Month: December 2008
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PSC to Hold Technical Conference on Electricity Submetering Issues
PULP has noted the lack of enforcement by the PSC of its orders permitting landlords to submeter and sell electricity to their tenants. See Lax PSC Enforcement of Submetering Orders […] -
PSC Takes its Time (Again) while Telecom Universal Service Programs Sag
There was a time when the New York State Public Service Commission could rightfully consider itself to be a leader. It had a reputation of being the first (or, at […] -
ALJ Recommends “Overlay” Telephone Area Code Requiring 11-Digit Dialing, Despite Plentiful Numbers and Exchange Codes in Central New York’s 315 Area
On November 26th, a New York PSC Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) made a recommendation that the PSC require telephone companies to begin preparing for an “overlay” to the 315 area […] -
Unmanned HEAP Hotline Fails to Serve the Blind
The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance tells people with problems and questions concerning the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) to call for information: Questions regarding the […] -
OTDA Eases, but Continues, its Administrative Restriction on Assistance to Utility Customers with Incomes Above the Public Assistance Level
PULP has long advocated that the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (“OTDA”) repeal or relax its administratively issued regulations that bar emergency utility assistance to applicants […]