NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
In The Matter of Notice of Comcast of New Jersey II, LLC Regarding the Conversion of its Municipal Franchise in the City of Perth Amboy to a System-wide Franchise – Second Order of Amendment
In the Matter of the Application of Comcast of New Jersey II, LLC for a System-Wide Cable Television Franchise Borough of Metuchen, Middlesex County
BPU Docket No. CE23030148
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on December 11, 2025, Comcast of New Jersey II, LLC ("Comcast") filed an Application with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities ("Board"), Office of Cable Television & Telecommunications, requesting approval to provide cable television service in the Borough of Metuchen ("Metuchen"). On September 18, 2023, the Board issued a system-wide franchise ("SWF") to Comcast following the conversion of its municipal franchise for the City of Perth Amboy. Thereafter on March 20, 2024, the Board issued an Order of Amendment to Comcast's SWF to provide service to the Township of Edison.
A copy of the Application is available for examination by interested parties at
https://philadelphia.comcast.com/2025/12/17/comcast-franchise-application-metuchen-nj/
Under applicable law found at N.J.S.A. 48:5A-18 and N.J.A.C. 14:18-14.3, notice is hereby given that the Board will conduct two public hearings to receive comments in connection with Comcast's Application with the Board to offer cable television service in Metuchen under its SWF.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that videoconference/ teleconference public hearings will be conducted on the following date and times so that members of the public may present their views on the Company's filing. Information provided at the public hearings will become part of the record of this case and will be considered by the Board in making its decision.
DATE: January 5, 2026
TIME: 4:30 PM
DIAL IN BY PHONE: +1 267-358-6564
CONFERENCE ID: 632 580 076
VIDEO LINK:
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/
27797493180134?p=KlpWvZS0eNdNQ5yniQ
MEETING ID: 277 974 931 801 34
PASSCODE: fZ7on2W7
DATE: January 5, 2026
TIME: 5:30 PM
DIAL IN BY PHONE: +1 267-358-6564
CONFERENCE ID: 277 997 276
VIDEO LINK:
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/
25665471996788?p=ILk5YFfH5CBTZPNPzL
MEETING ID: 256 654 719 967 88
PASSCODE: Pn6gr7dj
Members of the public are invited to participate by utilizing the access information set forth above and may express their views on this filing.
Comments:
All public comments should be filed under Docket No. CE23030148.
The deadline for comments on this matter is 5 p.m. Eastern Time on January 12, 2026.
While all comments will be given equal consideration and will be made part of the final record of this proceeding, the preferred method of transmittal is via the Board's Public Document Search tool. Search for the docket number listed above, and post by utilizing the "Post Comments" button. Emailed comments may also be filed with the Secretary of the Board, in pdf or Word format, to board.secretary@bpu.nj.gov.
Written comments may also be submitted to the Board Secretary, Sherri L. Lewis, RMC at the Board of Public Utilities, 44 South Clinton Avenue, 1st Floor, P.O. Box 350, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0350. All emailed or mailed comments should include reference to Docket Number CE23030148.
All comments are considered "public documents" for purposes of the State's Open Public Records Act. Commenters may identify information that they seek to keep confidential by submitting them in accordance with the confidentiality procedures set forth in N.J.A.C. 14:1-12.3.
A copy of this Notice is being served upon the Clerk of the affected municipality. Further information and copies of the Petition may also be obtained at the Board's Offices located at 44 South Clinton Avenue, 1st Floor, Trenton, NJ 08625. Any members of the public who wish to inspect the petition at the Board should contact the Board's Division of Case Management at (609) 292-0806 or board.secretary@bpu.nj.gov.
December 23 2025
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