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WASHINGTON-Former Silicon Valley tech executive Steve Poizner, one of two nominees appointed by GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the California Public Utilities Commission last December, said he is removing himself …

WASHINGTON-Legislation to make a bill of rights for telecom consumers a state law has moved forward in the California legislature, countering efforts by a state regulator to revise-and possibly overhaul-new …

WASHINGTON-Massachusetts state lawmakers are pushing for a cell-phone consumer bill of rights law, pointing to a new study on billing, service, contracts and other problems encountered by wireless subscribers. “We …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today extended truth-in-billing rules to mobile-phone carriers and said regulatory recovery fees cannot be disguised as government-mandated taxes. But the agency also ruled state regulations governing …

WASHINGTON-The City of San Francisco and a consumer group asked the California Public Utilities Commission for a rehearing of the agency’s decision to suspend the telecom consumer bill of rights …

WASHINGTON-New California Public Utilities Commission member Dian Grueneich signaled she is not prepared to throw out the bill of rights for telecom consumers, saying the agency should reinstate some guidelines …

WASHINGTON-Legislation introduced in the California legislature last week would create a bill of rights for telecom consumers that would be at least as comprehensive as guidelines state regulators approved last …

WASHINGTON-State lawmakers have introduced legislation to make the controversial bill of rights for telecom consumers the law of the land in California. The measure-SB 1068-is authored by California State Sen. …

WASHINGTON-The stakes continue to rise in the telecom consumer bill-of-rights controversy, with the California legislature ready to write the new rule into law and the California Public Utilities Commission considering …

WASHINGTON-Legislation could be introduced as early as today to write into state law the telecom consumer bill of rights approved last year by the California Public Utilities Commission, a move …

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission’s decision to suspend the telecom consumer bill of rights could prompt a showdown between GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Democratic-controlled state legislature, a battle …

WASHINGTON-A California lawmaker said she may seek to write into law a bill of rights for telecom consumers, following yesterday’s Public Utilities Commission vote to suspend a major rule that …

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission today suspended the bill of rights for telecom consumers, with new Commissioner Dian Grueneich casting the deciding vote to put on hold a sweeping rule …

WASHINGTON-Dian Grueneich was sworn in as a member of the California Public Utilities Commission, allowing her to vote next week on a proposal to suspend the bill of rights for …

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission has decided to postpone until Jan. 27 a vote on Commissioner Susan Kennedy’s proposal to suspend the bill of rights for telecom consumers. The agency …

WASHINGTON-The controversial California bill of rights for telecom consumers is about to go nuclear. This week, only months after narrowly approving a rule creating scores of new regulations governing wireless …

WASHINGTON-A newly configured California Public Utilities Commission next week is set to vote on a proposal by Commissioner Susan Kennedy to suspend the bill of rights for telecom consumers, a …

Editor’s note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and decides which were the most significant, …

WASHINGTON-Rather than simply depending on high-powered lawyers to do battle with the Federal Communications Commission or the California Public Utilities Commission or the City of Baltimore, the cell-phone industry soon …

WASHINGTON-Cricket Communications Inc. has created a storm of controversy over a request for special relief from requirements of California’s bill of rights for telecom consumers. Cricket, which serves the California …

WASHINGTON-Cricket Communications Inc. has created a storm of controversy over a request for special relief from requirements of California’s bill of rights for telecom consumers. Cricket, which serves the California …

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission last week denied industry’s request to reconsider a decision creating a bill of rights for telecom consumers, but not before the six national carriers filed …

October is a scary month, full of goblins, ghosts and things that go bump in the night. Wireless is scary business too. Have you noticed all the issues that once …

WASHINGTON-The California Public Utilities Commission Thursday denied the mobile-phone industry’s request to reconsider an agency decision in May creating a new bill of rights for telecom consumers. The CPUC ruling …

WASHINGTON-The nation’s six national mobile-phone carriers have filed suits in California federal court challenging the bill of rights for telecom consumers approved in May by the California Public Utilities Commission. …