N.J. Board OKs Altice Cable Franchise Renewal

New Jersey regulators renewed Altice’s cable TV franchise for seven years in an order released Thursday. Board of Public Utilities commissioners voted 4-0 to approve the statewide franchise renewal during a Wednesday meeting. Altice’s Cablevision “has complied or is ready to comply with all applicable rules and regulations imposed by or pursuant to State and federal law as preconditions for engaging in the proposed cable television operations,” said the order in docket CE23120919. The company “has sufficient financial and technical capacity, meets the legal, character and other qualifications necessary to construct, maintain and operate the necessary installations, lines and equipment, and is capable of providing the proposed service in a safe, adequate and proper manner,” the board said.