Consumers Union – Policy and Advocacy Division of Consumer Reports Tuesday, November 29, 2011   WASHINGTON – Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy division of Consumer Reports, today praised the settlement of the Federal Trade Commission’s charges against Facebook for misleading consumers about the use of their private information.   Ioana Rusu, regulatory counsel for Continue Reading

News Release Consumers Union – the policy and advocacy division of Consumer Reports Tuesday, November 22, 2011   WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the Chairman will call for an administrative hearing in the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile. The hearing, rare for mergers of this kind, will add another Continue Reading

News Release Consumers Union – Policy and Advocacy Division of Consumer Reports Wednesday, November 16, 2011   WASHINGTON — As a House subcommittee prepares to mark up two bills to restructure the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy division of Consumer Reports, is urging members to oppose the legislation. The House Continue Reading

News Release Tuesday, November 15, 2011 WASHINGTON — Three national consumer groups today urged members of the House Judiciary Committee to oppose the Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261) in advance of a November 16 committee hearing on the bill. Consumers Union, Consumer Federation of America, and U.S. Public Interest Group said they “agree that Continue Reading

  News Release Consumers Union – Policy and Advocacy Division of Consumer Reports Thursday, November 10, 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate voted against consideration of a measure that would have overturned the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Open Internet rules on network neutrality. Parul P. Desai, Policy Counsel for Consumers Union, the policy and Continue Reading

News Release Consumers Union – Public Policy and Advocacy Division of Consumer Reports Thursday, October 27, 2011 WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today voted 4-0 to approve an order to overhaul the Universal Service Fund to help expand the availability of broadband service. Parul P. Desai, Policy Counsel for Consumers Union, the public Continue Reading

News Release Consumers Union Policy and Advocacy Division of Consumer Reports Thursday, October 6, 2011 Consumers Union on FCC’s Plan to Reform Universal Service Fund WASHINGTON – Parul P. Desai, policy counsel for Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy division of Consumer Reports, made the following statement today about the Federal Communications Commission’s plan to Continue Reading

  News Release Consumers Union – Publisher of Consumer Reports Tuesday, October 04, 2011 WASHINGTON –  Consumers Union, Consumer Federation of America, the National Consumer Law Center, National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates and AARP today sent a joint letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to raise serious concerns about the broadband industry’s Continue Reading

Consumers Union – Publisher of Consumer Reports Friday, September 23, 2011 Net Neutrality Rules Announced Today Work to Protect Consumers, Open Internet WASHINGTON, DC – The official rules regarding Network Neutrality were published in the Federal Register today by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The rules aim to limit Internet providers from favoring or discriminating Continue Reading

  Consumers Union, Nonprofit Publisher of Consumer Reports Friday, September 16, 2011 WASHINGTON – Ioana Rusu, regulatory counsel for Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, today praised the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s proposal to improve and update the rules for protecting children’s online privacy. “As mobile technology rapidly expands, we’re pleased the FTC Continue Reading

Consumers Union – Publisher of Consumer Reports Friday, September 16, 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) gained the support of seven state attorneys general in their efforts to block the AT&T/T-Mobile merger. Attorneys general from New York, Washington, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio and Pennsylvania, representing more than one-third of the Continue Reading

News Release Consumers Union – Publisher of Consumer Reports Wednesday, August 31, 2011 DOJ Sues to Block AT&T/T-Mobile Merger: Consumers Union Statement WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, the Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit aiming to block the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile. The complaint points to substantial concerns regarding marketplace competition and Continue Reading

An acquisition would decrease the number of national competitors from four to three

Wednesday, June 29, 2011  Consumers Union (CU) and the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) today made the following statement regarding the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Draft Communiqué of Principles for Internet Policy-Making.We find much to support in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Communiqué, which lays out broad principles that promote Continue Reading

Two-thirds of consumers say government should help safeguard online privacy

Consumers Union to Testify Against AT&T/T-Mobile Merger at House Hearing Merger would have negative impact on prices, choice, and innovation, CU says Thursday, May 26, 2011 Contact: David Butler or Kara Kelber, 202-462-6262 dbutler@consumer.org or kkelber@consumer.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — Parul P. Desai, policy counsel for Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, will testify Continue Reading

NEWS RELEASE Friday, May 20, 2011 Contact:  David Butler (dbutler@consumer.org), Kara Kelber (kkelber@consumer.org): 202-462-6262 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, is calling on Facebook to step up efforts to keep underage users off the site and protect teen privacy. In a letter today to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the group Continue Reading

New Poll Shows Consumer Support Building for “Bill Shock” Protection NEWS RELEASE Thursday, May 12, 2011 Contact:  David Butler (dbutler@consumer.org), Kara Kelber (kkelber@consumer.org): 202-462-6262 WASHINGTON, DC – Over 60% of wireless customers with traditional cellular plans would support a government rule to avoid cell phone “bill shock”, according to a new poll released today by Continue Reading

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Contact:  David Butler (dbutler@consumer.org), Kara Kelber (kkelber@consumer.org): 202-462-6262 AT&T, T-Mobile Merger Hearings Begin Today in Senate Consumers Union Urges Lawmakers to Demand Answers on Consumer Impact WASHINGTON, DC – The first Congressional review of AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile will begin today with a hearing held by the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Continue Reading

NEWS RELEASE Consumers Union – Nonprofit Publisher of Consumer Reports Thursday, April 21, 2011 Contact:  David Butler (dbutler@consumer.org), Kara Kelber (kkelber@consumer.org): 202-462-6262 AT&T Files with FCC for T-Mobile Acquisition: Consumers Union Statement WASHINGTON, D.C. – AT&T filed its acquisition proposal with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today, marking the official start of the review process. Continue Reading

  NEWS RELEASE Consumers Union – Nonprofit Publisher of Consumer Reports Monday, April 18, 2011 Contact:  David Butler (dbutler@consumer.org), Kara Kelber (kkelber@consumer.org): 202-462-6262 New Poll Shows Cell Phone Owners Believe Government Should Address Cell Phone Interoperability Rules WASHINGTON, D.C. – A nationwide poll by Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, found that nearly Continue Reading

  NEWS RELEASE Consumers Union – Nonprofit Publisher of Consumer Reports Thursday, April 14, 2011 Contact:  David Butler (dbutler@consumer.org), Kara Kelber (kkelber@consumer.org): 202-462-6262 AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Tips the Scales against Consumers, Says New Ad from Consumers Union WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Congress prepares to hold a hearing on the AT&T/T-Mobile deal next month, Consumers Union unveiled a Continue Reading

News Release Consumers Union – Consumer Federation of America Tuesday, April 12, 2011 Consumer groups: Kerry-McCain online privacy bill “an important step forward” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, and Consumer Federation of America today praised Senators John Kerry and John McCain for introducing bipartisan legislation to provide safeguards for Continue Reading

News Release Consumers Union – Nonprofit Publisher of Consumer Reports Tuesday, April 12, 2011 Consumers Union Warns Congress that AT&T/ T-Mobile Merger means Higher Prices, Less Satisfied Customers WASHINGTON – Recent surveys show wireless consumers who choose T-Mobile have access to lower priced plans and are more satisfied with their service than AT&T customers, according Continue Reading

  News Release Consumers Union – Nonprofit Publisher of Consumer Reports Friday, April 8, 2011 Media Contact: David Butler, dbutler@consumer.org, or Kara Kelber, kkelber@consumer.org, 202-462-6262 Consumers Union Statement on House Vote to Repeal FCC Net Neutrality Rules WASHINGTON, D.C — Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, today expressed disappointment following a House vote Continue Reading