Month: May 2010
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HUD Directs Roll-Back of Submetering at Yonkers Riverview II
BackgroundOver the past year we have occasionally discussed some of the efforts of the Related Company, manager of the Yonkers Riverview II apartment complex, to convert to landlord submetering of […] -
Anne Mead, First PSC Chairwoman and Former PULP Board Member, Dies at 86
Anne Mead died last week. She was “a trailblazing Democratic lawyer who served as Suffolk’s first deputy county executive, the county’s first woman judge and later the first woman to […] -
Maine PUC Staff Calls for Regulation of VoIP
In an Examiners’ Report released on May 18th, the Maine Public Utilities Commission (“MPUC”) Staff found that the Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) services provided by Time Warner Cable and […] -
AARP Objects to Proposed Settlement by U.S. of Antitrust Case Against KeySpan for Inflating NYISO Charges
AARP has submitted comments and objections to the proposed settlement of a U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) antitrust lawsuit against KeySpan filed in February 2010. The Complaint alleges KeySpan violated the […] -
GIPA Files for Rehearing of FERC Decision on Cohoes Falls Hydro Project
The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) failed to consider best use of the federally regulated Cohoes, N.Y. dam and hydropower plant […] -
OTDA Announces Second Regular HEAP Payments: $100 to Utilities, $200 to Vendors of Delivered Fuel
On May 11, 2010, the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) announced it will issue additional HEAP benefits to households who previously qualified for Regular HEAP […] -
OTDA Proposes Rule Extending Utility Assistance Repayment Agreements from One to Two Years
The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) is proposing to amend its regulations to implement last year’s statutory amendment to the emergency utility assistance program under […] -
FCC: Low Income New Yorkers Still Struggling to Afford Phone Service
This week, the FCC released its latest “Telephone Penetration By Income By State” report . The report is based on March 2009 Census Bureau survey data from its Current Population […] -
Nearly One-Quarter of All Americans Have Cut the Cord; PSC Losing Clout
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on May 12, 2010 its twice a year report on the number of Americans who “cut the cord” and are […]