Sep 23, 2009
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski didn’t mention Net Neutrality when he went before a House subcommittee on Thursday (Sept. 17). The subject will be front and center on Monday (Sept. 21) when Genachowski is expected to give a speech announcing the Commission will vote in October to start a Net Neutrality rulemaking.
Combined with the announcement at the hearing from House Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) that he supports Net Neutrality and will support the Net Neutrality legislation proposed by ... Read More
Sep 21, 2009
In today’s world, the most effective way for the FBI to serve the American people is to be intelligence-led and threat-driven. That means not only investigating violations of federal law after the fact, but also seeing potential threats and crimes on the horizon and being positioned to prevent them.
It’s for that reason that the FBI and the Department of Justice are working now—in concert with our federal, state, and local partners, including the Inspector General community—to get out in front of possible ... Read More
Sep 4, 2009
Many credit cardholders find their interest rates rising, minimum payments spiking and credit limits plummeting, says Consumer Action, which today releases its 2009 Credit Card Survey.
The results of the new Credit Card Survey confirm widespread cardholder complaints that even excellent customers who carry a balance are subject to costly, unilateral increases in their credit card bills.
Consumers are seeing increases in purchase rates, cash advance rates and in some cases default rates. Some issuers are using the new credit card law coming next ... Read More
Apr 6, 2009
The victories just keep pouring in. Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) the sponsor behind H.R. 627, has got her bill through the sub-committe which provides the U.S. consumer one more tool towards protection from greedy credit card companies that have been running rampant with abuse for so long. The “Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights,” provides crucial protections against unfair, but unfortunately common, credit card practices.
Here is the summary of this bill, and what it will do for the consumer.
Ends Unfair, Arbitrary Interest ... Read More
Apr 2, 2009
Why not? Greedy investors such as Louis Navellier wants the American people to believe that Union's are at fault for this recession. Navellier claims that Union's " are forcing their hand to make corporations pay out big salaries to scheduled workers." Should the big salaries only be applied to SEO's.? The truth and consequence here is not holding organized labor at fault, but holding investors at fault. Shareholders keep re-electing top tier management, because they were able to get a higher yield ... Read More
