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• Consumer Counsel Moves to Intervene in United Illuminating's Rate Case Appeals

• CONSUMER ALERT: FCC Adopts First Ever Broadband Access Anti-Discrimination Rules

  FCC Adopts Strong Rules to Protect Against Intentional and Impactful Discriminatory Practices Based on Income Level, Race, Ethnicity, Color, Religion and National Origin That Impacts Access to Internet Service.

• Consumer Counsel Coleman, Consumer Advocates of New England Call for Stronger Oversight of Skyrocketing Expenditures by Region's Transmission Owners

• Consumer Counsel Applauds FCC’s Digital Discrimination Ruling, Ordered by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  With this rule announcement, there are now important legal parameters for preventing demographic discrimination throughout the industry.

• Consumer Counsel Coleman, Consumer Advocates of New England Support Prioritization of Federal Funding for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program

  OCC supports supplemental LIHEAP funding amidst federal budget negotiations

• OCC Files Comprehensive Brief Rejecting United Illuminating's Rate Increase Application

• CT OCC Joins Advocates In Three Other New England States in Protest of ISO-NE Market Changes

• Consumer Counsel Coleman Statement on PURA’s Final Decision Rejecting Aquarion Water Company’s Rate Increase

• Advocates Push for Consumer-Focused Discussions Ahead of FERC Winter Reliability Forum

• Consumer Counsel Investigating Connecticut's Internet Service Providers on Pricing and Tier Information

• OCC Statement on PURA Decision Rejecting United Illuminating Rate Increase

  PURA Rejects Rate Increase and Multiyear Rate Plan in light of Insufficient Application and Forthcoming Performance Based Ratemaking Reforms as Sought by the Office of Consumer Counsel

• OCC Fact Sheet - Electric Supplier Market - February 2022 through January 2023

• SB 20 Fact Sheet

• OCC Fact Sheet - Electric Supplier Market - April 2022 through March 2023

• OCC Fact Sheet - Electric Supplier Market - December 2021 through November 2022