8. a. In addition to the requirements as provided in section 26 of P.L.1972, c.186 (C. 48:5A-26), the board shall, upon notice, by order in writing require every CATV company to keep for at least a period of three years, a record of complaints received at the CATV company’s office, which shall include the name and address of the subscriber, the date, the nature of the complaint, any corrective action taken if required, and the final disposition of the complaint. The record shall be available for inspection by the staff of the office. Copies of such record shall be provided to the staff of the office upon request.

b. Every CATV company shall furnish to the office annually a detailed report of the number and character of complaints made by customers and communicated to the CATV company. In meeting such requirement, the board shall establish a procedure for CATV companies to record and characterize those customer complaints using a uniform reporting methodology and containing those matters as the board may from time to time prescribe. Copies of the report shall be forwarded to the Governor and members of the Legislature. All reports submitted to the office shall comply with the provisions of the “Cable Subscriber Privacy Protection Act,” P.L.1988, c.121 (C. 48:5A-54 et seq.).

L.2003, c.38, s.8; amended 2006, c.83, s.22.