N.J. Senate Panel Supports Cable Termination Bill Again
Cable customers moving to long-term care facilities could avoid paying early-termination fees when ending contracts under a New Jersey bill the state's Senate Commerce Committee advanced Monday. The panel voted 5-0 for S-684, which would require a physician’s referral. Last…
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year’s version of the bill stalled after the same committee approved it. The New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel supported S-684 in a letter to the committee Friday. “This requirement will ensure that consumers and their loved ones have one less financial and practical concern when making the often-difficult choice to relocate to a long-term care facility,” Division Director Brian Lipman wrote.