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…options? AT&T’s letter outlines the choices for customers: Stay with AT&T landline service, but without the credit, or seek another carrier with a different type of service that does still participate in the Lifeline program. (See “What should I do if I’m an AT&T Lifeline recipient?”) How is AT&T allowed to end the Lifeline discount on landline bills? Earlier this…

…move could affect more than 5,300 customers. The AT&T letter outlines the choices for customers: Stay with AT&T landline service, but without the credit, or seek another carrier that still participates in the Lifeline program. Most other Lifeline carriers are wireless companies. CUB has long said that cellphones are not a perfect substitute for landlines, until 911 systems are fully…

…the supervisor arrived at the scene. The mayor said he was disappointed, and if the company wanted to go door-to-door, it would need to obtain a city permit…and “tell the truth.” Mayor Soliman said his experience is a prime example of “buyer beware.” Consumers should have choices, but also clear and honest details about any alternative supplier offer, he said….

…Energy Jobs Act, consumers have unprecedented opportunities to be green in ways that actually reduce their bills.” CUB outlined good green choices that can help reduce electricity demand and the need for polluting power plants: Energy Efficiency Incentives. Energy efficiency is the most reliable way to cut power bills–and it’s good for the environment. ComEd and Ameren offer lighting discounts…

…sign our petition to the big energy companies and tell them to stop blocking reform legislation in Springfield. CUB endorsement: Good choices in the electric market You hear us talk about rip-offs, but here are examples of GOOD programs. ComEd Hourly Pricing and Ameren Power Smart Pricing: Whether you’re with an alternative supplier or the utility’s regular rate, your price…

…commodity—smart thermostats, green power choices or gift cards, for example—it’s now saying that overpayment is protection against future ComEd price increases. “Competitively supplied customers are paying less than $8 a month for energy contracts that are designed as a hedge against potentially higher market prices and that add green energy products, energy efficiency services and energy management technology options,” emailed…

Whether you’re environmentally conscience or searching for better economic choices, Electric Vehicles (EVs) present benefits across the board, especially in cities with rising gas prices, like Chicago. An EV solar-charging station at a Phillips Chevrolet in south suburban Chicago A spokesman for AAA said earlier this month that Chicago’s average gas price was $3.46 a gallon, a 35 percent increase…

PDF version of this fact sheet AT&T ended the Consumer’s Choice plans, Illinois’ best local phone deals, in November 2017. Consumer’s Choice customers were switched to identical plans that were more expensive, but still cost less than other offers. A few months before, in July 2017, the Illinois General Assembly passed a rewrite of the state Telecommunications Act, and AT&T…

…plans. These plans, which were created by CUB under a legal settlement with AT&T, were Illinois’ best local phone deals. AT&T argues that traditional phone service is getting more expensive. If that is the case, it’s because AT&T lobbied to kill this freeze. 3) Many people have few choices. AT&T says home phone service isn’t going away, “it’s actually getting…

…my choices? Letters sent to Consumer’s Choice customers said people who take no action will automatically be switched to alternative AT&T plans on Nov. 17. These new offers appear to be identical to Consumer’s Choice plans—except they’re more expensive. Consumer’s Choice Basic customers will be automatically switched to “Call Plan 30.” It covers 30 local calls (to places within 15…