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PUC Orders Core Communications to Return Unused Phone Numbers HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today took another step in its efforts to slow the exhaustion of area codes by ordering Core Communications of Annapolis, Maryland, t…	2/21/2002
Chairman Thomas Presents PUC Budget Request to House Appropriations HARRISBURG -- Presenting the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) budget request to the House Appropriations Committee today, Chairman Glen R. Thomas outlined the PUC’s priorities …	2/14/2002
PUC Chairman Thomas Announces Review of Current Auditing Practices of Major PA Utilities During National Panel on Lessons of Enron WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Addressing a national panel, "Lesson Learned from the Enron Experience: How Will It Affect Regulation?" Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thom…	2/12/2002
PUC Chairman Thomas Urges End of Debate About Enron’s Impact on Competition and Return to Work to Create Open Energy Markets Nationwide WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Addressing a national panel, "Lesson Learned from the Enron Experience: How Will It Affect Regulation?" Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thom…	2/12/2002
PUC Chairman Thomas to Help Lead National Panel on 'Lesson Learned from Enron Experience: How Will it Affect Regulation?' in Washington Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas will co-moderate a national panel on "Lesson Learned from the Enron Experience: How Will it Affect Regulation?" at the Na…	2/8/2002
Chairman Thomas Presents PUC Budget Request to Senate Appropriations Committee; Outlines PUC Priorities HARRISBURG -- Presenting the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) budget request to the Senate Appropriations Committee today, Chairman Glen R. Thomas outlined the PUC’s priorities…	2/6/2002
Chairman Thomas Welcomes Kim Pizzingrilli to the PUC HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas today welcomed Kim Pizzingrilli as the PUC’s fifth Commissioner. Nominated by former Gov. Tom Ridge on Oct. 3 as…	1/29/2002
PUC to Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy HARRISBURG -- The Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) Diversity Advisory Committee will present a program commemorating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, in He…	1/23/2002
Chairman Thomas Thanks Barbara Bruin for Service as PUC Executive Director; Commissioners Appoint Roni Smith as New Executive Director HARRISBURG -- At the Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) first public meeting of 2002, Chairman Glen R. Thomas today announced that Barbara Bruin is leaving her post as Executive Director, effectiv…	1/10/2002
PUC Approves 911 Renewal Plan for Beaver and Indiana counties HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved the telephone charge residents of Beaver and Indiana counties must pay for the local 911 system.Beaver County, a fourth-cla…	1/10/2002
PUC Approves ALLTEL Request to Poll Customers for Extended Area Service in Cambria County HARRISBURG – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) has given ALLTEL approval to poll its Colver customers to see if they want their local calling area extended to the Barnesboro, Carrolltown, Johns…	1/10/2002
PUC to Implement Mandatory Number Conservation in the 717 and 570 Area Codes HARRISBURG –- Consumers in the area codes of 717 and 570 won’t have to deal with a new area code for at least several more years thanks to a federal ruling giving the Public Utility Commissi…	1/4/2002
PUC Orders Net2000 Communications to Return Unused Phone Numbers HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today took another step in its efforts to slow the exhaustion of area codes by ordering Net2000 Communications of Herndon, Va., to re…	12/19/2001
Chairman Thomas Reviews PUC’s 2001 Accomplishments HARRISBURG -- At the Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) final public meeting of the year, Chairman Glen R. Thomas today reviewed the Commission’s 2001 accomplishments, including new efforts t…	12/19/2001
PUC Approves 911 Renewal Plan for Bucks and Northampton counties HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved the telephone charge residents of Bucks and Northampton county must pay for the local 911 system.Bucks County, a second-cla…	12/19/2001
PUC Extends Deadline for Comments to Tentative Orders for Local Telephone Competition HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has extended the comment period for interested parties to submit comments on a set of interim guidelines for local telephone competit…	12/19/2001
PUC Releases Proposed Guidelines to Make It Easier for Consumers to Take Advantage of Local Telephone Competition HARRISBURG – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) has proposed a set of interim guidelines for local phone companies to follow that would make it easier for consumers to switch local service and e…	12/5/2001
PUC Orders Two Telephone Carriers to Return Unused Phone Numbers HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today continued its efforts to slow the exhaustion of area codes by ordering two telephone companies to return approximately 20,000 i…	11/30/2001
PUC Outlines Proposed Rules to Safeguard Telephone Competition HARRISBURG -- The Public Utility Commission (PUC) today outlined proposed rules to safeguard telephone competition by prohibiting local telephone companies from using their market power to unfairly fa…	11/30/2001
PUC to Host 9th Annual 'Be Utility Wise Fair' in Philadelphia HARRISBURG -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) will host the ninth annual "Be Utility Wise Fair" in Philadelphia, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, at the Community Co…	11/27/2001
PUC Chairman Glen Thomas Welcomes National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners to PA; Addresses Utility Security, Electric Competition PHILADELPHIA -- During the opening session of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ (NARUC) 113th Annual Meeting, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Gle…	11/13/2001
PUC Seeks Comments on Creating Standard Method for Comparing Local Telephone Offers HARRISBURG -- The Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted unanimously to ask the public and the telecommunications industry to submit suggestions on whether the PUC should create a standard method…	11/9/2001
PUC Chairman Thomas to Welcome National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners to Philadelphia for 113th Annual Convention Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas will give welcoming remarks at the opening session of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ (NARUC) 11…	11/8/2001
Glen Thomas to Outline Vision as PUC Chairman, Preview Upcoming Savings for PA Electric, Gas, Telephone Customers Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas will keynote the Penn State Data Center Fall Lecture Series at noon on Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Penn State Downtown Center, 234 Nor…	11/6/2001
Public Hearing Set for Verizon Extended Area Service in Lawrence County HARRISBURG – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) has scheduled a public hearing to receive comments on whether the local calling area should be extended in Verizon’s 654/752/758 exchanges. Ad…	10/25/2001

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