There was a time not so long ago when youth supposedly had an edge in technological advances, when our elders were assumed to be “out of it” when it came to computers and other quickly developing gadgetry. Well, it looks as if... Read More »

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals released a decision Monday regarding a “Truth-in-Billing” lawsuit, saying that individual states do have the right to examine cell phone bills, with the intent of regulating the billing practices of this somewhat unregulated industry.

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Fearing that additional charges on Internet access would greatly harm free growth and access to the Internet, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden announced on Wednesday his intention to place a “hold” on legislation (passed this week out of the Senate Commerce Committee) that could... Read More »

Most of us at Citizens’ Utility Board wear multiple hats. CUB Organizing Director Jeff Bissonnette, among his many volunteer activities, sits on the Board of Portland Community Media. He therefore is doubly interested in the consumer privacy and local control issues... Read More »

Many of our traditional means of research and entertainment are being replaced by content provided on the World Wide Web. Though only a few decades old, the web has become deeply enmeshed in many aspects of our lives. And we... Read More »

The Public Utility Commission has just released its Order approving the sale of PacifiCorp (dba Pacific Power) to MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. Their press release, below, gives an outline of the conditions of the $9.4 billion sale, or you can... Read More »