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Friday, March 28th, 2008

More deregulation, less protection

By Michael Sorkin, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Consumer groups are warning that a bill working its way through the Missouri Legislature would make it easier for large phone companies to raise customers’ rates. It also would make it harder for state regulators to help consumers who have service problems.

Opponents will have a hard time stopping the legislation: House Bill 1779 sailed through the House two weeks ago, 130-22, with heavy lobbying by telephone and cable companies. It’s now before the Senate, where promoters are predicting an easy victory.  Click here to read the full story.

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No Need to Kill Your Television…It May Soon Kill Itself

Friday, July 27th, 2007

On Feb. 18, 2009, tens of millions of televisions that are not equipped to receive digital signals will become useless pieces of furniture. The government is spending $5 million to let owners know so they can do something about it — not enough, critics say.

While the government has committed $1.5 billion for viewers to spend on converter boxes that will translate digital signals for older televisions, it is largely relying on the broadcast industry to spread the word about the changeover.

There is a “high potential for a train wreck here,” said Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.  Click here for the full St. Louis Post-Dispatch article and to find out how you can save your television with a converter box.

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