Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has announced the appointment of John Colgan, a leader of the Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies, to the Illinois Commerce Commission (“ICC”). According to Governor […]
On July 17, 2009, TracFone Wireless sent a letter to the FCC raising an interesting question: Since the FCC’s Rules specifically limit Lifeline discount telephone service to “one-per-household,” how can […]
Section 50 of the New York Public Service Law extended the protection of the Home Energy Fair Practices Act (“HEFPA”) to residential water customers, but omitted a major portion of […]
We have previously discussed the erosion of the public assistance safety net created by the legislature under Section 131-s of the New York Social Services Law for utility customers facing […]
For the past week, there has been a buzz in the technology trade press, as well as in publications as diverse as Business Week and the Huffington Post, about the […]
Governor Paterson’s “Deficit Reduction Plan” for reducing local assistance proposes that the legislature enact revised appropriations for 2009 – 2010 that would slash funding for civil legal services and the […]
Last year there were delays in some counties as low-income households attempted to apply for one-time “Regular” benefits in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. See Slow Processing of […]
Back on August 27th, PULP reported that the FCC released a Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”) to examine and evaluate the communication customers receive about their telephone service. Specifically, the FCC […]
With a great wave of PR fanfare that sloshed into the New York Times, Ohio utility FirstEnergy announced in early October that it would distribute four million efficient compact fluorescent […]
Tenants of Riverview II, a former Mitchell-Lama housing project in Yonkers, are again asking the Public Service Commission to halt submetering. Faced with new bills for electricity not offset by […]