New Jersey § 48:3-122

§ 48:3-122.

As used in P.L.2023, c. 293 ( C.48:3-122 et seq. ): “ Abandoned ” means any line that: (1) is not terminated at both ends to equipment or to a customer's

premises; (2) is not maintained in a safe condition; (3) is not intended for future

use; or (4) has not been in operation for a period of at least 24 consecutive months,

and the owner of a structure to which the line is attached has submitted a request

for removal of the line pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2023, c. 293 ( C.48:3-124 ). The term “abandoned” shall not include any line that is overlashed. “ Board ” means the Board of Public Utilities or any successor agency. “ Cable television service ” means the same as the term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1972, c. 186 ( C.48:5A-3 ). “ Entity ” means a person, municipality, utility, or corporation having ownership of a line

in this State, including ownership acquired by sale or corporate merger. “ Line ” means an above-ground cable or wire attached to a pole, building, or other structure,

used or useful for the provision of any telecommunications service or cable television

service, including, but not limited to, a copper telephone line, and shall include

any equipment or facility associated with that line attached to that pole, building,

or other structure. “ Maintained in a safe condition ” means any time in which the state of a line is in compliance with any applicable

rules and regulations adopted by the board concerning plant and facility construction,

which regulations shall include N.J.A.C.14:5-2.1 , N.J.A.C.14:10-1A.12 , and N.J.A.C.14:18-2.1 , as applicable, as well as any other successor regulations. “ Telecommunications service ” means the same as the term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1972, c. 186 ( C.48:5A-3 ). “ Utility ” means any “public utility” as defined in R.S.48:2-13 , or “local utility” as defined in section 3.1 of P.L.1975, c. 291 ( C.40:55D-4 ).