CUB has joined, and often times led, numerous efforts over the years to improve telecommunications service equity in Oregon. Take, for example, our CUB Connects project. Not only was it the first of its kind in the state – it laid... Read More »

Throughout this year, we’ve ramped up our efforts to inform CUB members, and also the community at large, about changes in the telecommunications world. As a part of this ongoing effort, we’re launching a new workshop series at Free Geek to... Read More »

Telecommunication services are fraught with problems. The need to “stay connected” is more central to daily life than ever before, and these problems present a constant challenge for consumers. From unreliable phone service and internet connectivity to complex billing, and everything in... Read More »

Throughout much of 2014, there were rumblings, from back channels inside both the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Congress, that the Lifeline program (a landmark government initiative providing discounted monthly telephone service for eligible low-income subscribers) was on deck for... Read More »

Early this morning (Thursday June 11), the GOP-controlled U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Sub-Committee on Financial Services approved their own proposed 2016 Budget, which was released to the public only yesterday. The proposal begins with a $25 million cut to... Read More »

After months of review, the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC), in concert with CUB’s and other industry stakeholders’ assessment, granted CenturyLink’s request to stop providing IntraLATA (local long distance) service in certain areas of Oregon served by rural local phone companies... Read More »