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FCC Alert: New Numbering and E911 Requirements for VRS and IP Relay

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reminds VRS and/or IP Relay users to register with the VRS or IP Relay provider of their choice as soon as possible, and no later than the new deadline November 12, 2009. After that date all users must be registered with a default provider in [...]

Who’s Watching You Watch YouTube?

(And seeing you shop, scoping out your Google searches, and peeking at your email?) The answer may soon be: your Internet Service Provider. Along with various network advertisers. They all want to engage in a practice known as behavioral advertising. That's where a company [...]

Candidate Debate 2006 Arizona Corporation Commission

The Commission’s decisions have an enormous impact on Arizona’s economic development, cost and availability of utilities, and the finances, safety and well being of all citizens, businesses and organizations in Arizona. Download pdf to read more about this event.

Arizona Consumers Council Praises Attorney General, Corporation Commission for Supporting Wireless Phone Consumer Protections

Phoenix, Ariz. – Today the Arizona Consumers Council praised Attorney General Terry Goddard and the members of the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) for speaking out in favor of common sense rules to give wireless phone customers the same protections that land line phone customers have. At a morning press conference, Attorney [...]

Commission seeks power on wireless phones

By PAUL DAVENPORT, Associated Press Writer January 31, 2005 PHOENIX -- The Arizona Corporation Commission is trying again to get authority under  state law to resolve consumer complaints involving wireless phone service. The commission last year asked the Legislature for that authority but cell-phone industry opposition bottled up the legislation. Joined by Attorney General [...]

Arizona Consumers Council Praises FTC Action Against Arizona “Debt Settlement” Firm

Phoenix, Ariz. – The Arizona Consumers Council today praised the Federal Trade Commission for taking legal action against an Arizona-based provider of debt settlement services, the National Consumer Council (NCC). The FTC obtained a federal court order yesterday (Monday, May 3) to shut down the prominent, national organization for deceptive [...]