Telecommunications
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Approved Competitive Telecommunications Companies (IXC & CLEC)
- #03-2 Avoid Being "Slammed" -- Consider Carrier Freezes (7/23/03)
- "You Make the Call - Consumer Choice in the Telecommunications Market". (PDF 26KB)
- "Know Your Phone" information brochures:
- Shopping for Long Distance Service (PDF 11KB)
- Have You Been Slammed? (PDF 37KB)
- Your Right to Privacy (PDF 12KB)
- Telemarketing and Phone Fraud (PDF 10KB)
- Be Aware of 900/976 Numbers (PDF 11KB)
- "Ratewatcher's Guide" developed by the Office of Public Advocate (207-287-2445).
- ABTolls™ (www.abtolls.com/compare/) provides a comparison of long distance rates (both interLATA and intraLATA, by state), as well as a comparison of some of the fees that consumers are often charged. They also have a free newsletter, to which consumers can subscribe.