Telecom
TURN Keeps customers connected!
Our telecom team fights for universal service, LifeLine low-income service and consumer protections against slamming, cramming and other rip-offs. We challenge the influence of phone giants AT&T and Verizon in Sacramento and in Washington D.C.
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Build A LifeLine to the Future in Your Neighborhood April 22, 2013
Urge the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to keep all customers connected by updating California’s LifeLine program to include mobile…
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ALEC: Representing corporate interests in state legislatures March 14, 2013
The Bay Area Lawyer Chapter and Golden Gate University School of Law Student Chapter of the American Constitution Society and…
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AT&T putting profits before safety, abandoning landlines January 22, 2013 by SFBG
The end of landlines?
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TURN's Bill Nusbaum wants the CPUC to stand up to A... January 18, 2013 by CBS
CPUC Under Scrutiny For Rising Home Phone Rates
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AT&T is Holding Customers Hostage and Robbing Them Blind January 11, 2013
Is AT&T holding you hostage and robbing you blind?
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Activists Make Progress on Affordable Phone Service January 08, 2013 by Beyond Chron
CPUC Expands, Protects Phone Services for Low-Income Californians
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APS Not Apps: Communities Demand Affordable Phone Service October 17, 2012
Community Leaders Speak Out on Affordable Phone Service
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California Goes Deep Into Special Funds August 03, 2012 by The Sacramento Bee
Utility customer funds are not a piggy bank!
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Opposition Growing to SB 1161 - The Worst Telecom Bill Ever May 23, 2012 by California Progress Report
Why has a seemingly innocuous bill, SB 1161(Padilla) attracted the support of some of the biggest corporations on the planet,…
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Regulators Put Off Reacting to Phone De-regulation Measure May 10, 2012 by ABC 7 News
TURN battles corporate law-making
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