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PUC Approves 911 Renewal Plan for Greene County HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved the telephone charge residents in Greene County must pay…	2/20/2003
PUC Fines Local Phone Provider $400,000 for Slamming Violations HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has fined a local telephone provider $400,550 for slamming 27 customers in 1998 and 1999 and for failing to cooperate with the PUC’s…	2/13/2003
PUC Approves 911 Renewal Plan for Pike County HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved the telephone charge residents in Pike County must pay for local 911 systems.Pike County, a sixth-class county, is not requ…	2/6/2003
PUC Approves Pilot Program for Telephone Captioning HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has approved a pilot program that will provide telephone captioning services to approximately 200 hearing-impaired hearing customers. …	2/6/2003
PUC Dismisses Complaints Over Johnstown Local Calling Area HARRISBURG -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today dismissed complaints brought by two Johnstown women against Verizon North over the cost of toll calls from Johnstown to Ebensburg,…	1/23/2003
PUC Takes Next Step in Opening Telephone Competition in Rural Areas HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today extended the benefits of local telephone competition to rural areas of the state by removing a barrier that previously prevente…	1/15/2003
First-in-the Nation Online Consumer Resource for Local Telephone Choice Helps to Drive 5 Million Web Hits to www.utilitychoice.org - PA TeleChoice Empowers Consumers with Information to Shop for Local Telephone Service - HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas today announced the multimedia and grassroots campaign to educate Pennsylvanians about local telephone competition ha…	1/7/2003
PUC Approves 911 Renewal Plan for Schuylkill and Lycoming Counties HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved the telephone charge residents in Schuylkill and Lycoming counties must pay for the local 911 systems.Schuylkill County, a…	12/19/2002
PUC Approves Telephone Applications for Satcom Communications, ARC Networks, ACN Communication HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today tentatively granted three telephone companies a license to provide basic local telephone service in the Commonwealth. The companies i…	11/21/2002
PUC Approves 911 Renewal Plan for Somerset County HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved the telephone charge residents of Somerset County must pay for the local 911 system. Somerset County, a sixth-class county, …	11/21/2002
PUC Approves Update to Metrics Plan, Adopts New Performance Assurance Plan That Measures Verizon’s Service to Competitors HARRISBURG – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved an update to Pennsylvania’s current metrics plan that monitors the quality of wholesale services that Verizon provides to comp…	11/21/2002
PA PUC Launches Web-Based Comparison Shopping Tool: Consumers will be Able to View, Compare Offers for Competing Local Telephone Service Providers HARRISBURG -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) and the Council for Utility Choice today launched a first-in-the-nation Web-based shopping information guide, "PA TeleChoice,"…	11/19/2002
PA PUC Launches Utility Choice Consumer-Education Campaign in Philadelphia to Inform Southeastern Pennsylvanians About Local Telephone Choice PHILADELPHIA -- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas and Commissioner Aaron Wilson Jr. today joined members of the Council for Utility Choice to launch a multi-media an…	11/19/2002
PA PUC Launches Utility Choice Consumer-Education Campaign to Inform Central Pennsylvanians About Local Telephone and Natural Gas Choice HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas and Commissioners Aaron Wilson Jr. and Kim Pizzingrilli today joined members of the Council for Utility Choice to lau…	11/18/2002
PUC to Launch Utility Choice Consumer-Education Campaign with Multi-Media Demonstration, Live Re-Enactment of New TV Ads Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas and Commissioner Aaron Wilson Jr. will join members of the Council for Utility Choice to launch a new Local Telephone Choice multi-…	11/15/2002
PUC to Launch Utility Choice Consumer-Education Campaign with Multi-Media Demonstration, Live Re-Enactment of New TV Ads Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas, Commissioners Aaron Wilson Jr. and Kim Pizzingrilli, and members of the Council for Utility Choice will launch a new Local Telepho…	11/14/2002
PUC Orders Verizon to Recalculate Wholesale Rates for Local Telephone Competition HARRISBURG – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) today ordered Verizon to recalculate the wholesale rates it charges competitors to lease portions of its network, based on the PUC’s tentativ…	10/24/2002
PUC to Mark 65th Anniversary at Public Ceremony Featuring Five Past Commissioners Representing Four Decades of Service Harrisburg - The Public Utility Commission (PUC) will mark its 65th Anniversary during a public ceremony at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in the Atrium of the Commonwealth Keystone Building, North St…	10/15/2002
PUC Approves Telephone Application for Broadview Net Plus HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) yesterday tentatively granted Broadview Net Plus a license to provide basic local telephone service in the Commonwealth.The company is one…	10/11/2002
PUC Releases 2001 Utility Consumer Activities Report and Evaluation HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today released its 2001 Utility Consumer Activities Report. The report is an annual evaluation on the customer service performance of…	10/11/2002
PUC Approves Telephone Application for Broadview Net Plus HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) yesterday tentatively granted Broadview Net Plus a license to provide basic local telephone service in the Commonwealth. The company is one…	10/11/2002
Public Input Hearings Set for North-Eastern PA Telephone and Commonwealth Telephone Extended Area Service HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has scheduled two hearings to receive public comment on a request to extend the local calling area of Clifford to include Factoryville. Bo…	10/11/2002
PUC Invites Public, Utility Industry, Consumer Groups to 65th Anniversary Celebration HARRISBURG -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today invited the public, the utility industry and consumer organizations to its 65th Anniversary ceremony, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, in the…	10/7/2002
PUC Releases Response to House Resolution 361: ‘Protecting Critical Infrastructure -- Keeping Pennsylvanians Safe’ HARRISBURG -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced that its report in response to House Resolution 361, "Protecting Critical Infrastructure: Keeping Pennsylvanians Saf…	9/26/2002
PUC Approves Telephone Application for Millenianet Corporation and Remi Retail Communications HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today granted Millenianet Corporation and Remi Retail Communications licenses to telecommunications companies to provide basic local telep…	9/25/2002

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