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8-21-08
Consumer advocacy: A saviour during recession
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
And the fact that consumer advocacy is here to stay. Well, nothing new. Word of mouth as a phenomenon had always existed. But its influence was limited. ...
Consumer Coupon Sites
Wall Street Journal - USA
"There are hundreds, if not thousands of coupon sites out there offering the exact same thing," says Edgar Dworsky, founder of consumer advocacy site ...
DoJ to continue probe of fraud raps vs Meralco
Inquirer.net - Philippines
... filed against by a consumer advocacy group against 2006 officers Manila Electric Company (Meralco) after a temporary restraining order (TRO) lapsed. ...
Comcast Proposes 'Fair Share' Internet Traffic Control
NewsFactor Network - Woodland Hills,CA,USA
News media had reported that Comcast was secretly blocking users' P2P traffic, and two consumer-advocacy groups, Free Press and Public Knowledge, ...
Consumer Advocacy Group Forms to Fight Chattanooga Water Rate Hike
WDEF News 12 - Chattanooga,TN,USA
The consumer advocacy group calls itself "Fight the Hike.org". He claims if the increase is approved, Chattanooga's water rates will have increased by more ...
Consumer groups blast MPAA proposal (a dog bites man story)
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
This week, seven consumer advocacy groups urged the FCC not to let the studios conduct the experiment they proposed in early video-on-demand releases. ...
New Leadership Brings Over 50 Years of Industry Experience to ...
MarketWatch - USA
On the agenda for the upcoming year, the team aims to continue the platform of consumer advocacy instituted by immediate past President, Carolyn Goodwin and ...
UK Consumer Advocacy Site Expands Offerings in the UK with the ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
London (PRWEB) July 23, 2008 -- SimplyFinance.co.uk, an independent, third party consumer advocacy site, launched its new life insurance comparison product ...
Comcast Proposes 'Fair Share' Internet Traffic Control
News media had reported that Comcast was secretly blocking users' P2P traffic, and two consumer-advocacy groups, Free Press and Public Knowledge, filed a complaint which led to the FCC decision. 'Clear, Reasonable and Published' ...
~~Social Media and Customer Service for Green Businesses
By Leah Edwards
Green businesses are particularly well-suited for consumer advocacy. Customers who shop from your company due to a shared concern for the environment and/or a desire to avoid toxins are likely to tell their friends about the benefits of ...
Is Safety a Problem at Teaching Hospitals?
By P N(P N)
He was the founding president of the nonprofit People's Medical Society, a consumer advocacy organization credited with key improvements in the quality of US health care in the 1980s and 1990s, and is author of 20 books, including Take ...
Nomaville: Of art and artifice
By Caroline
On a roll: A Sonoma-based consumer advocacy group has tallied the amount of toilet paper lost when replacement rolls are queued for use. The term “pre-roll” refers to the amount of toilet paper pulled from the roll as one attempts to ...
Truckers win in federal court?
By Wayne Weisser
Joan Claybrook, president of the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, which sued over the rules, said the rule changes were made to benefit the trucking industry. What’s good for the industry is good for drivers. ...
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