A group of consumer groups, organized labor and elected officials says New York state’s telecommunication system is in decline.
The coalition includes groups like the AARP, Common Cause, the Working Families Party, several unions and dozens of elected leaders from around the state. It has filed a petition with the Public Service Commission seeking a “complete and public” review of the state’s telecommunication system.
In a statement announcing its petition, the coalition says landline telephone service has deteriorated and rates have gone up, while many upstate and rural communities are still without broadband service.
The coalition hopes a state review of the telecommunications system would indicate whether telephone service rates are fair and whether sufficient competition exists.
(AP)
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YWN should include a note that the picture above is of a telephone of the type used in the 20th century. Many of our younger readers may not recognize it as such.