[1st-mile-nm] Interesting report

[Marianne Granoff]

This is a link to a report from The Utility Reform Network (TURN) 
regarding the effect of the California PUC's decisions regarding the 
elimination of regulation on telephone companies and the effect on 
California consumers.  I urge all of you to take a few minutes and 
read the executive summary at least.

Every state PUC or PRC is under pressure to de-regulate phone service 
because "there is so much competition" .  This report shows why that 
competition is not adequate to protect consumers from significant 
price increases by their local phone companies when rates are de-regulated.

http://www.turn.org/downloads/TURN-Telco-Competition-Is-Failing-Full-Report.pdf 


FYI.

Marianne