BY SEAN MCLAUGHLIN
Special to the Bee
The opinion piece by Mike Montgomery needs a reality check (“In reforming the PUC, Brown should replace commissioners”; Forum, Oct. 16).
FCC Chairman hears from consumer advocates on universal phone service, the digital divide, and net neutrality
On Thursday, it was standing room only in Nile Hall at Preservation Park as
Do you trust AT&T to protect your privacy?
Amid growing concern about the hot-button issue of cellphone privacy, state regulators are considering whether California needs stronger protections.
At issue before
Consumer Federation of California (CFC), The Utility Reform Network (TURN), and Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) are calling on the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to revamp outdated telecom privacy rules.
State utilities commission gives OK to Oakley power plant
The state’s Public Utilities Commission approved Pacific Gas & Electric’s resubmitted application for a natural gas-fired power plant project in East
No customer benefits in PG&E’s self-serving proposal
Customers can always trust PG&E to come up with unique, new ways to raise rates, ways that don’t improve either safety or service,
A five-person panel in California could be the wrench in the works of AT&T’s bid for T-Mobile.
SAN FRANCISCO—A five-person panel in California could be the wrench in the works
How many jobs will be lost in AT&T’s T-Mobile takeover?
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) held a public participation hearing Thursday, July 21 on the proposed merger of AT&T
TURN welcomes new CPUC Commissioner’s new perspective
SAN FRANCISCO—Catherine Sandoval has upended AT&T’s hopes of smooth sailing in California over its bid for T-Mobile.
Sandoval, a former official with the
California Public Utilities Commission set to vote on investigating AT&T deal with T-Mobile.
With a majority of its members now appointees of Gov. Jerry Brown, the California Public Utilities Commission
Rooftop solar is less expensive than ever to purchase and install, but solar subsidies continue to rise. Unless the CPUC modernizes this outdated program, utility bills will skyrocket for non-solar
