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Tired of calls about your Social Security number? This California law seeks to eradicate them

The telecommunications companies that operate in California have until January 2021 to implement technology that identifies automated calls or robocalls , according to a state law that was just signed

Phone companies’ unlisted-numbers fees are unjustifiable

By David Lazarus, Contact Reporter for LA Times Imagine if you had to pay extra to not have anchovies on your pizza. Or to not have flames painted on the

Will AT&T follow Verizon in selling its California landline network?

Frontier Communications’ bumpy takeover of Verizon’s landlines in California raises a question about the fate of the state’s other big controller of copper wires. Is AT&T also looking to unload

AT&T Wants to Decommission Landlines in California

Seeking to capitalize upon Californians’ growing use of Internet-based phone service, telephone giant AT&T is asking state lawmakers to allow it to decommission its costly landlines. The telco says wireless

Consumers Propel Kill Switch Bill to Victory!

Governor Signs New Consumer Protection Bill Supported by TURN. Have you or someone you know had your cell phone stolen recently? If so, you’re not alone. According to a study

Verizon Challenged on their VoIP Shift

Forced migration is unfair to customers A consumer advocacy group has recently challenged Verizon for forcing their customers to shift to VoIP and wireless services from the traditional telephone services.

Telecom Giants Drag Their Feet On Broadband For The Whole Country

TURN’s Telecom Director Says Small Businesses And Rural Customers Need To Wake Up Before It’s Too Late! “Can you stream me now?” If the answer is no, you’re probably going

State PUC Rejects New Privacy Rules For Cellphone Customers’ Data

CPUC Refuses To Protect Your Privacy, Won’t Rein In Phone Companies Consumer and privacy groups Thursday lost their bid to create new rules in California that would have governed how

Hundreds Gather to Welcome FCC Chairman in Oakland

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

Not Everyone Likes AT&T’s Soaring Landline Rates that Violate Deregulation Pledges

TURN and 25 customers face off with AT&T On one side of the complaint before California’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) are 35 phone users and The Utility Reform Network (TURN),

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