The cable television situation in New Jersey, particularly as it pertains to the educational potential of the medium is disucssed in this brief document. The stated purpose of the report is to inform New Jersey citizens of some of the options and opportunities that remain open to them in developing municipal cable television systems that are accessible to and service the needs of the community. The report reviews the franchising situation, with emphasis on the alleged misuses that have occurred, and the legal basis of the cable television regulations. Recommendations presented deal primarily with writing and preparing the franchising contract. (MC)