March 24, 2021
A New Jersey statute requiring cable companies to prorate customers' final bills rather than charge them for the full month constitutes illegal rate regulation under federal law, a New Jersey federal court has ruled in a challenge brought by Altice USA.
March 10, 2020
A preliminary injunction barring New Jersey utility regulators from making cable provider Altice offer refunds to former customers will stay in place, a federal judge said Tuesday, rejecting the regulators' assertion that they didn't get a chance to mount a full defense.
January 23, 2020
A federal judge on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction against the New Jersey utility board's demand that Altice USA offer prorated refunds to customers who cancel the cable operator's service, ruling that federal law bars the state board from regulating the provider's service rates.
December 16, 2019
Cable company Altice USA sued the New Jersey utility board Friday, arguing that the board's attempts to force the company to offer prorated refunds to its customers could harm its business and cost it nearly $5 million.