Telecommunications

Comments

• Joint Comments regarding Order Instituting Rulemaking Into Implementation of Federal Communications Commission Report and Order 04-87, August 31, 2005
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• Reply Comments of Joint Consumers regarding FCC Early Termination Fees Proceeding, WT Docket No. 05-194, August 25, 2005
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• Initial Comments of Joint Consumers regarding FCC Early Termination Fees Proceeding, WT Docket No. 05-194, August 5, 2005
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• Initial Comments on the Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, July 29, 2005
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• FCC Telemarketing Proceeding, Docket Nos. CG 02-278, DA 05-1346, DA 05-1347, DA 04-3185, DA 04-3187, DA 04-3835, DA 04-3836, DA 04-3837, DA 05-342, July 29, 2005
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• Reply Comments of Joint Consumers on FCC Truth-in-Billing Proceeding, CC Docket No. 98-170, CG Docket No. 04-208, July 25, 2005
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• Initial Comments of Joint Consumers regarding FCC Truth-in-Billing Proceeding, CC Docket No. 98-170, CG Docket No. 04-208, June 24, 2005
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• Joint Comments in the matter of In the Matter of Lifeline and Link-Up, May 13, 2005
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• Joint Comments of the Utility Reform Network and National Consumer Law Center on Draft Decision of ALJ Jones regarding the California Lifeline Program, March 24, 2005
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  Appendix
• Reply Comments of the Utility Reform Network and National Consumer Law Center on Order Instituting Rulemaking regarding the California Lifeline Program, February 4, 2005
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• Joint Comments of the National Consumer Law Center, The Utility Reform Network and Consumers Union regarding the Telecommunications Consumers Bill of Rights, filed with the California Public Utilities Commission, August 26, 2003.
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  Appendix A - Consumer Groups’ Revised Conclusions of Law and Interim Order
  Appendix B - Consumer Group Proposed Edits
• Comments on Proposed Rules for the Lifeline and Link-Up Programs in FCC Docket WC 03-109, August 18, 2003.
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• NCLC's Initial Testimony of Proposed Service Quality Rules for California Telecommunications Carriers, March 31,2003.
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• Comments of NCLC, TURN and UCAN in the Telecommunications Consumers Bill of Rights proceeding before the California Public Utilities Commission, October 31, 2002.
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• Before the Federal Trade Commission in the matter of Telemarketing Rulemaking - Comment FTC File No. R411001, April 15, 2002.
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• Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, Department Of Telecommunications And Energy, Increasing The Penetration Rate For Discounted Electric, Gas And Telephone Service, DTE 01-106, Comments, January 31, 2002 and Reply Comments, March 7, 2002.
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• Before The Public Utilities Commission Of The State Of California, Order Instituting Rulemaking On The Commission's Own Motion To Establish Consumer Rights And Consumer Protection Rules Applicable To All Telecommunications Utilities, Rulemaking, #00-02-004, October 5, 2001
• Before The Federal Communications Commission, Joint Board On Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45/FCC 01J-2, Comments, December 28, 2001
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  Penetration Rates for Lifeline Services by State

Projects

Developed a booklet and training manual, "Telephone Service: What You Need to Know - A Guide to Telephone Services in the State of Washington" (2002) , to be used in conjunction with the Washington Low Income Telecom Project's education and outreach effort to increase enrollment in the state's telephone universal service program and assist low-income consumers with telephone service problems (see Tip Sheet on Signing Up for Phone Service).

Conference Presentations

• NLIEC 2004: A Lifeline for Telephone Customers (Charlie Harak's presentation)
• The Universal Service Administrative Company's 2003 Annual Report:
  - See Universal Service Support Mechanisms at a Glance,
  - See Low Income Support by Component 2003.

Petitions

Joint Petition Seeking Expedited Rulemaking to Estblish Minimum Notice Requirements for Recently Detariffed Services, FCC CI Docket 02-22 (October 29, 2001).