Month: June 2014
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Statement of Gerald A. Norlander, Executive Director Public Utility Law Project of New York, Inc. June 18, 2014 in response to Joint Petition of Time Warner Cable Inc. and Comcast Corporation For Approval of a Holding Company Level Transfer of Control (Case 14-M-0183).
Public Utility Law Project developed this statement which can be accessed here. -
It’s All Interconnected: Oversight and Action is Required to Protect Verizon New York Telephone Customers and Expand Broadband Services
Public Utility Law Project developed this report which can be accessed here. -
Con Edison Low-Income Gas Heat Customers to Receive $32 Credit in August
The Con Edison rate changes approved by the PSC in February, including improved low-income rates, became effective on a going forward basis on March 1, 2014. The Joint Proposal of […] -
Time Warner Required to Provide Redacted Reports on Service Quality
Time Warner service quality has been questioned in numerous public comments regarding the pending review by the PSC of its proposed acquisition by Comcast. Phone companies are required to maintain service […] -
NYISO Report Signals New York Electric Grid Changes
The NYISO has issued its annual grid update, “Power Trends 2014: Evolution of the Grid,” this time indicating potential major changes may be coming, in response to power plant retirements, additional power […] -
Telephone and Broadband Universal Service, Consumer Protection, and Rate Concerns Raised at Hearing on Comcast Takeover of Time Warner
At a June 18, 2014 Public Service Commission informational forum regarding the proposed acquisition of Time Warner by Comcast, the Utility Project’s Executive Director identified concerns with the Joint Petition regarding […] -
Keyspan – Long Island (National Grid) Increases Utility Shutoff Measures After Closing Walk-In Customer Service Centers
Last year, Keyspan East Gas Corporation filed a proposal with the PSC seeking to eliminate all customer service assistance (except for taking payments) at eight of its eleven long island walk-in […] -
Verizon – NY Reports Profitable 2013 After Years of Claimed Losses on its Wireline Telephone Service
Verizon – NY, the major wireline phone service provider in New York State, for years has filed required Annual Reports with the Public Service Commission indicating it is losing money on […] -
Time Warner’s VOIP Internet Phone Service in New York is a “Telecommunications Service” Requiring Just, Reasonable and Nondiscriminatory Service
The New York Times published an Op -Ed today raising numerous valid points about current efforts of telephone companies to migrate telephone service and phone customers from traditionally regulated copper wireline service […]