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PUC Appoints Directors of Audits, Transportation & Safety Harrisburg, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced the appointments of Tom Sheets, of Dauphin County, as Director of Audits and Mike Hoffman, of Mifflin County, a…	10/16/2001
PUC Approves 911 Renewal Plan for Fulton County HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved the telephone charge Fulton County residents must pay for the local 911 system.Fulton County, an eighth-class county, is no…	10/12/2001
PUC Appoints Marcia M. Finisdore member of Consumer Advisory Council HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today appointed Delaware County resident Marcia M. Finisdore as a member of its Consumer Advisory Council. Commissioner Aaron Wilson nomin…	10/12/2001
PUC Chairman Glen Thomas Briefs PA Utilities on Security Effort HARRISBURG -- Addressing the annual Winter Reliability Assessment Meeting, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas today briefed state utility leaders on their role in ens…	10/12/2001
Gov. Schweiker Signs Executive Order Creating Task Force on Security: PUC Chairman One of Appointees HARRISBURG, PA –- As his first official act as Pennsylvania’s 44th governor, Gov. Mark Schweiker today signed an Executive Order establishing the Governor’s Task Force on Security.Gov.…	10/9/2001
Gov. Ridge Nominates Kim Pizzingrilli to Public Utility Commission Harrisburg,Pa. -- Gov. Tom Ridge today nominated Secretary of the Commonwealth Kim Pizzingrilli to the Public Utility Commission (PUC). If confirmed by a majority of the Senate, Pizzingrilli would ser…	10/3/2001
PUC OKs Verizon’s Application to Sell Long Distance in PA HARRISBURG – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved the application of Verizon Long Distance to sell long-distance telephone service in Pennsylvania, ending a six-year campaign by Gov…	9/26/2001
PUC Chairman Glen Thomas Calls FCC Decision a Great Beginning for Telephone Competition in PA HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas today said the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) approval of the PUC’s recommendation to allow Veri…	9/20/2001
PUC Orders Two Telephone Carriers to Return Phone Numbers HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) continued its efforts to slow the exhaustion of area codes by ordering two telephone companies to return approximately 20,000 in…	9/12/2001
PUC Chairman Glen Thomas Thanks PA’s Utilities and Rail Companies for Tremendous Emergency-Response Effort HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas today thanked Pennsylvania’s electric, gas, telephone and water utilities for their tremendous emergency re…	9/12/2001
PUC Approves 911 Renewal Plan for Armstrong County HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved the telephone charge Armstrong County residents must pay for the local 911 system.Armstrong County, a sixth-class coun…	9/7/2001
PUC Denies Verizon Petition to Delay Implementation for Portage Extended Local Service HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has denied a request from Verizon to delay by two months its plan to extend the local calling area of Portage to Johnstown, Ebensburg…	8/31/2001
PUC Chairman Glen Thomas Thanks Kevin Cadden for 25 Years of Service to PA’s Public Utility Commission - Welcomes Tom Charles as Manager of Communications HARRISBURG, PA. -- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Glen R. Thomas today thanked PUC Manager of Communications Kevin Cadden for 25 years of service to the PUC. Cadden’s resig…	8/30/2001
PUC Orders Four Telephone Companies to Return Phone Number HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today took another step toward slowing the proliferation of area codes by ordering four telephone companies to return approximat…	7/13/2001
PUC Ratifies Appointment of Katherine A. Newell to Consumer Advisory Council HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) yesterday approved the reappointment of Katherine A. Newell, Esq. as a member of the Consumer Advisory Council.Ms. Newell served as c…	6/22/2001
PUC Appoints Delia Rivera Diaz as member of Consumer Advisory Council HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved the appointment of Lehigh County resident Delia Rivera Diaz as a member of its Consumer Advisory Council. She was n…	6/22/2001
PUC Ratifies Appointments to Consumer Advisory Council HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently reappointed current members to its Consumer Advisory Council. The following members will serve on the Council for two-year t…	6/22/2001
PUC Orders Three Telephone Companies to Return Phone Numbers HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) yesterday took another step toward slowing the proliferation of area codes by ordering three telephone companies to return appro…	6/7/2001
PUC Tentatively OKs Verizon Request to Sell Long-Distance Service HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) today said it would recommend to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that Verizon Communications Inc. be allowed to sell long-distanc…	6/6/2001
PUC to Implement Number Conservation by Pooling Telephone Numbers in the 412/724/878 Area Codes HARRISBURG, Pa. – In another step to slow the proliferation of area codes, the Public Utility Commission (PUC) today ordered a thousands-block pooling trial to be implemented in the Pittsburgh ar…	5/24/2001
PUC Approves 911 Renewal Plan for Bethlehem HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved the contribution rate for the local 911 system for the city of Bethlehem.The Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act of…	5/24/2001
PUC Slows Explosion of Area Codes by Pooling Telephone Numbers HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) took another step toward slowing the proliferation of area codes in Southeastern Pennsylvania by mandating the usage of over 2.5…	5/4/2001
PUC Orders Cavalier Telephone Mid-Atlantic to Return Telephone Numbers HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today took another step toward slowing the proliferation of area codes by ordering Cavalier Telephone Mid-Atlantic LLC to return…	4/19/2001
PUC Approves Telephone Applications for Global Broadband, Inc Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today granted a New York telecommunications company a license to provide basic local telephone service in the state.Global Broadband w…	4/19/2001
Aging Roundtable Planned for York County HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Energy, Utilities & Aging Consortium, Inc. (PEUAC) is planning a day filled with useful information as well as an opportunity for networking and learning. PEUAC…	4/10/2001

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