Month: April 2008
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Parties Propose Resolution of Con Edison Queens Outage Prudence Proceeding
BackgroundActive parties in the Con Edison Queens outage prudence proceeding have entered into a Joint Proposal for its resolution. This proposal, if approved by the Public Service Commission, will prevent […] -
Is There a Need for a "Broadband" Universal Service Fund?
Background In many places around the country, there are actually more broadband Internet subscribers than dial-up customers, and as slow dial-up users migrate to any one of several broadband offerings, […] -
FCC to Require Improved Reporting of Broadband Deployment and Subscribership
By and large, regulators have allowed communications companies to decide where and when they will deploy the service and what they will charge for it. The lack of accurate information […] -
See No Evil: FERC Refuses to Examine Gaming of RTO/ISO Electricity Spot Markets
Background: Order 697The National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA) and other utility consumer advocates requested rehearing and clarification of FERC Order 697 on market-based rates for the sale […] -
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Consumer Advocates’ Case Challenging FERC Market Rates
After the California market rate debacle in 2001 FERC issued an order in 2003 declaring all market rates to be illegal, and required certain “market behavior” conditions to be added […] -
National Grid Policy of Denying Utility Service to Minors Challenged
National Grid has an informal policy not to provide utility service to the premises of persons who have not attained the age of eighteen. There is no authority in law […]