Bruce A. Kushnick, New Networks Institute
VITA
- Education:
Harvard University, Graduate School of Psychology, 1977-1978
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Special Graduate Student in Interdisciplinary Sciences, 1977-1978, (Part of the Division for the Study and Research in Education, now part of the Media Lab.) Worked with Marvin Minsky, MIT AI Labs creating music with artificial intelligence
Master Class in Musical Theater, (under Lehman Engel) Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) 1976-1980
School of Contemporary Music 1976-1977
Harvard University Summer School, 1975-1976
Boston Architectural Center, 1975, 1976
Boston University, 1975, Special Graduate Class, School of Music Education
Sergeant School of Nursing, Boston U, 1975
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975, Linguistics & Music Seminars, with Noam Chomsky and Leonard Bernstein.
Brandeis University 1973-1976, Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, (Music Composition, Minor in Psychoacoustics.)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Research Laboratories in Electronics, (RLE) 1971-1973. Attended classes on acoustics with Amar Bose
Berklee College of Music, 1971-1972
University of Massachusetts, Computer Programming, 1971
Boston Experimental Electronic Projects, 1971
Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1971
Staten Island Community College, 1970-1971
Brooklyn Technical High School, 1966-1970
- Experience
Executive Director, Founder, New Networks Institute (NNI), 1992-
Managing Director, IRREGULATORS, 2015-
Chairman, Founding Member, Teletruth 2002-2014 (Dormant)
President, Co-founder, Strategic Telemedia, 1986-1993
Senior Telecom Analyst, Link Resources, a Division of IDC, 1985-1987
Founding member, The Audiotext Group, (now Kelsey/BIA), 1986-1992
Independent Telecom Analyst, National TeleVoice, (NTV) 1982-1986
Recording Artist, CBS/John Hammond Music, 1981-1982
- Columnist, Broadband & Telecommunication Expert
Medium, 2018-
Huffington Post, blogger, 2012 -2018
Harvard Nieman Foundation for Journalism’s Watchdog Project, 2006-2012
Alternet, with David Rosen, 2010-2014
- New Networks Institute (NNI)
New Networks Institute was founded in 1992 to examine how the break-up of AT&T and the creation of the Regional Bell Operating Companies (now AT&T, Verizon, and CenturyLink), impacted America’s communications and customers. NNI published a series of books and reports on various related topics. A bibliography is available at http://www.newnetworks.com/biblio.html
- IRREGULATORS
Established in 2015. IRREGULATORS is an independent consortium of telecommunications analysts, experts, forensic auditors and lawyers, some of whom held senior positions at the FCC, Consumer advocate and state Attorney General Offices. The IRREGULATORS gather information, present studies and participate in state and federal regulatory proceedings to expand user knowledge and advance consumer interests.
IRREGULATOR Team: http://irregulators.org/who-we-are/
- Teletruth & New Networks Primary Activities, 2002-2009
Founded in 2002, Teletruth has been an independent, advocacy group, and working with New Networks, has filed state and federal comments and complaints with the FCC, IRS, SEC, helped to develop class action suits, made Data Quality Act filings at the FCC and performed hundreds of phone audits, recovering millions of dollars for small businesses and consumers.
Class Action suit settlement against Verizon, NJ for inoperative circuits, based on phone data collected through Teletruth audits. October 2006
In 2004 and 2008, Teletruth received grants from the California Consumer Protection Fund to work with UCAN, to study phone, broadband, Internet, wireless charges.
Member, FCC Consumer Advisory Committee (2003-2004).
Class Action suit settlement against Verizon, NJ for missing small business discounts, based on phone data collected through Teletruth audits. July 2004
Proposed Congressional bill — “The Broadband Bill of Rights”. 2001-2002 (with Congressmen Nadler)
Created Roundtable for Small Telecom Businesses with Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, 2002
Filed the first Data Quality Act complaints with the FCC over phone bill charges, broadband, small business competition, wireless spectrum issues 1994-2010.
- Books and Major Reports
New Report Series: “The Digital Divide by Design” 2018-
New Report Series: “Fixing Telecommunications” 2015-2018
$400 Billion Broadband Scandal & Free the Net, 2015
$200 Billion Broadband Scandal, 2005
Dirty, Little, Secret Lives of Phone Bills, 2003
Regional Bell (RBOC) Revenues, Expenditures and Profits, 2002
Bell Executive Compensation, 2002
Bell Write-offs and Foreign Investment Losses 2002
The Unauthorized Bio of the Baby Bells & Info-Scandal, 1998
Inter-NOT: Online Statistics Reality Check, November 1996
Inter-NOT: The Terrible Twos: Online Industry’s Learning Curve, February 1997.
Telephone Bill Databases, California, 2004, 2008 — Wireless, Wireline, Broadband, Internet.
- With Probe Research
“10 Years Since Divestiture: The Future of the Information Age.”, consists of 14 volumes, with two computerized databases. 1,900 pages, 875 exhibits. Highlights:
The Information Super-Highway: Get A Grip, 1995
Regional Bell Earnings, Expenditures & Profits, 1994
Telephone Charges in America, 1980-1993, two volumes, computer database
Consumer Attitudes Toward Telephone & Cable Services, two volumes, 1993
New Network Services, 500, 600 and *100, published 1992
- Computer Databases: (Computer Programmer, Designer)
Telephone Charges in America, 1980-1992 — All charges, All states.
Consumer Attitudes Toward Telephone & Cable Services, 1000 Consumer Interviews, with Fairfield Research, 1993
Telecom Turf Wars, 1995, 1000 Consumer Interviews, with Fairfield Research.
- NNI’s Research Reports were Marketed by:
Probe Research, Inc. 1992-1996
Fairfield Research, Inc. 1994-1995
Phillips Business Information, Inc. 1994-1996
- President, Strategic Telemedia, 1988-1993
As President of Strategic Telemedia, 1985-1992, (originally National TeleVoice) the primary consulting activities included strategic planning, competitive analysis, and new business opportunities using interactive telecommunications. Selected clients: American Express, AT&T, Citibank, Consumer Union, Donnelly Directory, Nippon, MCI, Ogilvy & Mather, Pacific Bell, BellSouth, Sprint, Weather Channel, Westwood One (NBC and Mutual Radio). Specific projects included:
Acted as principal consultant and creator in the rollout of the first “NII”, 3-digit number service, “511” (like “311”) in America, with Cox Newspapers, 1992.
Acted as principal consultant to Sprint to create a new division for Telemedia services, including competitive and strategic analysis, product planning and implementation, sales and marketing. 1988-1991 (Estimated revenues were $250 million in 1990.).
Worked with The Weather Channel to implement a series of telephone related services, including 800 and 900 Weather. 900-WEATHER, Recipient of the Golden Phone Award, 1992. Work included product planning, media roll out, selection of vendors, down side risk analysis and co-marketing opportunities. 1991-1992.
Worked with American Express, Checks Division, to develop other lines of business in telecommunications related areas. Project included the exploration of new service offerings, including a telephone calling card, as well as creating an independent telecommunications network. 1990-1991.
Helped create a division for Audiotex and Telemedia services for Westwood One’s NBC and Mutual Radio Networks, including vendor selections, financial and program planning, including the creation of a premier telephone sports program. Campaign assistance included Burger King, Levi’s Jeans, Yoko Ono.
Worked with Donnelly Directory in the analysis of technology and marketing for the first national Talking Yellow Pages service, 1986.
- As President of Strategic Telemedia, Co-authored first Published Reports on:
Automatic Number Identification, (Caller ID) 1986-92
“700, 800, 900: The Intelligent Networks”, 1987-1992
Telephone as Media: Telemedia, 1987-91
Automated Service Bureau & Telemarketing Service Agencies -1991
- Strategic Telemedia’s Research Reports were Marketed by:
The Audiotex Group, 1988-1992
Jupiter Communications, 1987-1990
- Other Business Activities:
Invented a ‘500’ Caller Paid network, using the 500 Area Code, 1990. (Rolled out by AT&T.) Example: 500 555-1212.
Telecom Director for “Prime Time to End Hunger”, part of Bush Administration’s “1,000 Points of Light”, 1990.
Created first industry forums for Billing Services involving all RBOCs and IXCs, 1989-90
Founding member of the National Association of Information Services, NAIS (1990) renamed, “Interactive Services Association”, (ISA)
Created “Continuous Information Service” for Link Resources 1986-1987
Created first report about emerging voice technology markets. Link Resources, 1985-86
Founding member, The Audiotex Group, 1986, now “The Kelsey Group/BIA”
- Coined the Terms:
“Telemedia”, “Interactive Voice”, “Intelligent 800”, “500 Caller-Paid”
Predicted or Influenced:
Predicted companies would incorporate voice technology and add ‘press one of this, press two for that” as their phone interface, 1981
Predicted the addition of new technologies to the networks, combined with the divestiture of AT&T, would create an explosion of new networks, as well as new applications, from online services to intelligent 800 services, 1982.
Predicted Caller ID, Calling features and voicemail would become important phone services and new revenues for the phone companies, 1985
Sprint used NNI’s data to create the Candice Bergen add “Do you know what you’re paying for long distance per minute?” 1992
Predicted flat rate pricing for residential long distance, 1990.
Predicted 900 services would rise… and then fall, 1986…1990
Predicted the Bells would never deploy advanced networks as promised, 1992
- Press Interviews, 1987-2014, includes the following:
Featured in the Emmy-nominated “Bill Moyers In America”, “The Net at Risk”, 2006 Featured in Pulitzer Prize winder David Cay Johnston, “The Fine Print”, 2012
New York Times, Business Week, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, Advertising Age, DM News, CNN, Baltimore Sun, Interactive Age, Interactive Week, CNBC, Bloomberg, Inside Washington, Washington Times, Communications Week, Ad Week, Network World, Telecommunications Mag, Outlook on AT&T, Boston Globe, Communications. Daily, Associated Press, Newsbytes, Telephone Week, Philadelphia Inquirer, ISP Planet, Broadband Reports, Computerworld, ABC News-New York, Fox News-New York, Miami Herald, PhillyNews, the Bergen Record, Ars Technica, Forbes, among others.
- Other Activities:
“Touchtone”, optioned by, Warner Brothers, Wolper Productions., 1995-1999
“Touchtone” a novel, 1994
“Destiny”, a novel, 1993
“Kushnick at Carnegie”, Original compositions, Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 1990
Recording Artist, with No Laughing, CBS/John Hammond Music, 1982
Opera “Ephiphanies” with Richard Kostelanetz, 1982
“Bruce Kushnick, A Retrospective”, Carnegie Recital Hall, original compositions, 1980, accompanied by Robert Koff, founding member, Julliard Sting Quartet.
- Highlights of Speaking Engagements and Events, 1989-93
Asian Direct Marketing Symposium 93, Keynote Speaker, Telemedia, (May, 1993) Hong Kong
Infotext 93, The Creation of Area Codes *100, 500, and 600, and 3-Digit Dialing (January, 1993)
Press Conference, National Press Bldg. 10 Years Since Divestiture: The Future of the Info Age, (July, 1992)
Audiotex in Scandinavia, 92 Automated Services & Telephone Networks in US, (March, 1992)-Copenhagen
Infotext 92, Buying and Selling an Information Service, (January, 1992)
National Database Conference, Databases and New Telecommunications Options, (December, 1991)
American Telemarketing Association, Using New Telecom Options, Annual Conference, (October, 1991)
World Telemedia, Keynote Address, The Growth of Telemedia, (October 1991)-London
Direct Marketing Association, Database Marketing and Telecom Options, (February, 1991)
Telemedia 90, Tutorial Overview on 800 and 900 Service, (November, 1990)
Information Industry Liaison Committee, Automatic Number Identification Applications, (October, 1990)
Intertainment, Growth of 900 and 800 for Entertainment, (October, 1990)
Retrospective At Carnegie Recital Hall, The Music of Bruce Kushnick, (October, 1990)
Society of Telecom. Consultants, Automatic Number Identification Applications, (May, 1990)
Voice 90, The Telemedia Perspective, (March 1990)
Telecom Publishing, Audiotex Potential, Keynote Address, (February, 1990)
- Strategic Telemedia Industry Forums
Forum I First Industry Forum for Long Distance cos. on issues of 900, September, 1989
Forum II Brought together the Long distance carriers and the Regional Bells (RBOC) to discuss Billing and Collections for 900 and enhanced services, March, 1990
Forum III Long Distance co. and RBOCs meet Public Utility Commissioners, June 1990
APPENDIX B
Research, Analysis & Data; State & FCC Filings
- Partial list: 2014-2018
- Reports, Research, Data and Legal HYPERLINK “http://newnetworks.com/mission-statement/bibliography/”&HYPERLINK “http://newnetworks.com/mission-statement/bibliography/” Regulatory Actions, 1998-2015
- FCC Filings and Complaints, 1999-2013
- Data Quality Act Filings, 1994-2011
Reports, research, legal and regulatory Actions, 1985-1999
- The Future of the Information Age, with Probe Research, 1992-1999
- Seminal Research Reports of the Interactive Age, with International Data Corp (IDC)-Link Resources and Strategic Telemedia, 1985-1993
New Networks Institute & the IRREGULATORS filed in over 35 separate FCC proceedings and created “Fixing Telecom” series and the Digital Divide by Design series.
FILINGS RELATED TO 80-286 & The Big Freeze
- FILING: Comments filed in “The Big Freeze“ Docket 80-286 and FCC 18-99 -FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
- FILED WITH COMMENTS: REPORT 1: Did AT&T, Verizon, CenturyLink & the FCC Intentionally Create the Digital Divide?
- FILED AS REPLY COMMENTS: REPORT 2: Verizon New York 2017 Annual Report: An Analysis of Cross-Subsidies and Customer Overcharging DESCRIPTION: This report, based on the Annual Report shows that there is a utility and that it is hemorrhaging money because of the FCC.
- FILED AS COMMENTS: HYPERLINK “https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/1080748415878/USTelecomIRREGULATORS.pdf”REPORT 3: Bell Access Line Accounting Manipulation 1984-2018 Description: Verizon, AT&T, CenturyLink, and their association, USTelecom, with the help of the FCC, have manipulated the basic accounting of access lines, and have removed or hidden 80% of all lines, including all Business Data Services, (special access) DSL, competitor lines, FiOS, U-Verse, all of the wires to the cell sites or WiFi hot spots, alarm circuits, and this has been done to reinforce a claim that the utility networks are unprofitable.
- Report: Solving Net Neutrality: We Found a Fatal Structural Flaw in Every FCC Proceeding”, February 26th, 2018
Partial List of the Proceedings We Filed In:
- Net Neutrality Internet Order –Restoring Internet Freedom WC 17-108
- Section 706 —Inquiry Concerning Deployment of Advanced Telecom Capability to All Americans in a Reasonable and Timely Fashion, GN 17-199
- Shut off the Copper Proceedings —Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – WC Docket No. 17-84
- Technology Transitions, GN Docket No. 13-5;
- AT&T Petition to Launch a Proceeding Concerning the TDM-to-IP Transition, GN Docket No. 12-353
- Wireless Replacement of Wired Services Wireless Infrastructure NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking–WT Docket Nos. 17-79 and 15-180
- FCC Cost Accounting Rules Review of Part 32 Uniform System of Accounts Docket 14-130
- Jurisdictional Separations and Referral to the Federal-State Joint Board CC Docket No. 80-286
- Business Data Services (Special Access) –in Internet Protocol Environment, Docket No.16-143;
- Special Access for Price Cap Local Exchange Carriers, WC Docket No. 05-25;
- AT&T Petition for Rulemaking to Reform Regulation of ILEC Rates for Interstate Special Access Services, RM-10593.
- Investigation of Certain Price Cap Local Exchange Carrier Business Data Service Tariff Pricing Plans Environment WC Docket No. 15-247
The Details
Shut off the Copper Proceeding Filings
- Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – WC Docket No. 17-84
- Technology Transitions, GN Docket No. 13-5;
- AT&T Petition to Launch a Proceeding Concerning the TDM-to-IP Transition, GN Docket No. 12-353
- Also filed in FCC WTB 17-79, GN 17-83, GN 13-5, WC 12-353, CC 80-286
- Reply Comment 1 were filed on July 18th, 2017
- Appendix, The Book of Broken Promises
- Report 8: Full Report: Verizon New York 2016 Annual Report Analyzed.
- Report 5: The Hartman Memorandum proves that the FCC’s own cost allocation rules created massive financial cross subsidies between and among the state-based wired utilities, and the companies’ other lines of business, such as special access, or the wireless service.
- Report 6:HYPERLINK “http://newnetworks.com/hartmanhistory/”The History HYPERLINK “http://newnetworks.com/hartmanhistory/”&HYPERLINK “http://newnetworks.com/hartmanhistory/” Rules of Setting Phone Rates in America —The FCC’s ‘Big Freeze’ details that the FCC has set basic cost accounting expenses to based on the year 2000 and the FCC has never audited or investigated the impacts for 18 years.
Internet Order
- The Book of Broken Promises: $400 Billion Broadband Scandal and Free the Net is an encyclopedic collection of state-based Fiber optic deployments. It has been filing in multiple FCC proceedings in 2017, including Restoring Internet Freedom WC 17-108
Internet Order: Verizon’s Use of Title II vs FCC of Title II’s Harms
- NNI have filed a Petition for the FCC to investigate whether Verizon has committed perjury as Verizon has failed to disclose to the FCC, courts or public that their entire financial investments are based on Title II; filed Jan 13th, 2015.
- Verizon has responded with a letter denying our claims, filed, Jan 20th, 2015
- New Networks Institute & Teletruth Response to Verizon”http://newnetworks.com/verizonpetitionresponse/”, Feb 23rd, 2015
- Verizon: Show Us the Money PART I: Verizon’s FiOS, Fiber Optic Investments, and Title – Part 1: supplement original Petition for Investigation.
- Letter to the FCC, Comments: Open Internet proceeding. RE: Verizon’s Fiber Optic Networks are “Title II” — here’s What the FCC Should Do. DOCKET: Open Internet Proceeding, (GN No.14-28)
- Comments First: FCC Open Internet Proceeding “Title Shopping: Solving Net Neutrality Requires Investigations” , July 14th, 2014
- Comment Second: Verizon’s FiOS Fiber to the Premise (FTTP) Networks are Already Title II in Massachusetts, Maryland, Florida, New Jersey, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, New York
Section 706 and Related Filings
- Comment1, Comment 2 Inquiry Concerning Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans in a Reasonable and Timely Fashion, Section 706 Inquiry GN 17-199
- NNI: 20 Years of Section 706 and related inquiry filings—New Networks and our previous iteration, Teletruth and current affiliate IRREGULATORS have filed over 20 times over the last 20 years in Section 706
- http://newnetworks.com/20yearssection706/
- Part II: Facts Missing from the FCC’s Section 706 Broadband Reports
- NNI First Section 706 InquiryHYPERLINK “http://newnetworks.com/NNI_FCC_9-98.txt”,
Business Data Services: Consumer Federation of America (CFA) New Networks Institute (NNI) Filings
- Business Data Services in Internet Protocol Environment, Docket No.16-143;
- Special Access for Price Cap Local Exchange Carriers, WC Docket No. 05-25;
- AT&T Corporation Petition for Rulemaking to Reform Regulation of Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier Rates for Interstate Special Access Services, RM-10593.
- Investigation of Certain Price Cap Local Exchange Carrier Business Data Service Tariff Pricing Plans Environment WC Docket No. 15-247
- Hartman Memorandum letter describing the FCC’s distorted cost accounting rules and the harms of the unexamined cross-subsidies. November 4, 2015
- Report 5: The Hartman Memorandum
- Report 6:HYPERLINK “http://newnetworks.com/hartmanhistory/”The History HYPERLINK “http://newnetworks.com/hartmanhistory/”&HYPERLINK “http://newnetworks.com/hartmanhistory/” Rules of Setting Phone Rates in America
Joint Press Release: Consumer Federation of America and NNI
- The Manipulation of the Financial Accounting HYPERLINK “http://newnetworks.com/cfannipress/”&HYPERLINK “http://newnetworks.com/cfannipress/” Special Access
- Fact Sheet Highlights
“BUSINESS DATA SERVICE MARKET PLAGUED BY ILLEGAL COST ALLOCATIONS, OVERCHARGES AND EXCESS PROFITS. Consumer Federation of America and New Networks data show deeply anti-competitive, anti-consumer practices.
- Joint Comments Filed On June 28th, 2016 New Networks Institute and Consumer Federation filed Joint Comments in the FCC’s Business Data Services Proceeding
- Consumer Federation Ex Parte Meeting with the FCC, September 12th 2016
- Reply Comments Filed, August 5th, 2016
REPORTS: Fixing Telecom Series
In December, 2015, we released the first two reports in a new series, “Fixing Telecom” a project that started seven years ago. They are based on mostly public, but unexamined, information, the findings impacts all wireline and wireless phone, broadband, Internet and even cable TV/video services in America.
REPORTS:
- Report 1: Executive Summary: Verizon’s Manipulated Financial Accounting & the FCC’s Big “Freeze”
- Report 2: Full Data Report
- Report 3: SPECIAL REPORT How Municipalities and the States can Fund Fiber Optic Wireline and Wireless Broadband Networks.
- REPORT 4: Data Report Proving Verizon’s Wireline Networks Diverted Capex for Wireless Deployments Instead of Wiring Municipalities, and Charged Local Phone Customers for It.
- Report 5: The Hartman Memorandum proves that the FCC’s own cost allocation rules created massive financial cross subsidies between and among the state-based wired utilities, and the companies’ other lines of business, such as special access, or the wireless service.
- Report 6:HYPERLINK “http://newnetworks.com/hartmanhistory/”The History HYPERLINK “http://newnetworks.com/hartmanhistory/”&HYPERLINK “http://newnetworks.com/hartmanhistory/” Rules of Setting Phone Rates in America —The FCC’s ‘Big Freeze’ details that the FCC has set basic cost accounting expenses to based on the year 2000 and the FCC has never audited or investigated the impacts for 18 years.
- Report 7: SUMMARY REPORT: Verizon Massachusetts & Boston: Investigate the Wireless-Wireline Bait-n-Switch, January 17th, 2017
- Report 8: Full Report: Verizon NY 2016 Annual Report Analyzed, June 2017.
FILINGS:
On December 16th, 2015, we filed the first reports in 31 separate FCC proceedings.
FCC Comments: Joint Board & FCC Cost Accounting Rules.
We filed comments and refreshed the record in CC 80-186, WC 14-139, CC 80-286, CC 96-45, CC 97-21, WC 05-25, WC 10-90, WC 12-353, GN 13-5, GN 15-191, WC RM-11358
On May 24th, 2017 the IRREGULATORS filed comments with the FCC and the Federal-State Joint Board. They asked:
- Re: Federal-State Joint Board on Jurisdictional Separations Seeks to Refresh Record on Issues Related to Jurisdictional Separations, FCC 17J-1
- Re: Federal-State Joint Board on Separations Seeks Comment on Referral for Recommendations of Rule Changes to Part 36 as a Result of Commission Revisions to Part 32 Accounting Rules, FCC 17J-2
- On May 15th, 2017 the FCC denied our call for audits of the FCC’s accounting rules and granted itself an extension, even though the FCC froze the way expenses were assigned to the different lines of business — but always having ‘local service pay the majority of costs.
- On April 17th, 2017,the IRREGULATORS filed comments with the FCC calling for the Agency to do audits and investigations of the FCC’s “Big Freeze”. The FCC’s accounting rules were ‘frozen’ 16 years ago and they have created massive financial cross-subsidies, making local phone customers pay the majority of expenses for all services, from wireless to Broadband Data Services (BDS).
This is important because it documents that the FCC can not create new public policies without accurate financial data,
“We refresh this record, again, with ‘Fixing Telecom’, a report series done as an independent voice, without corporate or political financing, because sometimes the Public should come first.”
- Report 5: The Hartman Memorandum
- Report 6:The History & Rules of Setting Phone Rates in America— The FCC’s ‘Big Freeze’ & Cross Subsidies
- Report1: Executive Summary: Verizon’s Manipulated Financial Accounting & the FCC’s Big “Freeze”
- Report 2: Full Data Report
- Report 3: SPECIAL REPORT: How Municipalities and the States can Fund Fiber Optic Wireline and Wireless Broadband Networks.
- REPORT 4: Data Report Proving Verizon’s Wireline Networks Diverted Capex for Wireless Deployments Instead of Wiring Municipalities, and Charged Local Phone Customers for It.
FILINGS:
- Letter to the FCC for an Investigation of Cross Subsidies as detailed in the Hartman Memorandum
- FCC Filings: Cover Letter. On December 16th, 2015, we filed the first reports in 31 separate FCC proceedings
- List of Proceedings: FCC List of FCC Proceedings in which reports were filed
- Joint Filings with Consumer Federation of America in the Special Access, (Business Data Services) proceeding
IRREGULATORS’ RESEARCH & ANALYSIS USED IN INVESTIGATION AND SETTLEMENT VERIZON NY, Filed August 8th, 2017
- COMMENT 1: Overview and bibliography
- COMMENT 2: : Verizon NY in Multi-Billion Dollar Settlement Tangle, Underway in NY State. (Originally published in Huffington Post as summary).
- COMMENT 3: Full Report: Follow the Money: Verizon NY 2016 Annual Report Financial Analysis and Implications
Verizon State Based Reports and Analysis
- 2012“Verizon’s State-Based Financial Issues HYPERLINK “http://newnetworks.com/Verizonshellgame2012.pdf”&HYPERLINK “http://newnetworks.com/Verizonshellgame2012.pdf” Tax Losses: The Destruction of America’s Telecommunications Utilities” where we called for an investigation of Verizon’s financials and the cross-subsidies of its affiliate companies.
- 2013Verizon Wireless and the Other Verizon Affiliate Companies Are Harming Verizon New York’s (The State-based Utility) Customers HYPERLINK “http://newnetworks.com/VerizonNYAffiliatereport.pdf”&HYPERLINK “http://newnetworks.com/VerizonNYAffiliatereport.pdf” the State.
- 2013 Investigation of Verizon Wireline and Wireless Companies Business Relations by the New York State Commission — COMMENTS filed by Common Cause–NY, Consumer Union, CWA and the Fire Island Association culled from data from New Networks Institute research reports.
- 2014“It’s All Interconnected” published by Public Utility Law Project, PULP, with David Bergmann, Esq.
- Full Report: Follow the Money: Verizon NY 2016 Annual Report Financial Analysis and Implications
- Note: Current Investigation of Verizon New York’s business practices.