Author: NYUP
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New FCC Telephone Penetration Statistics Reveal Problems in New York
This week, the FCC released its latest “Telephone Penetration By Income By State” report. The report is based on March 2008 Census Bureau survey data from its Current Population Survey […] -
PULP Testifies at State Senate Hearing on Telecom Taxes
The New York State Senate Select Committee on Budget and Tax Reform held a hearing August 12, 2009 to examine modernizing New York State’s telecommunications tax system. PULP’s Senior Attorney, […] -
Draft State Energy Plan Issued
Governor Paterson on August 10, 2009, announced the issuance of the draft state energy plan by the State Energy Planning Board, which is comprised of state officials from various state […] -
Second Circuit Requires Consideration of GIPA Plan for Cohoes Falls Hydro Power Station
Historic Cohoes Falls is said to be the state’s second most significant waterfalls, after Niagara, but is dry much of the time due to an obsolete dam that diverted the […] -
Are Utilities Overreaching and Terminating Service to Collect Old Bills After Welfare Payments are Received?
This week PULP received several calls involving the attempts of utilities to terminate electric service after receiving partial payments of arrears from local departments of social services (“DSS”) under New […] -
Tenants Struggle to Maintain Utility Service in Owner-Abandoned Building in Foreclosure
We received a call today from a tenant in a multiple dwelling in Brooklyn. Electric and gas utility service had been included in tenants’ rent. The owner stopped paying utility […] -
PSC to Revisit Telecom Universal Service Policies
In a brief Notice Establishing Universal Service Proceeding issued August 3, 2009, the New York PSC indicated that it will be reexamining its universal service policies for telecommunications. Long overdue, […] -
Lifeline Awareness Week Coming in September; Will it Make a Difference?
The week of September 14th through September 20th will be “National Lifeline Awareness Week,” coordinated by the FCC Federal/State Working Group on Lifeline and Link-Up (of which PULP is one […] -
Tiffany Mews Tenants Ask PSC to Halt Submetering with No Proper Order and No Filed Tariff or Contracts Approved by the PSC
Tiffany Mews is a 70-unit converted factory building rented to low-income rent stabilized tenants in 1995, after a lengthy effort to convert it into condominiums failed. See Unexpected Arrivals Settle […]