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Consumer groups petition US Government to act over spam - Telecommunications and Research Action Center , National Consumers League and Consumer Action
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-9 September 2002-Consumer groups petition US Government to act over spam C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com A number of consumer groups have petitioned the US Government with requests that it increase its efforts to counter junk e-mail. A spokesperson for the Telecommunications and Research Action Center...
Tags: NETWORKING, petition, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telephony, U.S. Government
Research articles 2002-09-09
Consumer Action's New Prepaid Wireless Survey Finds Clear Benefits, Many Alternatives to 'Postpaid' Cell Phone Plans.
Byline: Consumer Action Byline: Consumer Action
Tags: benefit, cell phone, Clear, phone, wireless
Research articles 2005-12-07
Consumer Action, American Express Partner to Create Free, Multilingual Education Initiative About Credit Cards.
Byline: Consumer Action Byline: Consumer Action
Tags: American Express Co., credit card
Research articles 2005-12-12
Consumer Action Publishes New Multilingual Brochure to Educate Consumers About Federal Earned Income Tax Credit.
Byline: Consumer Action SAN FRANCISCO, March 21 AScribe Newswire -- Consumer Action CA today released a multilingual brochure to educate people about the Earned Income Tax Credit EITC, which helps low income, working taxpayers get more money back when they file their federal income...
Tags: brochure, FINANCE, income, Internal Revenue Service, Taxes
Research articles 2005-03-21
Consumer case in California raises questions from agents. (In the News).(Consumer Action League files Superior Court lawsuit)(Brief Article)
WASHINGTON -- Is a lawsuit filed in California by a self-proclaimed public interest group a legitimate exercise in consumer protection or a way to generate settlement fees for lawyers? In an April 3 fling in California's Superior Court, the Consumer Action League alleged...
Tags: In The News Inc.
Research articles 2002-04-29
Incidence of Elder Fraud on the Rise in the United States - More than Five Million Seniors Fall Victim Every Year; New Guide from Capital One and Consumer Action Helps Seniors Spot Scams and Fight Back
MCLEAN, Va. -- More than five million elderly people are victimized by financial fraud each year according to the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging. As millions of baby boomers quickly approach retirement age, elder fraud is a growing concern in the United States. With this in mind, leading financial...
Tags: Capital One Financial Corp.
Research articles 2005-10-31
Capital One and Consumer Action Sponsor Free Financial Literacy Training for Local Nonprofit Community Organizations
NEWARK, N.J. -- Consumer advocacy group Consumer Action and leading financial services company Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) today announced that their joint MoneyWi$e financial literacy partnership will provide a financial training seminar to community groups in New Jersey.
Tags: Capital One Financial Corp., financial
Research articles 2007-03-28
Capital One and Consumer Action Award MoneyWi$e Stipends To Local Community Groups for Financial Education
MCLEAN, Va. -- Consumer advocacy group Consumer Action and Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) today announced that their joint MoneyWi$e financial literacy partnership will award stipends totaling $75,000 to community non-profit groups in 13 states.
Tags: Capital One Financial Corp., financial
Research articles 2006-07-24
Capital One and Consumer Action to Provide Stipends to Local Community Groups in 10 States for Financial Education; Stipends Will Help Groups Supply Financial Education, Reaching More Than 80,000 Individuals
MCLEAN, Va. -- Consumer advocacy group Consumer Action and leading financial services company Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) today announced that their joint MoneyWi$e financial literacy partnership will award stipends totaling $75,000 to community groups in 10 states. The move expands the reach of their partnership and will enable community non-profit...
Tags: Capital One Financial Corp., financial
Research articles 2005-08-02
National Survey Shows Americans Need to Get Financially Fit; Capital One and Consumer Action Find Majority of Americans Lack Basic Understanding of Credit Scores and the Fundamentals of Personal Finance
MCLEAN, Va. -- Despite the fact that 65.1 percent of Americans consider themselves "very" or "highly" knowledgeable when it comes to personal finance, many fall short in a number of key areas according to the results of a new survey by consumer advocacy group Consumer Action and leading financial services...
Tags: Capital One Financial Corp., personal finance, survey
Research articles 2005-09-06
Capital One and Consumer Action Sponsor Free Financial Literacy Training for West Coast Non-Profit Community Organizations
MCLEAN, Va. -- Consumer advocacy group Consumer Action and leading financial services company Capital One (NYSE:COF) today announced that their joint MoneyWi$e financial literacy partnership will provide a two-day financial train-the-trainer seminar to more than 40 non-profit community groups from six Western states.
Tags: Capital One Financial Corp., financial
Research articles 2005-06-06
Capital One and Consumer Action Sponsor Free Financial Seminar for Local Non-Profit Community Organizations
MCLEAN, Va. -- Consumer advocacy group Consumer Action and leading financial services company Capital One (NYSE:COF) today announced that their joint MoneyWi$e financial literacy partnership will provide free financial training to non-profit community groups from several Southeast states.
Tags: Capital One Financial Corp., financial
Research articles 2004-10-18
Capital One and Consumer Action Sponsor Free Financial Literacy Training for Louisiana Non-Profit Community Organizations
NEW ORLEANS -- National consumer advocacy group Consumer Action and leading financial services bank Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) today announced that their joint MoneyWi$e financial literacy partnership will provide two financial education training meetings this week to community groups in Louisiana.
Tags: Capital One Financial Corp., financial
Research articles 2008-05-07
Informing Company About Consumer Action
Use this template to inform the company that you have taken a consumer action against them. This may, in some cases, scare a company into meeting your demands.
Tags: Best Sample Letters
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Sprint's response to Consumer Action survey
KANSAS CITY, Mo.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 18, 1996--Consumer Action's focus on basic rates distorts the reality of what Sprint customers are paying today for their long distance rates.
Tags: Sprint Communications, survey
Research articles 1996-03-18
Pacific Bell & Consumer Action warn of excessive pay phone rates on collect calls from Mexico; consumers unknowingly charged as much as $32 for a one-minute call
SAN FRANCISCO--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 4, 1997--Pacific Bell and Consumer Action are warning consumers accepting "collect calls" from pay phones in Mexico that they could be hit with steep unanticipated charges.
Tags: phone
Research articles 1997-02-04
Consumer groups, AT&T push for Fla. reform veto. (Florida's telecommunication reform bill)
A concerted effort by consumer groups, paralleled by AT&T Corp., may jeopardize final approval of a cable and local telephone company-brokered reform bill in Florida. Consumer groups including the Florida Consumer Action Network, the American A concerted effort by consumer groups, paralleled...
Tags: AT&T Corp., phone, telecommunications
Research articles 1995-06-05
Pac Bell settles suit on DSL gripes.(Pacific Bell settles consumer class action lawsuit)(Brief Article)
SBC Communications Inc.'s Pacific Bell unit has agreed to pay California a $27 million fine to end a lawsuit filed by consumers over billing errors for its digital subscriber line service. United Consumer Action Network of San Diego sued Pac B ...
Tags: billing, DSL
Research articles 2002-07-15
Consumer groups petition US Government to act over spam
INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-C1995-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A number of consumer groups have petitioned the US Government with requests that it increase its efforts to counter junk e-mail. A spokesperson for the Telecommunications and Research Action Center and the National Consumers League and Consumer Action has stated...
Tags: INTERNET, Litigation, MARKETING, NETWORKING, petition, SECURITY, Spam, Telephony, U.S. Government
Research articles 2002-09-09
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