On May 26, 2010, the FCC released the findings of a survey which indicates that 30 million Americans – or one in six mobile users – have experienced “bill shock,” […]
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 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]