The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court, issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Regulatory Bulletin.
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The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court, issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Regulatory Bulletin.
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Do Not Call List
The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court, issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Regulatory Bulletin.
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NTIA
On February 6, 2014, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) rejected a settlement agreement between its independent Bureau of Investigation & Enforcement (I&E) and Pennsylvania Gas & Electric (PaG&E) over the company’s marketing practices. I&E alleged that an agent of PaG&E, along with an accomplice, switched 108 commercial electric and natural gas accounts without proper authorization. To make matters worse, PaG&E failed to self-report the violations to the Commission.
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Pennsylvania,
energy competition,
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The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court, issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Regulatory Bulletin.
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FCC,
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Third Party Verification
The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court, issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Regulatory Bulletin.
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911,
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New Hampshire
The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court, issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Regulatory Bulletin.
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FCC,
The Regulatory Mix,
ETC,
cramming,
slamming,
477 reporting
Just before the holidays, the FCC issued a number of Notices of Apparent Liability For Forfeiture to wireline and wireless carriers. The most interesting was the $3.56 million fine against Consumer Telecom, Inc. for engaging in deceptive marketing practices, slamming, cramming, and violating the FCC’s truth-in-billing rules by failing to clearly and plainly describe charges on telephone bills.
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FCC,
wireless,
cramming,
slamming,
wireline
The easiest business decisions to make are the ones that are almost decided for you. Such was the case in 2000 when the FCC authorized telecom carriers to use third party verification (TPV) as a means to mitigate slamming issues. No need to decide whether or not to implement TPV – you just did it.
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slamming,
Third Party Verification
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners is expected to consider three telecommunications-related resolutions at its annual meeting November 17 - 20, 2013. The resolutions address slamming, surveillance programs, and federalism. The draft resolutions will not become official NARUC policy until they are approved by the NARUC Board. See NARUC Draft Resolutions here.
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wireless,
VoIP regulation,
slamming,
NARUC,
telecom competition