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PUC Chairman Glen Thomas to Address State Conference on ‘Building a 21st Century PUC: Competing and Regulating in the Post-Enron World’ Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas will speak on "Building a 21st Century PUC: Competing and Regulating in the Post-Enron World" at the Pennsylvania State D…	9/16/2002
PUC Commissioners Participate in Town Meeting in Pittsburgh Hosted by $1 Energy Fund: Announce Expanded Consumer Education for Local Telephone, Natural Gas Competition PITTSBURGH -- Three members of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today addressed more than 250 utility and Community Based Organization (CBO) leaders at a Town Meeting hosted by the $1…	9/13/2002
Public Utility Commissioners to Participate in Town Meeting Sponsored by $1 Energy Fund, Continue Utility Choice Campaign in Pittsburgh MEDIA ADVISORY TO: Editors, News Directors and Capitol Correspondents FROM: Tom Charles, Manager of Communications (717) 787-9504 SUBJ: Public Utility Commissioners to Participate in Town Meeting S…	9/12/2002
PUC Chairman Thomas Marks Sept. 11 by Thanking PA Utilities for their Help in Protecting Critical Infrastructure, Keeping Pennsylvanians Safe HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas today thanked Pennsylvania’s electric, gas, telephone and water utilities for their cooperation and work to prot…	9/10/2002
PUC Releases Results of Corporate Audit Survey HARRISBURG – Most of Pennsylvania’s large utility companies have adequate corporate governance controls and auditing practices in place which, if consistently followed, would reasonably cont…	8/29/2002
Commissioner Wilson Kicks Off Special Utility Choice Consumer-Education Outreach to Pittsburgh Barbershops, Public Housing PITTSBURGH -- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Commissioner Aaron Wilson Jr. today joined partners of the Utility Choice program and youths from the Entrepreneurial Development Program to…	8/28/2002
PUC Approves 911 Renewal Plans for Northumberland County HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved the telephone charge residents of Northumberland County must pay for the local 911 system. Northumberland County, a fifth-cl…	8/8/2002
Local Telephone Choice Consumer-Education Campaign in Pittsburgh Region Drives Consumers to Log in 1 Million Hits on www.utilitychoice.org Web Site - Web Site Features Accessibility for People with Hearing, Visual Disabilities PITTSBURGH -- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas today announced that the 12-week, multi-media and grassroots campaign to educate Southwestern Pennsylvania consumers…	7/30/2002
PUC Approves 911 Renewal Plans for Mifflin County HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved the telephone charge residents of Mifflin County must pay for the local 911 system. Mifflin County, a sixth-class county, is…	7/11/2002
PUC Approves Telephone Application for Bentleyville and VarTec Telecom HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today granted two licenses to telecommunications companies to provide basic local telephone service in the Commonwealth. The companies are …	7/11/2002
PA PUC Launches Local Telephone Choice Consumer-Education Campaign: Commissioners join Gov. Schweiker, members of the Council for Utility Choice in Pittsburgh to Announce ‘Another Great Call for Pennsylvania’ PITTSBURGH -- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas and Commissioners Aaron A. Wilson Jr. and Kim Pizzingrilli today joined Gov. Mark Schweiker and members of the Counci…	6/19/2002
PUC to Launch Local Telephone Choice Consumer-Education Campaign in Pittsburgh; Preview New Council for Utility Choice TV Ads Attention: Editors, News Directors and Capitol CorrespondentsPennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas, Commissioners Aaron Wilson Jr. and Kim Pizzingrilli, members of the C…	6/17/2002
PUC Tentatively Adopts NY Tests and Updates PA Performance Assurance Plan that Measures Verizon's Service to Competitors HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) yesterday tentatively approved an update to Pennsylvania’s current plan that monitors the quality of wholesale services Verizon provides…	5/24/2002
PUC Approves Telephone Application for PaCLEC and McGraw Communications HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today granted two licenses to telecommunications companies to provide basic local telephone service in the Commonwealth. The companies will…	5/23/2002
PUC Approves 911 Renewal Plans for Butler and Snyder counties HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved the telephone charge residents of Butler and Snyder counties must pay for the local 911 system.Butler County, a fourth-clas…	5/23/2002
PUC Approves Telephone Application for Dark Air Corporation, Access Point, AT&T Broadband Phone and AT&T Communications of PA HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today granted four licenses to telecommunications companies to provide basic local telephone service in the Commonwealth. The companies wil…	5/9/2002
PUC Fines Core Communications and Orders Return of Phone Numbers HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today fined Core Communications of Annapolis, Md., $1,000 for failing to provide the PUC with proof that the phone company’s num…	5/9/2002
PUC Approves Telephone Application for One Voice Communications HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today granted a Virginia-based telecommunications company a license to provide basic local telephone service in the Commonwealth. The compa…	4/24/2002
PUC Revokes CCCPA’s License and Orders Return of Phone Numbers HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently revoked CCCPA’s certificate of public convenience, which had allowed the Arkansas company to operate as a competitive l…	4/16/2002
PUC Establishes Interim Guidelines for Local Telephone Competition HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted on interim guidelines for local phone companies that make it easier for consumers to switch local service and to enjoy th…	4/11/2002
PUC Approves Telephone Application for BellSouth BSE HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today granted BellSouth BSE a license to provide basic local telephone service in the Commonwealth. The company will join more than 235 oth…	3/28/2002
PUC Approves Extended Area Service for Mount Gretna HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved the expansion of Mount Gretna’s local calling area to include Hershey, Dauphin County. The one-way extended area…	3/28/2002
PA Public Utility Commissioners Appoint Karen Oill Moury as New Deputy Executive Director HARRISBURG -- The Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted unanimously to appoint Karen Oill Moury of Harrisburg as Deputy Executive Director of the PUC. Moury replaces Veronica A. Smith, w…	3/28/2002
PUC Approves Telephone Applications for Pymatuning Independent Telephone, Budget Phone and Telecents Communications HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today granted three telecommunication companies licenses to provide basic local telephone service in the Commonwealth. The companies will j…	3/14/2002
PUC Approves 911 Renewal Plan for Allegheny County HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) yesterday incorrectly reported that Allegheny County had requested to raise to $1 the telephone charges residents of Allegheny County must…	2/22/2002

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