Introducing CUB Connects
Posted on October 19, 2010 by oregoncub
Tags, Telecommunications and CUB Connects
There are hundreds of telecom service providers throughout Oregon, offering a wide range of service plans and features. The differences between these plans, the hidden fees and taxes attached to them and the varying terminology can make it difficult for consumers to distinguish which service plan is best for them.
That is why we are proud to introduce CUB Connects, a new project of the CUB Policy Center. CUB Connects was created in order to assist Oregon consumers in sifting through the variety of plans available for local, long distance, and wireless phone service, as well as internet service.
We are currently compiling data and rates from all the telecom service providers in Oregon. This information will be made available on a new website (not yet available), in the form of an interactive search tool. This first-of-its-kind search tool will provide consumers with the ability to make apples-to-apples comparisons between companies and service plans that are available in their area.
As the CUB Connects project develops, we will offer a hotline for consumers to call for assistance with the website or with help understanding the various services and plans. This will be available to consumers throughout Oregon, to better help citizens chose the right telecommunications service for them. We also hope to hold workshops around the state to reach out and further educate consumers about their telecom service options.
We’re in the process of developing our website, CUBConnects.org, and hope that it will be available soon for consumer use. Expect more news out of CUB Connects as we pull everything together!
And, let’s introduce the CUB Connects Project Team:
Andrea Crosby, the new Project Manager for CUB Connects, is originally from New Hampshire. She happily finds herself on the West Coast after 3+ years living in Ecuador where she was a Peace Corps volunteer and then a Project Coordinator for an international conservation foundation. Before taking off to South America, Andrea researched global climate change models at NASA and the University of New Hampshire. She has a BS Degree in Environmental Sciences from Duke University.
Ghassan Ammar, the new Project Support Coordinator for CUB Connects, grew up in Pennsylvania, earned a BA Degree in both Writing and Media Arts from Emerson College in Boston, and spent the past few years atop a mountain in upstate New York, working as a manager for a Tibetan Buddhist retreat center. He is very happy to now be enjoying the fresh air of the Pacific Northwest.
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