BackgroundThe New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) is a New York utility, formed as a not for profit corporation at the request of the New York State Public Service Commission […]
As part of its “National Broadband Plan” proceeding, the FCC solicited comments on what the policy framework should be as we transition from a switched-based to an Internet Protocol (“IP”)-based […]
This week, the FCC released the latest of its three-times-a-year Telephone Subscribership in the United States report. It contains data from November 2009 and shows that the percentage of households […]
In a February 2, 2010 Order the FCC finally responded to petitions filed back in 2005 by various wireless providers regarding which Lifeline eligibility and verification rules apply to them […]
According to the Manhattan Real Estate Blog, Urban American has sued the PSC to overturn the PSC’s September 17, 2009 Order which stayed implementation of submetering at four Manhattan housing […]
The state budget crunch now facing New York has led Governor Paterson to propose draconian measures that would cut important services and programs for the poor. For example, he has […]
The North Bay Tenants Association (NBTA) filed a Petition with the PSC on January 28, 2009 asking the PSC to halt implementation of electricity submetering at Oceangate, a 542 unit […]
The WAP ProgramAccording to an HHS Report, low-income households in the Northeast pay approximately 22% of their annual income for home energy, while non low-income households pay about 5%. The […]
A New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Task Force on Global Warming has proposed measures that may be harmful to lower income consumers utility consumers. According to an article in […]
According to data compiled by the Universal Service Administrative Company (“USAC”), the FCC’s administrator of universal service funds and programs, the SafeLink service offered by TracFone Wireless now has more […]