Troutdale Library Workshop with CUB Connects
Posted on March 6, 2012 by Andrea Crosby
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Public Involvement and Coalitions, Telecommunications and CUB Connects
The CUB Connects crew headed to Troutdale this past Friday to offer our first educational workshop on Understanding Your Phone and Internet Bill. It was a small event, and the attendees were very grateful for the information we shared. The... Read More »
Consumer Education Workshops to Begin in the Portland Area
Posted on February 15, 2012 by Ghassan Ammar
Tags, Telecommunications and CUB Connects
A long-term goal of the CUB Connects project was always to get out into the community and continue our telecom consumer awareness and education in a variety of ways. Thanks to the Multnomah County Library, we are now offering several... Read More »
January Fix It Fair Great Fun!
Posted on January 24, 2012 by Andrea Crosby
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Public Involvement and Coalitions, Telecommunications and CUB Connects
On Saturday, January 21st, Emmaline and I headed to Rosa Parks Elementary in North Portland for our second community Fix-it Fair. The City of Portland hosts these fairs to connect Portland residents to information and resources that can help them... Read More »
CUB’s 2011 Accomplishments
Posted on January 6, 2012 by Ghassan Ammar
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, History of CUB and General CUB News, Public Involvement and Coalitions, Telecommunications and CUB Connects, Utility Regulation
Here at CUB, our small staff works tirelessly in the fight to keep utility rates fair and affordable for customers, while also ensuring that utility practices remain in line with our values as Oregonians. 2011 was another great year for... Read More »
New Website Helps You Manage Your Mobile Data
Posted on January 6, 2012 by Ghassan Ammar
Tags, Telecommunications and CUB Connects
A new website, What Is My Cap, created by nonprofit groups Mozilla Foundation, Public Knowledge and Open Source Democracy Foundation has just launched with the express purpose of comparing data plans of the major mobile phone carriers.
All of the major... Read More »
USF Reform: Big Boost for Broadband
Posted on December 22, 2011 by John Sturm
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Legislative & Political, Telecommunications and CUB Connects
Back in October, we wrote about the Universal Service Fund, and the fact that it was slated for a potentially dramatic overhaul. These changes were designed to focus more on broadband internet service and less on traditional landline telephone service.... Read More »