The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) is reminding low-income families that they can stay connected to local resources and emergency services through telephone assistance programs. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) declared September 10 – 16, 2012, National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week across the country. Lifeline telephone assistance is available to customers who have […]
Ohio Bill Could Begin the End to Landline Phones
March 27, 2012 by
A bill moving through the Ohio General Assembly would relieve phone companies from their responsibility to provide basic phone service for all residents even when unprofitable. Senate Bill 271 would allow companies to discontinue basic landline service beginning in 2013 if the area is deemed “competitive” by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
