Headlines/News Rules change lets AT&T avoid disclosure requirements Last
week, AT&T told the California Public Utilities Commission in
a regulatory filing that it will no longer follow those requirements.
(Click on the headline to read the story.) Digital Divide Still Separates Students (9/6/06) Some 54 percent of white students use the Internet at home, compared with 26 percent of Hispanic and 27 percent of black youngsters. Limited access at home can erode a student's ability to research assignments, explore college scholarships or just get comfortable going online. It is becoming increasingly fashionable for the mobile industry to model itself on the internet/PC world through similar applications, services, commercial relationships and user experiences. Unfortunately, with successful mimicry come the same problems that have plagued PC users for many years — viruses and spam. New York Considers Tough Cell Phone Consumer Protection Laws AB2987: Pay-TV Bill OK'd by State Senate League of California Cities: Telecommunications reform moves to Governor VoIP: Quality is still a big concern VoIP: The New Service on the Block SB 1068 Telecommunications Bill of Rights Fact Sheet Federal Communications Commission (FCC) High-Speed Connections to the Internet increased 34% During 2004 for a Total of 38 Million Lines in Service - On July 7, the FCC released new data on high-speed connections to the Internet in the United States. Twice a year, facilities-based broadband providers must report the number of high-speed connections in service pursuant to the FCC’s local competition and broadband data gathering program (FCC Form 477).The report shows the following breakdown in providers of high speed service by percent of the total lines provided: 64% non-ILEC (including Coaxial Cable), 32.4 % RBOC (ILEC), and 5.2% other ILEC. Press Release / Report.
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PUC Plans series of hearings on Consumer Bill of Rights Silicon Valley BusinessJournal, July 22, 2005 California Senate OKs bill of rights for telephone customers May 23, 2005 Help available for modem hijacking victims Verizon Will Refund Money For One Incident(March 10, 2005) Herrera Calls on Governor to Help ‘Kick Special City Attorney Moves for CPUC Re-Hearing on Telecommunications Bill of Rights, Suspended Last January at Behest of Wireless Telephony Special Interests, March 7, 2005 Top tech scams for 2005Understanding your wireless phone bill March 11, 2005 Zombie PCs being sent to steal IDs March 14, 2005 The Facts About The 809 Area Code Scam Cell phones a high priority, even among poor teens San Francisco Chronicle (Sunday, February 7, 2005) California Suspends Wireless Bill of Rights (1/28/205)Cell Phone Sales Calls Not a Threat (Yet) (12/14/04)The Commission has developed several methods over the past few years to help the public keep up with the steady flow of information that is added to the FCC web site each day (approximately 50 files added daily). This page provides a collection of links that you can use to make sure you don't miss any new releases and to keep track of the pages that the Commission updates on a regularly scheduled basis. |
