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Good science makes good public policy: That is a given. Policymakers do well
to protect consumers from things proven to be harmful.
The converse is just as true, however. Bad science can lead to bad public policy.
That is the unfortunate scenario in a few isolated jurisdictions across the country
as legislators react to recent headlines about lead levels in toys by casting too wide a net
and outlawing substances that have not been shown to be harmful.
C4CC to FCC: Look to Kentucky for
Broadband Success: WASHINGTON,
DC (July 17, 2007) - Consumers for
Competitive Choice (C4CC) asked the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to
consider the phenomenally successful
Connect Kentucky model of broadband
deployment as it searches for ways to
ensure that this essential service reaches
all Americans.
Shades of Green at Issue in Vehicle
Fuel Standards Debate: here is more
than one shade of green at issue as the
U.S. House of Representatives takes up
vehicle fuel efficiency standards this
summer. And all shades of green matter
to America’s consumers.
C4CC Changes a “C”, Vows to Work
on Additional Consumer Issues:
INDIANAPOLIS (July 9, 2007) - Consumers
for Cable Choice today announced that it
has expanded its focus and amended its
name to recognize that wider range of
consumer advocacy.
Retired Nevadans join C4CC Push
for Competition, Consumer Interest:
Carson City, NV (July 5, 2007) -
Consumers for Competitive Choice (C4CC)
gained another important voice this week
as the Nevada Alliance for Retired
Americans (NARA) and its seventeen
chapters throughout the state joined the
national consumer advocacy group.
Dear Editor: Finally, there is
something on which all Big Ten fans
can agree. The Conference's attempt to
strong-arm excessive programming fees for
previously free over-the-air sports events
through its new Big Ten Network is a
flagrant foul.
BTN is attempting to exact fees of more
than $1 per consumer per month from cable
providers to carry the network when it
launches in August. If cable providers
cave in and agree, those costs undoubtedly
will be passed directly on to consumers in
the form of another cable rate increase.
© 2007 Consumers for Competitive Choice