Preamble. The general laws of the State of New Jersey grant a municipal
Council the authority to review an application made by a certified
telephone exchange carrier to install telecommunications services
within the municipality;
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:17-10 through 48:17-12, the Perth Amboy
City Council (Council) may grant its consent to the installing and
operations of a telecommunications network in, upon, along, over or
under any public road, street or highway of the municipality;
Cablevision Lightpath-NJ, Inc. has represented that it is a
Delaware corporation qualified to do business in New Jersey, and its
subsidiary, 4 Connections LLC, with offices at 200 Jericho Tpke, Jericho,
NY 11753 (herein collectively "Lightpath");
4 Connections LLC and Lightpath-NJ are authorized to provide
telecommunications services in the State of New Jersey under authority
granted to them by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities by order
of approval in Docket No. TE02010035 and in Docket No. TE97120883
respectively; and
Lightpath seeks consent from the Council to install and operate
a telecommunications network within public rights-of-way controlled
by the municipality for the purpose of providing this telecommunication
services; and
Subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Council is satisfied
that it is consistent with State law and in the public interest to
promote competition in the telecommunications market within the municipality
by providing this authorization to Lightpath.