				defense and shall admit or deny specifically and in detail all material
				allegations of the petition.
(c)
				Matters alleged by way of affirmative defense shall be separately stated and
				numbered.
(d) Answers shall not be
				required in any rate proceeding instituted by a cable television company.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 7 - ANSWERS AND REPLIES › Section 14:17-7.2 - Time for filing

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(a) Unless
				otherwise provided in these rules or ordered by the Office with the approval of
				the Board, an answer, if made, must be filed within 20 days after the service
				of the pleading against which it is directed. A party desiring to reply to an
				answer shall file the same with the Board within 10 days after service of the
				answer.
(b) Whenever the Office or
				the Board believes the public interest requires expedited procedure, it may
				shorten the time for any answer or reply.
(c) Upon motion on notice to all parties to
				the proceeding, the Office with the approval of the Board may, in its
				discretion, extend or shorten the time to file an answer or reply.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 8 - CONFERENCES AND SETTLEMENTS › Section 14:17-8.1 - Purposes

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(a) The purpose of
				this subchapter is to foster early settlement of cases pending before the Board
				or Office prior to the case being transmitted to the Office of Administrative
				Law and to provide a vehicle for the parties to file pre-transmittal motions
				with the Board for retention and disposition of certain issues. Pre-transmittal
				settlement conferences of parties or their attorneys may be held to provide
				opportunity for a settlement, subject to approval of the Board, of a proceeding
				or any of the issues therein, and for the submission and consideration of
				facts, argument, offers of settlement or proposals of adjustments, as time, the
				nature of the proceeding and the public interest may permit.
(b) Pre-transmittal conferences of parties or
				their attorneys may be held to expedite the disposition of any hearing. At such
				conferences there may be considered, in addition to the matters set forth in
				(a) above, the following:
1. Identification
				and simplification of the issues;
2. Admissions or stipulations of
				facts;
3. Identification of those
				matters or issues which should either be retained for disposition by the Board
				or be transmitted to the Office of Administrative Law; and
4. Such other matters as may be properly
				dealt with to aid in expediting the proceeding.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 8 - CONFERENCES AND SETTLEMENTS › Section 14:17-8.2 - Initiation of conferences

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(a) The Board,
				Office or a designated officer, with or without motion, may direct that a
				conference be held at any stage prior to transmittal to the Office of
				Administrative Law or at any time when the Board certifies a case unto itself
				pursuant to
				52:14F-8(b).
(b) On motion of a party, the Board or
				Office-designated officer may direct the parties or their attorneys to appear
				for a conference to consider the matters set forth in
				14:17-8.1(b).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 8 - CONFERENCES AND SETTLEMENTS › Section 14:17-8.3 - Stipulation of conference results

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(a) Upon conclusion
				of the pre-transmittal conference, the parties or their attorneys shall reduce
				the results thereof to the form of a written stipulation reciting the matters
				agreed upon, and three copies thereof shall be filed with the Board within 10
				days of the date of the conference. If no stipulations are reached, the matter
				shall be immediately transmitted to the Office of Administrative Law.
(b) Such stipulations shall be signed by the
				parties or their attorneys, may be received in evidence as part of the record
				and when so received shall be binding on the parties with respect to the
				matters therein stipulated.
(c)
				Such stipulations are subject to review by the Board at a regularly scheduled
				agenda meeting.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 8 - CONFERENCES AND SETTLEMENTS › Section 14:17-8.4 - Authority of Board or Office-designated officers

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(a) Any Board or
				Office-designated officer shall have the authority to conduct and preside over
				pre-transmittal conferences in the interest of fostering resolution of
				issues.
(b) When appropriate, a
				Board or Office-designated officer may submit a pre-transmittal order which
				shall be reviewed by the Board at an agenda meeting and, if acceptable, shall
				be adopted as its own order.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 8 - CONFERENCES AND SETTLEMENTS › Section 14:17-8.5 - Approval of settlements

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A settlement includes any agreement between the parties that
				  resolves disputed matters and may end all or part of the case. No settlement
				  shall be deemed approved by the Board, unless acted on in accordance with
				  N.J.S.A.
				  48:5A-1 et seq. This section shall not apply
				  to withdrawn petitions or informal complaints.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 9 - CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS › Section 14:17-9.1 - Contested case procedures

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The hearing in any matter which is determined by the Board
				  to be a contested case shall be conducted pursuant to the procedures in the
				  Administrative Procedures Act,
				  52:14B-1 and
				  52:14F-1, the Uniform
				  Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1, and the Board of Public Utilities
				  Rules of Special Applicability, N.J.A.C. 1:14.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 9 - CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS › Section 14:17-9.2 - Argument on exceptions

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After receipt of the initial decision, the exceptions and
				  answers thereto, if any, will be disposed of by the Board based on the
				  exceptions, answers and briefs filed unless the Board, in its discretion,
				  requires or permits oral argument, in which case the Board will schedule the
				  matter for argument before it.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 9 - CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS › Section 14:17-9.3 - Review of initial decision by the Board on its own motion

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The Board may institute on its own motion a review of any
				  aspect of the initial decision and it may call for oral argument, the filing of
				  briefs, or both, or the taking of additional testimony.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 9 - CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS › Section 14:17-9.4 - Method of reopening

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(a) At any time
				after the conclusion of a hearing in a proceeding or adjournment thereof sine
				die, but before the entering and issuance by the Board of its final decision or
				order, any party to the proceeding may file with the Board a motion to reopen
				the hearing for the purpose of taking additional evidence. Such motion shall
				set forth clearly the reasons for reopening of the hearing, including any
				material changes of fact or of law alleged to have occurred since the last
				hearing.
(b) If, after the hearing
				in a proceeding, the Board shall have reason to believe that conditions of fact
				or of law have so changed as to require, or that the public interest requires,
				the reopening of such hearing, the Board will issue an order for the reopening
				of same.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 9 - CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS › Section 14:17-9.5 - Motions to reopen

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(a) After issuance
				of the final decision, a party may file for the reopening of the proceeding.
				Upon filing by any party of a motion for the reopening of a proceeding,
				appropriate notice thereof shall be given forthwith by the moving party to all
				other parties, or their attorneys of record, by service of a copy of the motion
				for reopening.
(b) Within 10 days
				following the service of a motion to reopen, any party to the proceeding may
				serve upon the moving party and file with the Board an answer thereto, and in
				default thereof shall be deemed to have waived any objection to the granting of
				such motion.
(c) As soon as
				practicable after the filing of answers to a motion to reopen or default
				thereof, as the case may be, the Board will grant or deny such motion. The
				action by the Board may be conditioned on reasonable terms.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 9 - CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS › Section 14:17-9.6 - Rehearing, reargument or reconsideration

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(a) A motion for
				rehearing, reargument or reconsideration of a proceeding may be filed by any
				party within 15 days after the issuance of any final decision or order by the
				Board.
1. Such motion shall state in
				separately numbered paragraphs the alleged errors of law or fact relied upon
				and shall specify whether reconsideration, reargument, rehearing or further
				hearing is requested and whether the ultimate relief sought is reversal,
				modification, vacation or suspension of the action taken by the Board or other
				relief.
2. Where opportunity is
				also sought to introduce additional evidence, the evidence to be adduced shall
				be stated briefly together with reasons for failure to previously adduce said
				evidence.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 9 - CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS › Section 14:17-9.7 - Motions and answers on rehearing

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(a) A copy of the
				motion shall be served by the moving party upon all other parties or their
				attorneys of record, forthwith upon the filing hereunder. The moving party
				shall also give such notice, as the Board may direct, of the filing of the
				motion to all other persons to whom notice of the original hearing had been
				given.
(b) Any answer to the motion
				shall be filed within 10 days following the service of the motion. Failure to
				file an answer shall be deemed to be a waiver of any objection to the granting
				of the motion.
(c) Any motion
				hereunder, which is not granted or otherwise expressly acted upon by the Board
				within 60 days after the filing thereof, shall be deemed denied, unless the
				parties are otherwise notified by the Board or its Secretary.
(d) The filing or granting of any motion
				under this rule shall not operate as a stay of the Board's decision or order. A
				stay will be granted only for good cause shown.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 10 - UNCONTESTED CASE PROCEEDINGS › Section 14:17-10.1 - Uncontested case proceedings

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This subchapter applies only to a matter which the Board or
				  Office determines to constitute an uncontested case. Where the Board or Office
				  determines to hold a hearing in an uncontested case, said hearing shall be
				  conducted pursuant to this section and, in the absence of a specific provision
				  herein, pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1,
				  and the Board of Public Utilities Rules of Special Applicability, N.J.A.C.
				  1:14.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 10 - UNCONTESTED CASE PROCEEDINGS › Section 14:17-10.2 - Designation

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The Board or Director, may by general order in writing
				  designate as a presiding officer such person or persons, as provided by
				  statute, as its representative or representatives in and on its behalf to
				  conduct any hearing in any uncontested proceeding now or hereafter pending
				  before the Board or Office.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 10 - UNCONTESTED CASE PROCEEDINGS › Section 14:17-10.3 - Filing

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Pleadings, correspondence or other documents pertaining to
				  an uncontested case shall be filed pursuant to N.J.A.C. 14:17-4. Copies of such
				  correspondence shall be filed with the presiding officer and with the parties
				  of record.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 10 - UNCONTESTED CASE PROCEEDINGS › Section 14:17-10.4 - Cameras and recording devices

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Cameras or recording devices may be used at uncontested case
				  proceedings in accordance with the standards and procedures of
				  14:17-1.8.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 10 - UNCONTESTED CASE PROCEEDINGS › Section 14:17-10.5 - Appearances

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Any person appearing in a representative capacity in any
				  uncontested case proceeding shall conform to the requirements of N.J.A.C.
				  14:17-3.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 10 - UNCONTESTED CASE PROCEEDINGS › Section 14:17-10.6 - Service

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Whenever a party has the right or is required to do some act
				  within a prescribed period after the serving of a notice or other paper upon
				  said party, and the notice or paper is served upon said party by mail, three
				  days from the date of mailing shall be added to the prescribed period.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 11 - COMPLIANCE WITH ORDERS, DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS › Section 14:17-11.1 - Orders and decisions

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Upon the issuance of an order or decision of the Board, the
				  party to whom the same is directed must notify the Board through the Office on
				  or before the date specified in said order or decision whether or not
				  compliance has been made in conformity therewith.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 11 - COMPLIANCE WITH ORDERS, DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS › Section 14:17-11.2 - Recommendations

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Upon the making of any recommendation by the Board, the party
				  to whom the same is directed must, within 15 days after the making of the
				  recommendation, unless otherwise specifically required, notify the Board
				  through the Office of the acceptance or rejection thereof. Failure to comply
				  with this requirement will be deemed an acceptance of the
				  recommendation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 11 - COMPLIANCE WITH ORDERS, DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS › Section 14:17-11.3 - Extension of time limits

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In instances where the Board's decision or order contains a
				  specific time or date for compliance, and the petitioner desires extension of
				  such time limit, petition to the Board through the Office shall be made in
				  writing at least five days before the expiration of the time limit.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 17 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE OFFICE OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 11 - COMPLIANCE WITH ORDERS, DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS › Section 14:17-11.4 - Answers to communications

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Unless otherwise specified, any letter or notice from the
				  Board through the Office directing investigation of any matter under its
				  jurisdiction must be complied with by the cable television company and a report
				  received by the Office within 15 days from the date of the letter or notice. If
				  circumstances prevent compliance with this section, the cable television
				  company must advise the Board through the Office, in writing within the above
				  prescribed period, of its inability to comply and the reasons
				  therefor.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 14:18-1.1 - Scope of regulations

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(a) These
				regulations are promulgated in accordance with the authority provided the
				Office of Cable Television, Board of Public Utilities, under
				48:5A-1 et seq. to regulate cable
				television corporations in the public interest.
(b) The purpose and intent of these
				regulations is to enforce the statutory mandate of the Legislature, which
				directs the Office of Cable Television, Board of Public Utilities, to
				promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effect the purposes of the
				act.
(c) These regulations apply
				to:
1. Cable television companies which own,
				control, operate or manage a cable television system;
2. Municipalities, cities and counties where
				applicable.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 2 - PLANT › Section 14:18-2.1 - Plant construction

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(a) Every cable
				television company shall construct and install its facilities in accordance
				with the applicable provisions of the National Electrical Safety Code, and
				subsequent amendments thereto, the National Electrical Code, and subsequent
				amendments thereto, as well as all Federal, State, and local laws, and any
				pole, conduit, or trench licensing agreements with utilities or other managers
				of rights-of-way.
(b) Every cable
				television company shall design its plant and facilities in a manner which will
				enable it to meet all technical standards of operation promulgated by the FCC
				or this Board.
(c) Each cable
				television company shall make reasonable efforts to protect the public and its
				property from injury or damage and shall execute due care to reduce hazards to
				which employees, customers or the general public may be subjected by reasons of
				its equipment or facilities.
(d)
				Every cable television company shall file with the Board, in association with
				its application for approval of a municipal consent, a schedule for the
				construction of its facilities. This schedule shall require significant
				completion of construction within one year of receipt of the certificate of
				approval.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 2 - PLANT › Section 14:18-2.2 - Inspection of work performed by contractors

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To the extent necessary to assure compliance with safe
				  practices, any construction work performed for a cable television company by
				  contractors shall be inspected by a qualified representative of the cable
				  television company before being placed in active service.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 2 - PLANT › Section 14:18-2.3 - Construction in existing utility rights-of-way

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(a) Where
				practicable, every cable television company shall use existing electric and/or
				telephone utility rights-of-way and facilities.
(b) In areas which are presently being
				provided with overhead utility service or which this Board has designated as
				areas which may, in the future, be provided with overhead utility service, each
				cable television company wishing to serve therein may make arrangements with
				the utility or utilities owning the existing poles or structures for the joint
				use of these facilities.
(c) In
				areas where electric and telephone utility distribution facilities are
				underground or are required by the Board to be placed underground, each cable
				television company wishing to provide service therein shall be required to
				install its cable underground.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 2 - PLANT › Section 14:18-2.4 - Identification of property; buildings and structures

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Each group of buildings or structures shall be provided with
				  a sign or suitable marking displaying the name of the operating cable
				  television company.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 2 - PLANT › Section 14:18-2.5 - Identification of property; poles or structures supporting or connecting wires or cables

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(a) Each cable
				television company owning solely or jointly (with a utility) poles, pedestals
				or structures supporting or connecting wires or cables along, under or over
				public highways shall properly mark each such pole, pedestal, or structure with
				the initials of its name, abbreviation of its name, corporate symbol or other
				distinguishing mark or code which ownership may be readily and definitely
				ascertained and with number or symbol or both by which the location of each
				such pole, pedestal or structure may be determined on office records:
1. Such markings may be made with paint,
				brand or with a soft metal plate and the characters of the mark shall be of
				such size and so spaced and hereafter maintained as to be easily
				read.
2. In the case of joint
				ownership of any such structure by a cable television company and one or more
				utilities, the distinguishing mark or number of each owner shall be placed
				thereon. The numbering may be in accordance with a code which will indicate
				joint ownership.
3. In the case of
				such structures erected upon private rights-of-way or on public highways, of
				such character that the construction may be deemed to be a through or
				transmission trunk line, such mark need be affixed only to every fifth
				structure, provided, however, that each and every structure situated within the
				limits of any "built-up" community shall be marked.
4. The requirements herein shall apply to all
				existing and future structures erected and to all changes in ownership and
				name.
5. Every such cable
				television company shall have available a statement showing:
i. The initials, abbreviations of name,
				corporate symbol or distinguishing mark;
ii. The means of the marking
				employed;
iii. The method followed
				in numbering structures, to wit, within the limits of cities, towns or other
				built-up communities, and upon through or transmission trunk lines.
6. Each cable television company
				should make reasonable efforts to prevent the placing upon its poles and
				pedestals of any marks, signs, placards, bulletins, notices or any foreign
				object other than as provided in N.J.S.A. 27:5-1.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 2 - PLANT › Section 14:18-2.6 - Maintenance of plant, equipment and facilities

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Every cable television company shall have and maintain its
				  entire plant in such condition as will enable it to provide adequate,
				  economical and efficient cable television service.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 2 - PLANT › Section 14:18-2.7 - Inspection of property

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(a) Each cable
				television company shall inspect its equipment and facilities at efficiently
				frequent intervals to disclose conditions, if existing, which would interfere
				with efficient service and shall promptly take corrective action where
				conditions disclosed by such inspection so warrant. In the event a condition is
				discovered requiring repair, said repair must be completed within a 30-day
				period, unless repair is not feasible during such period due to causes beyond
				the reasonable control of the company. If such condition requires loss of
				service to customers, the company shall provide notice of the condition to the
				OCTV, the proposed date of completion and confirmation of resolution of repair
				and restoration to customers.
(b)
				Whenever any equipment is removed from the cable television system for any
				reason, it shall be inspected as to safety and serviceability before being
				reinstalled in the same or other location.
(c) In accordance with the maintenance plan
				filed annually by the company, each pole, post, tower, pedestal, or other
				structure owned by the cable television company shall be inspected by the cable
				television company owning it with sufficient frequency and comprehensiveness to
				disclose the necessity for replacement or repair in order to maintain safe,
				adequate, and proper service.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 2 - PLANT › Section 14:18-2.8 - Construction work near cable television facilities

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(a) A cable
				television company shall endeavor, to the extent feasible and practicable, to
				obtain prompt notice and information concerning commencement and progress of
				construction work in close proximity to its facilities through contractors,
				government agencies, or others who may be permitted to perform construction
				work within the confines of its territory.
(b) Nothing herein shall affect the duties
				and obligations of persons working in the vicinity of high voltage lines as set
				forth in 34:6-47.1 et seq.
(c) A cable television company shall at all
				times have the duty and responsibility to participate in and comply with the
				One Call Damage Prevention System as provided in
				48:2-76 and 80 and N.J.A.C.
				14:2.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 2 - PLANT › Section 14:18-2.9 - Calculation of pole attachment rent

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(a) In cases where
				the Board must determine the appropriate rental rate for cable television or
				similar third party attachments on utility poles, it shall be calculated in the
				following manner:
1. Total percentage of gross
				plant as annual cost shall be the sum of the following percentages:
i. Rate of return;
ii. Depreciation expense;
iii. Miscellaneous taxes;
iv. Maintenance expenses;
v. Administrative expenses;
vi. Federal income tax.
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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 2 - PLANT › Section 14:18-2.10 - Rate changes and disputes

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(a) In the event of
				a dispute over pole attachment or conduit rental rates, any party to a pole
				attachment agreement under
				14:18-2.9 or conduit rental under
				14:18-2.1 1 may petition the Board
				for a resolution of such dispute by filing a petition with supporting
				documentation in accordance with
				14:17-6.1 through 6.5.
(b) In the event of a dispute over terms and
				conditions, any party to a pole attachment or conduit rental agreement may
				petition the Board for resolution.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 2 - PLANT › Section 14:18-2.11 - Calculation of duct and conduit rent

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(a) The following
				formula shall apply to joint use of conduit by cable television operators and
				telecommunications carriers:
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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 2 - PLANT › Section 14:18-2.12 - Imputation of rates; modification costs

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(a) A company that
				engages in the provision of cable television or telecommunications services
				shall impute to its costs of providing such services (and charge any affiliate,
				subsidiary, or associate company engaged in the provision of such services) an
				equal amount to the pole attachment rate for which such company would be
				liable.
(b) The costs of modifying
				a pole, conduit, duct or right-of-way facility shall be borne by all parties
				that obtain access to the facility as a result of the modification and by all
				parties that directly benefit from the modification. Each such party shall
				share proportionately in the cost of the modification. A party with a
				preexisting attachment to the modified facility shall be deemed to directly
				benefit from a modification if, after receiving notification of the
				modification, it adds to or modifies its attachment. However, a party with a
				preexisting attachment to a pole, conduit, duct or right-of-way facility shall
				not be required to bear any cost of rearranging or replacing its attachment if
				such rearrangement or replacement is necessitated solely as a result of an
				additional attachment or of the modification of an existing attachment sought
				by another party. If a party makes an attachment to the facility after the
				completion of the modification, such party shall share proportionately in the
				cost of the modification if such modification rendered possible the added
				attachment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 3 - CUSTOMER RIGHTS › Section 14:18-3.1 - Scope

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It shall be the duty of every cable television company to
				  furnish and maintain safe, adequate, economical, and efficient service.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 3 - CUSTOMER RIGHTS › Section 14:18-3.2 - Requests for service

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(a) Applications by
				a customer for the establishment of service may be made at the cable television
				company office either in person, by mail or by telephone. If the cable
				television company requires a written application, the same may be subsequently
				submitted to the customer for signature.
(b) Within 20 days of ordering service, a
				customer is entitled to one of the following:
1. Installation of service;
2. Cost estimate for line extension or
				nonstandard premises installation where applicable; or
3. If access has been denied by a landlord or
				property owner, a copy of a letter to the landlord or property owner requesting
				access; and
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 3 - CUSTOMER RIGHTS › Section 14:18-3.3 - Customer information

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(a) Each cable
				television company shall, upon request, furnish its customers with such
				information as is reasonable, in order that the customers may obtain safe,
				adequate, efficient and economical service.
(b) Each cable television company shall
				inform its customers, where peculiar or unusual circumstances prevail, as to
				the conditions under which sufficient and satisfactory service may be secured
				from its system.
(c) The cable
				television operator shall provide prospective customers, and existing customers
				upon any changeover to a new type of equipment, with a written description of
				any auxiliary equipment necessary to receive cable television service, such as
				converters or remote control units, required for service with an explanation of
				how such equipment interfaces with customer owned equipment such as VCR's,
				remote control units, "cable ready" sets, etc.
(d) Every new customer shall be provided with
				a complete copy of the cable television company's current schedule of all
				prices, rates, terms, and conditions applicable to that type of customer, for
				example, residential, commercial, etc.
(e) A cable television company shall not be
				required to provide its schedule of prices, rates, terms, and conditions as
				specified in (d) above if it elects to provide such information on its Internet
				website in a clear, concise, and readily accessible manner, using any
				reasonable means and format, that accurately conveys the content of the cable
				television company's prices, rates, terms, and conditions, and that allows
				customers and potential customers to make informed decisions based on the
				information contained therein. However, upon request of a new customer who is
				unable to access the Internet or who is otherwise unable to obtain information
				from the cable television company's website via the Internet, the cable
				television company shall provide its currently available prices, rates,
				charges, and services to such new customer.
(f) If a cable television company elects to
				provide its schedule of prices, rates, terms, and conditions on its Internet
				website, it shall, at least quarterly, provide instructions on each customer's
				bill.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 3 - CUSTOMER RIGHTS › Section 14:18-3.4 - Information on company's schedule of prices, rates, terms, and conditions

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(a) Upon request, the cable television
				operator shall provide, at no charge, a complete copy of the cable television
				company's current schedule of all prices, rates, charges, and
				services.
(b) Upon the request of
				any customer or applicant, each cable operator shall provide an explanation, in
				non-technical terms, of the service packages, rates, prices, charges, and
				provisions applicable to the services furnished or available to such customer
				or applicant and shall take reasonable steps to provide any information and
				assistance necessary to enable the customer or applicant to obtain the most
				affordable service conforming to the needs of such customer or
				applicant.
(c) Where more than one
				schedule of prices, rates, terms, and conditions is available to particular
				customers, each cable operator shall have at all times the duty to assist such
				customers in the selection of the schedule of prices, rates, terms, and
				conditions most favorable for their individual requirements and to make every
				reasonable effort to ensure that such customers are served under the most
				advantageous schedule.
(d) A cable
				television company shall not be required to provide notice and explanations
				specified at (a), (b), and (c) above, if it elects to provide such information
				on its Internet website in a clear, concise, and readily accessible manner,
				using any reasonable means and format, that accurately conveys the content of
				the cable television company's notices, and that allows customers and potential
				customers to make informed decisions based on the information contained
				therein.
(e) A cable television
				company that elects to provide notice and explanations on its Internet website
				shall provide quarterly notice to each customer of how a customer can obtain
				its current schedule of prices, rates, terms, and conditions in either
				electronic or paper form.
(f) If a
				customer is unable to access the Internet or is otherwise unable to obtain
				information from the cable television company's Internet website, the cable
				television company shall provide a copy of its current schedule of prices,
				rates, terms, and conditions in paper form.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 3 - CUSTOMER RIGHTS › Section 14:18-3.5 - Outage credit

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(a) The cable television operator shall
				credit customers for outages as follows:
1.
				In the event of an outage lasting six or more hours, the cable television
				company shall make an appropriate credit on the customer's bill.
2. The amount of credit shall be in one-day
				units, prorated on the basis of the customer's monthly rate for each service
				not available.
3. For outages,
				which extend more than 24 hours, customers shall receive a credit for each
				calendar day or part thereof if greater than six hours, during which service is
				out.
4. The cable television
				company shall not be liable to a customer for any indirect or consequential
				damages resulting from the outage unless the cable television company expressly
				agrees to such liability.
5. In
				order to obtain a credit, customers must notify the cable television company by
				phone or in writing within 30 days of any such outage, or else within 30 days
				notify the Office or other designated complaint officer. A customer who
				contacts the cable television company during an outage requesting a credit
				shall be entitled to receive credit for service based on that contact, if
				applicable.
6. A cable television
				company may, at its option, provide a customer with a rebate rather than a
				credit on the customer's bill to fulfill the requirements of this
				subsection.
7. In lieu of credit or
				rebate, a cable television company may offer to provide a customer an alternate
				form of compensation for the outage. Nothing in this paragraph shall require a
				customer to accept an alternate form of compensation from the cable television
				company.
8. A customer that agrees
				to take a free promotional service in lieu of credit or rebate must
				affirmatively request to continue the promotion after the free period is over.
				No cable television company shall continue to charge a customer for a free
				promotional service provided in lieu of an outage credit or rebate after the
				promotional period is over, unless the customer requests that it be
				continued.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 3 - CUSTOMER RIGHTS › Section 14:18-3.6 - Access to company representative

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Customer phone calls shall be answered by a representative or
				  agent of the cable television company 24 hours a day. Such representative or
				  agent shall be able to contact appropriate personnel of the cable television
				  company in the event an emergency situation exists. If used by the cable
				  system, an Automatic Response Unit (ARU) must allow an escape option by which a
				  customer can speak to the next available operator. The cable television company
				  may not restrict a customer's access to a live operator based upon the
				  customer's billing status.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 3 - CUSTOMER RIGHTS › Section 14:18-3.7 - Bills for service; form of bill

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(a) All bills shall
				show the following:
1. The name, address, and
				telephone number of the cable television company;
2. Identification of each service for which a
				separate charge is imposed and the rate or price for each service;
3. If required by Federal law, the
				identification of each component for all service packages and the rate or price
				for each component;
4. The amount
				due during the current period;
5.
				The amount past due;
6. The date by
				which payment is due;
7. Any
				appropriate credits to the bill;
8.
				Any separate charges for equipment provided by the cable television
				company;
9. A full itemization of
				any other separate fees or charges including, but not limited to, any Form 1235
				add-on fees;
10. The period of
				service covered by current charges on the bill;
11. The late charge rate, if any;
12. The amount of accumulated late
				charges;
13. Periodic interest
				credits on deposits held by the cable television company pursuant to
				14:18-4.6 and 4.7; and
14. The number of months that a promotional
				price is in effect, if any, and the date on which the promotion is scheduled to
				end or the number of months remaining until the end of the promotion. A cable
				television company shall not be required to comply with this paragraph for any
				promotion that is under six months in length.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 3 - CUSTOMER RIGHTS › Section 14:18-3.8 - Method of billing

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(a) Bills for cable television service shall
				be rendered monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually and shall
				be prorated upon establishment and termination of service. In unusual credit
				situations, bills may be rendered at shorter intervals.
(b) Cable television seasonal service may be
				billed in accordance with reasonable terms and conditions of service set forth
				in the filed schedule of prices, rates, terms and conditions.
(c) A cable television company may, under
				uniform non-discriminatory terms and conditions, require payment, in advance,
				for a period not to exceed that for which bills are regularly rendered, as
				specified in its applicable filed schedule of prices, rates, terms, and
				conditions. An advance payment for a greater period shall reflect an
				appropriate discount for the additional period involved. Initial and final
				bills shall be prorated as of the date of the initial establishment and final
				termination of service.
(d) If a
				cable television company electronically disconnects or otherwise curtails,
				interrupts or discontinues all or a portion of the customer's services for
				non-payment of a valid bill or for other reasons provided under
				14:18-4.3, the cable television
				company shall prorate the charges for all affected services as of the date of
				the electronic service curtailment, interruption or disconnection.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 3 - CUSTOMER RIGHTS › Section 14:18-3.10 - Basis for restoration of discontinued services

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Service shall be restored upon proper application when the
				  conditions under which such service was discontinued are corrected, and upon
				  the payment of all proper charges due from the customer provided in the cable
				  television company's schedule of prices, rates, terms and conditions if the
				  Office so directed when a complaint involving such matter is pending before
				  it.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 3 - CUSTOMER RIGHTS › Section 14:18-3.11 - Disputes

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(a) A cable
				television company shall not discontinue service because of nonpayment of bills
				in cases where a charge or service is in dispute, provided a request is made to
				the Office by the customer for an investigation of the disputed charge or
				service, and, in the case of a disputed bill, the undisputed charges are paid
				to the cable television company and a check in the amount of the disputed
				charges is placed with an escrow agent designated by the Office.
(b) In such cases, the cable television
				company shall notify the customer that unless steps are taken to invoke formal
				or informal action by the Office within five days, service will be discontinued
				for nonpayment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS OF CABLE TELEVISION › Subchapter 3 - CUSTOMER RIGHTS › Section 14:18-3.12 - Service call scheduling

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(a) Under normal
				operating conditions, both of the following standards shall be met no less than
				95 percent of the time, measured on a quarterly basis:
1. The "appointment window" alternatives for
				installations, service calls, and other installation activities will be either
				a specified time or, at a maximum, a four-hour time block during normal
				business hours. The cable television operator may schedule service calls and
				other installation activities outside of normal business hours for the express
				convenience of the customer.
2. A
				cable television operator may not cancel an appointment with a customer after
				the close of business on the business day prior to the scheduled
				appointment.