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The agents of the 1% have put their full weight behind AT&T’s deregulation bill, SB 1161 (Padilla). The bill mirrors legislation AT&T has
Phone company lobbying and influence have derailed a crucial vote by the CPUC on SB 1161
For Immediate Release From TURN, The Utility Reform Network
May 10, 2012, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
Why has a seemingly innocuous bill, SB 1161(Padilla) attracted the support of some of the biggest corporations on the planet, as well as vociferous opposition from consumer, labor and economic
TURN battles corporate law-making
FRESNO, California (KFSN)—The California Public Utilities Commission held one of its travelling meetings in Fresno on Thursday. Many in the audience came to speak out against
AT&T loves its profitable customers but not those who depend on them the most.
As younger generations turn to cellphones and telecommunications firms push Internet-based voice service, traditional copper-wire land
A coalition of SB 1161 backers, led by AT&T and Verizon Communications, says the proposed legislation is needed to reaffirm California’s generally hands-off stance toward “an open and competitive Internet.”
California Coalition for Universal Service forms to fight phone deregulation
For Immediate Release From the California Coalition for Universal Service
Monday, April 16, 2011, Sacramento—A coalition of over 40 consumer
Coalition forms to defend universal phone service and defeat SB 1161
For Immediate Release from TURN, The Utility Reform Network
Wednesday, April 11, 2011, Sacramento—Phone-company sponsored SB 1161 (Padilla) would
Bailouts Don’t Make Customers Safer, or Cover Their Damages
Utility customers, many of whom are already struggling with low wages and high housing costs, cannot afford to pay billions extra
