Long-distance savings delayed too long for Californians.Five states have opened up their long-distance telephone markets to full competition. In all five cases, consumers have seen prices fall, while choices and innovative products have expanded. For example, in New York this year, customers are saving $700 million on their phone bills. Californians deserve these same savings and benefits. After more than three years of review, the California Public Utilities Commission The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC; also often commonly referred to as simply the PUC) [1] is a state Public Utilities Commission which regulates privately-owned utilities in the state of California, including electric power, (CPUC CPUC California Public Utilities Commission CPUC Current Procurement Unit Cost ) is still considering Pacific Bell's application to offer long-distance phone service. The time has come to conclude this process, and let California consumers benefit as other Americans have. The state's largest long-distance companies have put up every possible roadblock to Pacific Bell's entry into long-distance. They don't want to face Pacific Bell's competition, services or pricing. It's time for the stalling to end. Thousands of Californians -- including consumers, business organizations, community groups and organized labor -- have called for the CPUC to bring the competition to our state's long-distance marketplace: Ability First Advocacy Coalition for Long Beach AIDS Service Center Alhambra Chamber of Commerce Antelope Valley Boys & Girls Club Armenian Relief Society The Armenian Relief Society, A.R.S or H.O.M (Armenian: Հ.Օ.Մ., Հայ Օգնութիան Միութիւն Social Services Asian Pacific American Legal Center Asian Pacific Family Center Azusa Chamber of Commerce Baldwin Park Chamber of Commerce Bell Gardens Association of Merchants and Commerce Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce and Civic Association Black Business Association Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. Boys & Girls Club of Simi Valley California Manufacturer & Technology Association California Southern Cities Apartment Association Chamber of Commerce of West Covina CHARD Community Development Corp. City of Culver City Senior Citizens Center Common Ground Community Alliance for the Blind Crenshaw Chamber of Commerce Cuban-American Cultural Institute Culver City Chamber of Commerce East Los Angeles East Los Angeles, uninc. city (1990 pop. 126,379), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles, in an industrial area. It has a large Mexican-American population. There is a performing arts center and a cultural center. A junior college is there. Community Union Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. El Monte/South El Monte Chamber of Commerce Fame Renaissance First African Methodist Episcopal Church African Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist denomination (see Methodism). It was established in 1816 in Philadelphia with Richard Allen as its first bishop. In 1991 there were about 3.5 million members in the United States. Gateway Chamber Alliance Glendale Chamber of Commerce Glendale Hispanic Business & Professional Association Greater Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce Greater Huntington Park Area Chamber of Commerce Greater Los Angeles African-American Chamber of Commerce Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Hollywood Media District Industrial Chamber of Commerce Korean Health, Education, Information & Research Center La Mirada Chamber of Commerce La Raza Centro Legal, Inc. Labor Council f or Latin-American Advancement Latino Journal League of African-American Women Little Tokyo Service Center, Inc. Lomita Chamber of Commerce Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles Chamber Ballet Los Angeles County Federation of Labor LULAC LULAC League of United Latin American Citizens Malibu Chamber of Commerce Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center MELA Mela Maatalousyrittäjien Eläkelaitos (Espoo, Finland) MELA Middle East Librarians Association MELA Mothers of East Los Angeles (Latina community group) MELA Metro East Landlords Association Counseling Services Center, Inc. Mexican-American Opportunity Foundation Montebello Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), organization composed mainly of American blacks, but with many white members, whose goal is the end of racial discrimination and segregation. , Los Angeles National Association of Community Action Agencies National Association of Women Business Owners The National Association of Women's Business Owners (NAWBO) is an organization in the United States founded in 1975 that has the purpose of networking the approximately 10. New Economics for Women Norwalk Chamber of Commerce Ocean Park Community Center Ontario Chamber of Commerce Pacific Incubation Network Palos Verdes on the Net Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Pasadena Enterprise Center PAWS/LA People for People Pico Rivera Chamber of Commerce Project Amiga Project New Hope Puente Hills Area Chamber of Commerce RBD Communications (Recycling Black Dollars) San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. Economic Partnership Santa Barbara Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe Springs, city (1990 pop. 15,520), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., inc. 1957. The city lies in an oil and natural gas region and has diversified manufacturing. Chamber of Commerce & Industrial League, Inc. Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Sylmar Chamber of Commerce Temple City Chamber of Commerce Theatre League Alliance of Southern California Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce Tri-Counties Central Labor Council Tri-County Sentry Ventura Chamber of Commerce Ventura County Economic Development Association W.A.V.E. Watts Labor Community Action Committee West San Gabriel Valley Boys & Girls Club Westside Council of Chambers of Commerce Whittier Area Chamber of Commerce Woodland Hills Chamber of Commerce Thanks again to our communities for their continued support as we work toward full competition that will benefit all California consumer Kevin Tamaki Director External Affairs |
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