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New proposed regulations at the FCC will block your ability to choose your own ISP and Broadband Provider. The Small Business Adminstration's Office of Advocacy and Teletruth have filed Comments that the FCC has not included Small Internet Providers and competitive local broadband providers in their analysis --- and it's time for customers to take actions. If these laws goe through, you could lose your choice of ISPs. Customers, To read more:

To read the Teletruth policy discussion "Overview Of The FCC's Proposed Rules: Their Impacts And The Current Telecom Landscape" .

Sex, Lies and Verizon. --- Horror Story of the Week

"I hadn't planned on spending my birthday weekend with Verizon. I had planned to have fun, go dancing, party with friends. Instead I got screwed, and Verizon had all the fun. Like a rotten lover, the kind who tells lies through a smile, makes false promises and falls asleep after getting what they want, Verizon left me dry."

So starts this customer's tale of a customer being lied to by the phone company, and that there's a work stoppage going on at the company because the Senior management is cutting staff and failing to pay basic overtime to their own workers. To read the rest of long weekend's journey into night, click here. Read the rest of this tale of telecom woe.

Are You Owed Money from Verizon? "Send Us Your Phonebill"

Did you know that approximately 50% of all small business phonebills have mistakes, not in your favor? This week Teletruth launched the "Send Us Your Phonebill" campaign for Verizon customers. Small Business customers can now get a free analysis of their phonebill charges and Teletruth will recover overcharges on their Verizon telephone bills. For more information

Local Telephone Prices Should be Falling.

3 FREE New Reports tell a tale of Customer Overcharging.

Prices should be falling because the major expenses have been slashed.
Executive Compensation now covers everything from free apartments to free airfare -- paid by you.
The Bells Lost Over $16 billion Overseas -- all funded by higher phone rates.

Will the FCC Allow Paper Shredding of Bell Records?

Teletruth filed on November 4th, 2002 in this open Docket --- "The Biennial Review" --- As you will read, everyone should be concerned that the FCC might rule to allow the Bells to no longer keep records of various sorts. Read the Filing.

Verizon Goes After Telecom Activist, Teletruth Board Member.

Dan Berninger, telephone activist was served a subpoena to discuss all communications and work done for a competitive local phone company, Ntegrity, who has been harmed by Verizon.Dan had created the a web page to explain to the public how a monopoly can essentially try to put a competitor out of business. As Dan Berninger writes:"If Verizon had in mind using subpoena power to intimidate a critic, this would represent an abuse of the process and a sham."

Teletruth beleives that this is simply a case of harrassment by the monopoly, Verizon, trying to close down someone who is speaking truth to power. To read Dan Berninger's Letter to Ivan Seidenberg, Verizon CEO, or to take action and send your own letter, click here.

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A Publication of TeleTruth, November 22nd, 2002, Volume 1, No. 2

up ^	To subscribe send e-mail to teletruth-subscribe@yahoogroups.com In this issue: Don't Be One of the Disconnected: Don't let your Internet and broadband services be held hostage. Sex, Lies, and Verizon, Horror Story of the Week--- It's your birthday and you just want your phone to work and not have the monopoly lie to you. Are You Owed Money from Verizon? -- Teletruth launches the "Send Us Your Phonebill" for a free phonebill analysis. ---- 50% of phonebills have mistakes and you may be entitled to a refund. Will the FCC Allow Paper Shredding of Bell Records? Teletruth files with FCC over the potential destruction of Bell accounting books. Local Telephone Prices Should be Falling --- Three Free New Reports on Bell revenues and profits, executive compensation and overseas losses tell a tale of how local phone services are funding executive perks and losses in South America. Verizon Goes After Telecom Activist, Teletruth Board Member. --- Dan Berninger, telephone activist was served a subpoena to discuss all communications and work done for a competitive local phone company, Ntegrity, who has been harmed by Verizon. Don't Be One of the DisConnected. New proposed regulations at the FCC will block your ability to choose your own ISP and Broadband Provider. The Small Business Adminstration's Office of Advocacy and Teletruth have filed Comments that the FCC has not included Small Internet Providers and competitive local broadband providers in their analysis --- and it's time for customers to take actions. If these laws goe through, you could lose your choice of ISPs. Customers, To read more: To read the Teletruth policy discussion "Overview Of The FCC's Proposed Rules: Their Impacts And The Current Telecom Landscape" . Sex, Lies and Verizon. --- Horror Story of the Week "I hadn't planned on spending my birthday weekend with Verizon. I had planned to have fun, go dancing, party with friends. Instead I got screwed, and Verizon had all the fun. Like a rotten lover, the kind who tells lies through a smile, makes false promises and falls asleep after getting what they want, Verizon left me dry." So starts this customer's tale of a customer being lied to by the phone company, and that there's a work stoppage going on at the company because the Senior management is cutting staff and failing to pay basic overtime to their own workers. To read the rest of long weekend's journey into night, click here. Read the rest of this tale of telecom woe. Are You Owed Money from Verizon? "Send Us Your Phonebill" Did you know that approximately 50% of all small business phonebills have mistakes, not in your favor? This week Teletruth launched the "Send Us Your Phonebill" campaign for Verizon customers. Small Business customers can now get a free analysis of their phonebill charges and Teletruth will recover overcharges on their Verizon telephone bills. For more information Local Telephone Prices Should be Falling. 3 FREE New Reports tell a tale of Customer Overcharging. Prices should be falling because the major expenses have been slashed. Executive Compensation now covers everything from free apartments to free airfare -- paid by you. The Bells Lost Over $16 billion Overseas -- all funded by higher phone rates. Will the FCC Allow Paper Shredding of Bell Records? Teletruth filed on November 4th, 2002 in this open Docket --- "The Biennial Review" --- As you will read, everyone should be concerned that the FCC might rule to allow the Bells to no longer keep records of various sorts. Read the Filing. Verizon Goes After Telecom Activist, Teletruth Board Member. Dan Berninger, telephone activist was served a subpoena to discuss all communications and work done for a competitive local phone company, Ntegrity, who has been harmed by Verizon.Dan had created the a web page to explain to the public how a monopoly can essentially try to put a competitor out of business. As Dan Berninger writes:"If Verizon had in mind using subpoena power to intimidate a critic, this would represent an abuse of the process and a sham." Teletruth beleives that this is simply a case of harrassment by the monopoly, Verizon, trying to close down someone who is speaking truth to power. To read Dan Berninger's Letter to Ivan Seidenberg, Verizon CEO, or to take action and send your own letter, click here. ---------------------------------------------------------------------> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: teletruth-unsubscribe@egroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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