Haw. Code R. § 16-131-5 - Credit

Cable operators, in the extension of credit for service, shall:

(1) Make all credit determinations on the basis of the applicant's individual credit record. The cable operator shall not make any determination based on arbitrary classifications unrelated to credit reliability such as socio-economic and place of residence distinctions;

(2) Inform all applicants for service who shall be required to place a deposit with the cable operator of the basis for the requirement;

(3) Afford applicants for service and subscribers the right to examine their credit records and all other documents utilized in evaluating the applicant's credit reliability and make corrections of misinformation utilized or contained therein;

(4) Protect the confidentiality of applications and credit records of subscribers and applicants for service;

(5) Require as a credit deposit no more than a sum equivalent to a month's charge for cable communications service; and

(6) Refund all of a subscriber's deposit for basic cable services within one year of the date of deposit, provided that the subscriber has demonstrated a satisfactory payment record.

Notes

Haw. Code R. § 16-131-5

[Eff 6/22/81; am and comp 7/28/88; comp 12/23/91; comp 12/3/08] (Auth: HRS § 440G-12) (Imp: HRS § 440G-12)