Consumer Federation of America

Verizon Says: Don't Mess with Irish Famine (in Short Codes)

Stevie Converse — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:03:15 -0700

Another Local TV Duopoly Is a Bad Idea

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:53:28 -0700

An Internet Principle Worth Protecting

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:12:25 -0700

Consumer Federation of America to Honor Mark Cooper

Stevie Converse — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:42:19 -0700

The Consumer Federation of America is giving an award to one of its own.

CFA research director Mark Cooper will receive an Esther Pererson Consumer Service Award June 19 at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.

Two Senators Say XM, Sirius Should Give Up Spectrum to Merge

Stevie Converse — Thu, 22 May 2008 06:15:26 -0700

Two senators are asking the Federal Communications Commission to require XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (XMSR) and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (SIRI) to divest up to half of their combined radio spectrum as a condition of their proposed merger.

Consumer Groups Urge FCC to Reject XM-Sirius Merger

Stevie Converse — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:33:05 -0700

The Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union and Free Press are urging the Federal Communications Commission to reject the proposed XM-Sirius merger.

Consumer Groups Urge the FCC to Reject XM-Sirius Merger

Stevie Converse — Tue, 13 May 2008 06:54:28 -0700

The Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union and Free Press are urging the Federal Communications Commission to reject the proposed XM-Sirius merger. The Department of Justice signed off on the deal without attaching any conditions to protect consumers.

Tale of Two Satellite Radio Firms

Stevie Converse — Tue, 13 May 2008 06:05:16 -0700

Losses grew at XM and shrunk at Sirius, the satellite radio firms said Monday in announcing what they hope will be their final quarterly financial reports as stand-alone companies.

Consumer Groups Push Issue on XM-Sirius

Stevie Converse — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:12:54 -0700

As the Federal Communications Commission continues to consider whether or not to allow XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio, the nation's two satellite-radio companies, to become one, a group of consumers groups wrote the agency putting in its pitch for "or not."

Consumer Groups Urge 'Do Not Track' Registry

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:25:39 -0700

Two consumer groups asked the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday to create a "do not track list" that would allow computer users to bar advertisers from collecting information about them. The Consumer Federation of America and the Consumers Union also urged the FTC to bar collection of health information and other sensitive data by companies that do business on the Internet unless a consumer consents.

FCC Asked to Probe Auction

Stevie Converse — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:39:00 -0700

The failure of a Federal Communications Commission auction to draw sufficient bids to build a wireless network for emergency responders provoked sharp criticism by members of Congress, consumer groups and leaders of the 9/11 Commission yesterday. It also prompted a call to investigate whether auction rules were broken.