Sec.16-333-45. Notice of renewal application to subscribers

(a) Any CATV company which applies to the Department of Public Utility Control for renewal, extension or transfer of its certificate pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes section 16-331 shall inform its subscribers of such application in the next billing statement sent to the subscribers. A CATV company shall issue a notice to its subscribers and each member of the advisory council containing the dates, times and locations of any hearings set by the department pursuant to the CATV renewal proceeding. Said notice shall also inform the subscribers and each member of the advisory council of the subject matter of the hearing, locations where the proposal for renewal may be reviewed, a statement in boldface print stating that public participation and comment relating to the proposal for renewal and the company's request for renewal of the franchise is encouraged, and the Department's toll-free customer service number. Such notice shall be mailed directly to the subscribers and each member of the advisory council not fewer than fourteen days before the date of the first public hearing.

(b) The notice described in subsection (a) above shall be a separate mailing and shall not include any billing, promotional material or any information unrelated to the franchise renewal hearings.

(Effective May 22, 1992)