Section 815-RICR-10-05-1.10 - Extensions of Service1.10.1 DensityFor the purposes of this chapter, "household density" or "density" shall mean the number of households or other Subscribers in a Service Area or part of a Service Area, divided by the linear miles of cable plant in that service area or part of a Service Area.
1.10.2Density Standards; WaiversA. In all Service Areas in which the overall average density is greater than 60 homes per mile, the applicant is required immediately upon receipt of a Construction Certificate to proceed to wire the entire Service Area and to complete such total wiring and to make service available to every household in the area with deliberate expedition.B. In all Service Areas in which the overall average density is less than 60 homes per mile, the applicant upon receipt of a Construction Certificate is required to proceed without delay to make service available to all homes in those portions of the Service Area having a density of 15 homes per 1/4 mile.1.10.3Line Extension PolicyA. All CATV Certificate holders shall file a statement of the CATV Company's policy on line extensions for the Administrator's review and approval. Each such policy must at a minimum conform to the provisions of the following paragraphs of this section.B. All line extension policies shall allow for the recovery of the actual capital cost of each extension from the Subscribers served by that extension.C. If a line extension policy filed in accordance with §1.10.3(A) of this Part above requires contributions in aid of construction, then that policy shall also allow for the rebating or reallocation of such contributions among original and new Subscribers, if new Subscribers connect to the extension within a specified period of time.815 R.I. Code R. 815-RICR-10-05-1.10