NJ Rate Counsel Urges State Court to Keep Cable Prorating Rule
Protect the Board of Public Utilities’ authority to enforce prorating of cable charges, urged New Jersey’s Division of Rate Counsel in a Thursday filing at the state Superior Court’s Appellate Division. Altice is challenging the board’s regulation in state and…
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federal courts (see 2010220040). “If Altice’s position were to prevail, it would undermine the ability of State commissions to exercise the concurrent authority granted to them under the federal Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act and will erode important consumer protections,” Rate Counsel said. “Just as cable service providers may seek payment for theft of service when a person illegally connects to a provider’s cable network, it is equally important to ensure that customers are not charged for cable services they are not provided.”