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AT&T files with FCC for T-Mobile acquisition
The merger will result in higher prices, fewer choices, and less customer satisfaction View full post on Consumer Protection Stories
More New York cab drivers wear bulletproof vests
Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Some livery cab drivers in New York began work this week wearing bulletproof vests. The New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers has received a dozen vests from a Manhattan-based firm, Security USA. The vests are worth about $5,000 and will be [...]
Adding It All Up: How Prepaid Card Fees Compare to Checking Account Fees (report)
Prepaid cards are reloadable cards that can be used just like checking account-linked debit cards View full post on Consumer Protection Stories
Rise in first-time jobless claims signals weak recovery in labor markets
Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The number of first-time applicants for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose for the week ending April 9 by 27,000 to 412,000. Analysts had expected the number to remain in the 380,000 range. Some analysts now say the jump in claims signals uncertainty over recovery [...]
CU warns Congress on AT&T/T-Mobile
AT&T typically costs more, provides less satisfaction than T-Mobile View full post on Consumer Protection Stories
Goodell sets up conference call with Browns ticket holders; frustration on docket
AHN Sports Staff Cleveland, OH, United States (AHN Sports) – NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will join several Cleveland Browns executives Thursday to entertain questions from a group of lockout-hit season-ticket holders. Browns VP of ticket sales and service Chris Gallagher confirmed Wednesday Goddell along with team GM Tom Heckert and president Mike Holmgren has set [...]
NFL owners, players could open new talks; mediation at behest of federal judge
Jojo Doria – AHN Sports Contributor St. Paul, MN, United States (AHN Sports) – There is a new twist in the month-old impasse between the NFL’s owners and players after it was reported that mediation could resume during the league lockout. According to the Washington Post, both sides might head back to the negotiation table [...]
WA Senate OKs health insurance transparentcy bill
Bill makes important health insurance rate filing information available to the public View full post on Consumer Protection Stories
Britain to hike national minimum wage beginning October
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – More than 890,000 British workers are expected to benefit from a recommendation from the Low Pay Commission to hike the national minimum wage beginning October. The new rates, which ministers have approved, are $9.96 (GBP 6.08) per hour for adult workers and $8.16 (GBP [...]
Britain to hike national minimum wage beginning October
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – More than 890,000 British workers are expected to benefit from a recommendation from the Low Pay Commission to hike the national minimum wage beginning October. The new rates, which ministers have approved, are $9.96 (GBP 6.08) per hour for adult workers and $8.16 (GBP [...]
