Month: June 2009
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PSC Seeks Comments on Petition of Hazel Towers Tenants to Halt Submetering
Tenants at Hazel Towers, a former Mitchell-Lama housing project in the Bronx, petitioned the Public Service Commission to halt submetering previously authorized by a PSC Order that waives the general […] -
Update on Lack of Lifeline Information at the PSC Website
A PSC representative took issue with our statement in All NY Phone Customers Lose Big $$ Due to PSC Lifeline Policies that We could look for details on Lifeline and […] -
PSC Acknowledges 315 Area Code Change is Not Needed
With the release of a three sentence Notice on June 15th, the New York State Public Service Commission (“PSC”) brought an end to a proceeding to provide area code “relief” […] -
PSC to FCC: We Oppose Measures to Effectuate Universal Affordable Broadband Service
A New York state goal “to ensure that every New Yorker has access to affordable, high speed broadband Internet,” was articulated by former Governor Spitzer, and it looks like the […] -
GAO Report Supports Broadband Stimulus Goals, Coordination Needed
On June 10, 2009, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Henry Waxman, Communications, Technology, and the Internet Subcommittee Chair Rick Boucher, and Congressman Zachary Space released the Government Accountability Office […] -
South Carolina Finds Cable Phone Service to Be a Telecom Service; What about NY PSC?
The Public Service Commission of South Carolina ruled that Time Warner Cable’s digital voice service is a telecommunications service subject to its jurisdiction in a June 5, 2009 order. Most […] -
Study Finds High Profits for New York’s Electric Power Generators
In March, a McCullough Research report, New York Independent System Operators Market Clearing Price Auction is Too Expensive for New York estimated that New Yorkers pay $2.2 Billion per year […] -
New York’s Household Telephone Penetration Holds Steady, Remains Low
In its latest report on telephone penetration in the United States, the FCC found that from July 2008 to November 2008 (the date of the most recent data), the percentage […] -
The Broadband News Is In, but it Isn’t All Good
Dr. Melodie Mayberry-Stewart, New York’s Chief Information Officer, head of the state Office for Technology , and Chair of the New York State Council for Universal Broadband, took to the […]