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The Institute Files FCC Comments: Finds Internet Regulations Would Reduce Network Investment and Consumer Welfare; Data To Support Internet Regualtions Called “Woefully Inadequate”
ACI Files FCC Comments in Internet Regulation Proceedings
Based on All Empirical Evidence, Internet Regulations Would Reduce Network Investment and Raise Consumer Prices
Washington, DC, January 14, 2010 –– Finding the record of support for net neutrality based regulations “woefully inadequate” the American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research (ACI) today urged the Federal Communications Commission [...]
Steve Pociask on CNBC: The Good and the Bad News about This Year’s Holiday Shopping Season
To read ACI’s latest news article on CNBC.com, visit http://www.cnbc.com:80/id/34481358
To read our recent retail electronics study, visit: http://www.theamericanconsumer.org/2009/11/10/american-consumer-institute-releases-study-finding-no-difference-in-consumer-electronics-prices-between-wal-mart-and-best-buy-study-calls-for-wal-mart-to-improve-on-shelf-labeling-to-ensure-shoppers/
Dr. Fuhr Discusses Holiday Spending, the Storm and the Economy
Read the article by visiting …. http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2009/12/20/news/doc4b2d8bf72dd7e331218484.txt
ACI Survey: Most Consumers Say The Economy Is Worse Today Than Last Year and Expect To Spend Less This Holiday Season
Washington, DC, December 16, 2009 –– In a nationwide survey conducted by the American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research (ACI), 60% of consumers say that the economy is worse than it was a year ago, while 17% believe the economic is about the same and only 22% believe the economy is either better. The [...]
Listen to ACI Experts Talk about Credit Card Fees and Their Impact as Consumers Deal With Holiday Spending
On December 3, 2009, ACI Experts Dr. Larry F. Darby and Dr. Joseph Fuhr, Jr. discuss the effects of hidden credit card fees on consumers and retail merchants. Click here to here the entire audio. call-audio1
As Black Friday Approaches, Americans Would Have More Money to Spend If Not for Hidden Credit Card Fees — The American Consumer Institute Finds the Annual Interchange Fees to be Roughly One Half of Holiday Spending
WASHINGTON—The American Consumer Institute (ACI) today released a ConsumerGram detailing the negative effects that high credit card fees (referred to as interchange fees) have on families across the country. On average, each household will pay an estimated $337 this year in interchange fees – a hidden tax on credit card purchases. In turn, the credit [...]
ACI Releases a Book, Holds a Capitol Hill Event: The Evidence on Net Neutrality
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 19, 2009
The American Consumer Institute Releases New Book on the Consequences of Net Neutrality
Authors Express Concerns at a Capitol Hill Briefing
WASHINGTON – The American Consumer Institute today hosted a panel discussion and debate entitled, “The Evidence on Net Neutrality” and released a new book, “The Consequences of Net Neutrality Regulations [...]
American Consumer Institute Refutes Baseless Free Press Claims about Network Neutrality and Investment
ACI Calls Policy Makers’ Attention to Facts about Investment
Washington, DC (November 11, 2009) – Emphasizing its agreement that the FCC “…must be guided by evidence, not rhetoric,” the American Consumer Institute today released a point-by-point report refuting the claims about investment and regulation made by Free Press. Given the close relationship between broadband network investment [...]
American Consumer Institute Releases Study Finding No Difference in Consumer Electronics Prices between Wal-Mart and Best Buy; Study Calls for Wal-Mart to Improve On-Shelf Labeling to Ensure Shoppers Can Make Educated Comparisons of Consumer Electronics
NEWS RELEASE – For Immediate Release
Washington, DC (November 10, 2009) – Shoppers’ perception that Wal-Mart is the lowest-priced retailer for consumer electronics goods is incorrect, according to a new study, released today, by the American Consumer Institute (ACI).
The study’s findings are particularly significant considering that according to the Consumer Electronics Association, the [...]
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