Water rate increase denied | Lake Wylie Pilot - Lake Wylie, SC

John Marks

"Today, the South Carolina Public Service Commission voted 5-2 to deny the company’s request to raise rates for its South Carolina customers. The regularly scheduled commission meeting in Columbia Thursday lasted about an hour.

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FCC to Vote on Reform Proposal For USF, ICC at October Meeting | BNA

Paul Barbagallo

"The Federal Communications Commission will vote on a proposal for reforming the Universal Service Fund and intercarrier compensation systems at the agency's next monthly meeting, slated for Oct. 27, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski formally announced Oct. 6.

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South Carolina Public Service Commission seeks higher profile | The Augusta Chronicle

Sarita Chourey

“You obviously provide a very valuable service to the citizens,” he said. “I know you have primary duties, having the hearings and doing the work. But to the extent there’s public relations work to be done by the commission, I think it’s important to get out in the community and talk to various groups.”
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F.C.C. Expanding Efforts to Connect More Americans to Broadband - NYTimes.com

Katharine Q. Seelye

"“It’s one important stop of the train,” Julius Genachowski, chairman of the F.C.C., said in an interview Tuesday, referring to the many things that need to be done to connect more Americans to the Internet. He plans to announce Wednesday that these companies and others have made a commitment through a new group called Connect to Compete to help more people learn to use computers."

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City sued for using utility money for other purposes - Breaking News - TheState.com

Sammy Fretwell

"Joseph Azar’s lawsuit, filed Monday, seeks to force Columbia to use its utility fund exclusively for maintaining and improving the city’s water and sewer system, which has been plagued by a series of leaks to area rivers.
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Duke-Progress offer cheaper peak power for fed OK - BusinessWeek

Emery P. Dalesio

"The companies said rather than selling off any assets, they would limit profits on wholesale electricity by selling into its Carolinas markets at cost plus 10 percent for eight years. The companies said they would limit the electricity sold at that price the excess not needed by customers up to 800 megawatt-hours in the summer and 225 megawatt-hours in the winter.

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