Teletruth’s First Year’s Progress 2002-2003

From FCC, IRS, SEC Complaints, State Filings, Proposed Legislation,

to Phonebill Audits and Refunds, Teletruth is Working for Customers.

Broadband and Competitive Issues:

• 1 Petition to FCC over ISP and Customer Broadband Issues, May 2003
• http://www.newnetworks.com/PRISPPETITIONS.html
• 1 Broadband Bill of Rights Updated Proposed Rule, May 2003
• http://www.newnetworks.com/PRISPPETITIONS.html
• 1 PUC and AG Complaint over broadband deployment, Pennsylvania –Verizon, 2003
• http://www.newnetworks.com/prpenncomplaint.htm
• 1 Complaint to the FCC over the Failed Broadband Deployments, 2003
• http://www.newnetworks.com/prpenncomplaint.htm
• 1 Analysis of FCC Triennial Review decision, 2003
• http://www.newnetworks.com/idiotsdelight.htm
• 1 FCC Ex parte letter to FCC criticizing Comm. Martin's proposed broadband rules.
• http://www.newnetworks.com/SUMMARYofmartinexparte.htm
• 1 Comment on the FCC’s Triennial Review to block competition, 2003
• http://www.newnetworks.com/triennialfin.htm
• 6 FCC Comments/Reply Comments over Broadband. 2002
• http://www.newnetworks.com/teletruthrfacomments.html
• 1 Analysis of Internet Broadband--- "Small Telecom Business Impact Study", 2002
• http://www.newnetworks.com/smallbusinessimpactstudy.html
• 1 Proposed Congressional bill -- "The Broadband Bill of Rights". 2001-2002
• http://www.newnetworks.com/broadbandbill.htm
• 2 Presenters in front of the New York City Council on broadband issues, 2002.
• http://www.newnetworks.com/NYCspeechfin.htm
• The importance of the Internet Provider to the Future of NYC’s Broadband, 2002
• http://www.teletruth.org/docs/PlotkinTestimonyNYCCouncil..pdf
• 1 Complaint with the NY Commission over Communications Workers of America (CWA) staff cuts and construction cuts affecting phone/ broadband, 2002
• http://www.teletruth.org/docs/NYCCommentsaboutcwa.doc
• 1 Ex Parte Letter over the Triennial Review (with Pulver.com) 2003
• http://www.pulver.com/reports/signers.html
• 7 members participate in Roundtable by Small Business Administration, 2002.
• http://www.teletruth.org/docs/Broadband_Roundtable_Ex_parte_letter.doc
• 750 Signers of the Broadband Bill of Rights, 2001-2003
• http://www.newnetworks.com/alliance/signatures.php?view=1
• 50,000 customers filed FCC Comments over broadband. (with Texas ISP Assoc.)
• http://www.tispa.org/fcc/

Phonebill Issues:

• 1 Appointment for Tom Allibone, Teletruth, to FCC Consumer Advisory Comm., 2003
• http://ftp.fcc.gov/cgb/cac/members.html
• FREE Phonebill audits, 2002 – 2003
• http://www.newnetworks.com/PRSendphonesbills.htm
• 2 Class Action suits, Teletruth members are acting as consultants, 2002-2003.
• 48 NJ phonebill Audits and Truth in Billing Complaints filed with FCC,2002.
• 48 "Truth in Billing" Complaints filed with the NJ Dept. of Trans. and Energy, 2002
• 1 proposed bill in New Jersey Legislature on phone bill issues, 2002
• 1 FCC Comments over Long Distance, NJ and "OSS" issues, 2002 http://www.teletruth.org/docs/NJ271commentsBK.doc
• "FCC Subscriber Line Charge" complaint, 2001 http://www.newnetworks.com/pressslccomplaint.htm
• Portability Charge Petition, 2001 http://www.newnetworks.com/New%20Portability%20Petition.htm
• Portability Horror Story, 2002 http://www.teletruth.org/About/newsletter/Portabilitynightmare.htm
• "Truth in Billing" laws, 2002
• http://www.newnetworks.com/FCC_CC_98-170.txt

Audit Issues:

• 3 PUC and AG Complaints to Investigate "Vaporware" FCC Audits, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, 2002
• http://www.teletruth.org/audit.html
• 3 IRS Complaints are active over FCC audits, 2001-2003
• 2 SEC Complaint s over FCC audits, 2002.
• http://www.teletruth.org/docs/teletruthsecletter.pdf
• 1 Comments on the FCC’s Biennial Review to block record Shredding, 2002
• http://www.newnetworks.com/fccpapershredding.htm

Bell Company Merger Conditions

• 1 Letter to Senator Hollings to have hearings over SBC Ameritech mergers. 2002
• http://www.teletruth.org/TakeAction/Breakupsbcameritech/liarliar.htm
• 1 Complaint with FCC over SBC-Ameritech compliance of Mergers. --- TBA.

Research, Analysis and Data issues.

• 1 Nationwide survey of ISPs, released May 2003
• http://www.teletruth.org/docs/ISPsurvey2003.doc
• 3 Research reports on Bell Companies Business:
• "Regional Bell (RBOC) Revenues, Expenditures and Profits:, 2002
• http://www.newnetworks.com/profitreport2002.htm
• "Bell Executive Compensation: A Primer in Corporate Greed" 2002
• http://www.teletruth.org/docs/compensationFIN.doc
• "Bell Write-offs and Foreign Investment Losses" 2002
• http://www.teletruth.org/docs/ForeignBellinvest.doc
• 1 Major "Broken Trust - Indictment of the Bell companies" 2002
• http://www.pulver.com/antitrustreport/documents/downloads/BrokenTrustRev1.2.pdf
• 1 FCC Complaint over FCC/Agency and Qwest bad statistics, 2002
• http://www.newnetworks.com/qwestcomplaintsummary.htm