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FCC decision deals blow to California text-tax plan

A federal regulatory ruling Wednesday aimed at protecting consumers from text-messaging spam may also help California mobile phone users avoid a proposed state texting tax. The California Public Utilities Commission

Public Knowledge Urges Court Not To Hang Up On Consumers in FCC Lawsuit

Today, Public Knowledge, joined by Greenlining Institute, The Utility Reform Network (TURN), and the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA), filed a petitioners’ brief in the U.S. Court

Consumers Demand Court Rein in Phone Companies

Friday, December 8th, San Francisco–Protections for rural phone customers would be reinstated under a court challenge to the FCC’s recent decision that made it easier for phone companies to discontinue

Harvey Knockout of Cell Service Revives Talk of Backup Power

The wireless industry has for years successfully fought regulations that would force mobile phone networks to be hardened so they work during storms, but it may face renewed demands after

Consumer Advocates Seek Stronger Protections, ask FCC to Reconsider Tech Transitions Order

Oct. 11, 2016, Washington, D.C. — The National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (“NASUCA”) today filed a Petition for Reconsideration asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reconsider certain

Rural communities push for FCC action on TV access

POSTED: 09/24/16, 10:17 PM Television and broadband services in Humboldt County have been stifled by the lack of choices and market competition, according Access Humboldt executive director Sean McGlaughlin. In

Closing the Digital Divide

by Ana Montes– Access to the Internet has become today’s new civil rights issue for low-income communities, especially communities of color. That’s why TURN is a strong supporter

FCC’s Net Neutrality Plan Alarms Critics, But That’s Nothing New

As AT&T and Verizon prepare to file lawsuits challenging regulation of the Internet as a public utility, here are the three main things the companies don’t want you

TURN Wins FCC Investigation!

As phone companies move customers to bundles of shiny new technologies, the essential core values of public safety, universal access, competitive choice and consumer protection must be preserved. TURN

Modern Phone Technologies Require Modern Consumer Protections

by Regina Costa, TURN Telecom Director—-As telecom networks move to shiny new technologies, (and grow their profits enormously) the essential core values of public safety, universal access, competitive choice and

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