New Jersey § 48:5a-11a
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 48:5a-11a, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 48:5a-11a.
a. The director , with the approval of the board , shall adopt rules and regulations providing for a credit or rebate for outages of
cable television service which are six or more hours in duration. The amount of the credit or rebate shall be in one day units, prorated on the basis
of the subscriber's monthly rate for each service so interrupted. In order to obtain a credit or rebate, a subscriber shall notify by telephone or
in writing the cable television company, the Office of Cable Television or other designated
complaint officer within 30 days after any such outage. The regulations may provide for appropriate exceptions and limitations. b. The director shall permit any cable television company that has a service outage
lasting six or more hours in duration, to provide to its subscribers other forms of
compensation, in lieu of a creditor rebate, to compensate subscribers for the loss
of service caused by the outage. Nothing in this section shall authorize a cable television company to require a
subscriber to accept an alternative form of compensation in lieu of a credit or rebate
to which the subscriber is entitled pursuant to subsection a. of this section.
Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 48:5a-11a
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Section 48:5a-11a is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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