NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE UTILITY CONSUMER ADVOCATES RESOLUTION 2011-07 OPPOSING THE USE OF TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR UNSOLICITED CONTACT WITHOUT AFFIRMATIVE, PRIOR CONSENT WHEREAS, It is the policy of NASUCA that all consumers are entitled to protection of their privacy and [...]
Note: This resolution addresses NASUCA’s support for and concerns with the Boucher/Terry “Universal Service Reform Act of 2010” as introduced in this session, and (given industry support – see third-to-last “Whereas” clause) as it is likely to be introduced next [...]
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE UTILITY CONSUMER ADVOCATES RESOLUTION 2010-02 CALLING FOR REFORM OF THE LIFELINE PROGRAM, INCLUDING REFORM FOR PREPAID WIRELESS LIFELINE SERVICES WHEREAS, Low-income support mechanisms such as Lifeline have long been part of the national universal service [...]
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE UTILITY CONSUMER ADVOCATES RESOLUTION 2009-04 DECLARING SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL TELEPHONE DISCOUNT LIFELINE AND LINK-UP AWARENESS WEEK AS AN ANNUAL EVENT WHEREAS, in today’s highly interconnected world, telephone service provides a lifeline to emergency help and [...]
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE UTILITY CONSUMER ADVOCATES RESOLUTION 2009-05 CALLING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL BROADBAND POLICIES THAT ENCOURAGE THE DEPLOYMENT OF AFFORDABLE BROADBAND TO ALL AMERICANS WHILE PROMOTING COMPETITION, CONSUMER PROTECTION AND OPEN ACCESS WHEREAS, The United States [...]
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE UTILITY CONSUMER ADVOCATES RESOLUTION 2009-06 CALLING FOR LIFELINE AND LINK-UP PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICES AND DEVICES WHEREAS, In 1997, pursuant to Section 254 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the “Act”), the [...]
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE UTILITY CONSUMER ADVOCATES Resolution 2008-04 Urging Congress to Preserve the Historical Police Powers of the States to Protect Consumers of All Modes of Telecommunications Services from Fraudulent, Deceptive, Abusive and Unfair Practices WHEREAS, the [...]
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE UTILITY CONSUMER ADVOCATES Resolution No. 2008-01 AUTHORIZING THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE UTILITY CONSUMER ADVOCATES (“NASUCA”) TO SUPPORT THE ENACTMENT OF FEDERAL LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL BROADBAND POLICY AND TO ENSURE THAT CONSUMER PROTECTIONS ARE [...]
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE UTILITY CONSUMER ADVOCATES Resolution No. 2008-02 URGING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PRESERVE HISTORIC POWERS OF STATES TO PROTECT WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSUMERS; IF FEDERAL WIRELESS CONSUMER PROTECTION STANDARDS ARE ADOPTED, THEY SHOULD SERVE AS A REGULATORY "FLOOR." [...]
The National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates Resolution 2007- 11 OPPOSING PROPOSALS FOR THE ADOPTION OF A NUMBERS-BASED OR CONNECTIONS-BASED UNIVERSAL SERVICE CONTRIBUTION MECHANISM WHEREAS, For more than five years, parties have been proposing that the current mechanism for [...]