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PUC Approves Petition from ALLTEL to Poll for Extended Area Service in Crawford County HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved a petition from ALLTEL to poll customers in its Westford exchange to see if they want local calls t…	10/15/1999
PUC Releases 1998 Utility Consumer Activities Report and Evaluation HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Public Utility Commission (PUC) today released its annual evaluation on the customer service performance of the state’s major jurisdictional electric, gas, water and telepho…	10/13/1999
PUC Approves Settlement with Frontier Communications to Extend Local Calling Area in Potter County HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) this month approved a settlement agreement with Frontier Communications that will allow customers in Shinglehouse…	9/29/1999
PUC Activates Disaster Relief Hotline to Assist Customers HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has activated a temporary disaster relief hotline to assist customers who are experiencing utility problems relate…	9/22/1999
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 wi…	9/15/1999
PUC Fines AT&T $20,000 for Slamming Violations HARRISBURG, Pa. – Reiterating its commitment to protecting consumers from illegal telephone activities, the Public Utility Commission (PUC) today fined AT&T $20,000 for repeated slamming viol…	9/15/1999
PUC Approves ALLTEL Plan to Poll Customers for Extended Area Service in New Castle and Rochester HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved a petition filed by ALLTEL Pennsylvania to poll customers in its Enon Valley exchange to determine…	9/15/1999
PUC Approves Applications for Local Telephone Service Providers HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) reiterated its commitment to local telephone competition by granting operating authority to six telecommunications…	9/15/1999
PUC Passes Rules to Jumpstart Local Phone Competition HARRISBURG, Pa. – After waiting three years, consumers will finally have greater opportunities to save money on their local and long-distance phone bills and to take advantage o…	8/26/1999
PUC Rejects GTE Network Modernization Plan HARRISBURG, Pa.- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today rejected the petition of GTE North for an Alternative Form of Regulation and approval of its Network Moderniz…	8/12/1999
PUC Grants United Telephone Additional Six Months To Extend Local Service Between Richfield and Mt. Pleasant Mills HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved a petition filed by United Telephone Company requesting a six-month extension to implement one-way extended area servi…	8/12/1999
PUC Appoints Jan Rea as Member of Consumer Advisory Council HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved the appointment of Allegheny County resident Jan Rea as a member of its Consumer Advisory Counci…	7/29/1999
PUC Approves Application of CoreComm to Provide Local Telephone Services HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved the application of CoreComm Pennsylvania, Inc. to provide competitive local telecommunications services to residential and bus…	7/15/1999
PUC On-Site Testing Finds Utilities Prepared for Y2K HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania’s major utilities have performed well during on-site Y2K readiness tests being observed and conducted this summer by the state Public Utilit…	6/25/1999
PUC Approves Contract for Bell Atlantic System Testing HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today finalized the contract for a neutral third-party to test the operations support systems (OSS) of Bell Atlant…	6/24/1999
June Marks New Area Codes for Southeastern Pennsylvania HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) reminds consumers that two new area codes for the 215-610 calling areas are set to go into effect on June 5, requiring customers to dial 10 d…	5/21/1999
PUC Approves Applications for Local Telephone Service Providers HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) reiterated its commitment to local telephone competition by granting operating authority to two telecommunications companies tod…	5/21/1999
PUC Approves Megsinet-CLEC Application to Provide Local Telephone Service HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) reiterated its commitment to local telephone competition by granting operating authority to an Illinois telec…	5/13/1999
PUC Approves ALLTEL Plan to Poll Customers for Extended Area Service in Altoona and Houtzdale HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved a petition filed by ALLTEL Pennsylvania to poll customers in its Coalport exchange to determine if they want toll-free…	4/29/1999
PUC Approves Applications for Local Telephone Service Providers HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) reiterated its commitment to local telephone competition by granting operating authority to five competitive…	4/29/1999
PUC Changes Location of Public Hearing on Bell Atlantic and GTE Merger HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has changed the location of a May 6, 1999, public input hearing on the proposed Bell Atlantic and GTE merger. The h…	4/14/1999
Public Hearings Set for Bell Atlantic and GTE Merger HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has scheduled hearings in three locations to receive public comment on the proposed Bell Atlantic and GTE merger,…	4/9/1999
PUC Approves Application of Level 3 Communications To Provide Local Telephone Services HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved the application of Level 3 Communications to provide competitive local telecommunications services to resid…	4/8/1999
PUC Says Majority of Utilities Prepared for Y2K Challenge HARRISBURG, Pa. ¾ The vast majority of Pennsylvania’s utility suppliers are prepared for Y2K, and the public should feel secure that the delivery of safe, reliable utility…	3/31/1999
PUC Sets Hearing Schedule to Resolve Local Telephone Issues Final Ruling Expected by June 25 HARRISBURG, Pa. ¾ Moving to break the logjam in local phone competition, the Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted to hold accelerated hea…	3/31/1999

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