The recent debacle involving Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and the sinkhole rates that it charges consumers points out one clear thing — that Citizens is not a true insurance company; it is a socialized mechanism that undercuts the private market and maintains artificially low rates because it has the power to tax all policyholders when [...]

ONLY A TEST.  On November 9, 2011, at 2 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST, which is 11 AM Pacific Time), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will conduct the first-ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS).  At that time, an announcement will come on every TV and [...]

American Consumer Institute Applauds Passage of Wireless Tax Fairness Act Encourages Senate to take swift action to protect wireless consumers WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives today overwhelmingly approved the Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011 – legislation that will protect consumers with a five-year ban on new state and local government-imposed wireless taxes [...]

WASHINGTON, DC – A new national poll released today finds that the vast majority of consumers support an expansion of energy projects as a way to boost job growth among American workers.  The poll also revealed that most consumers are pessimistic about the health of the economy, and the vast majority support expanding energy initiatives [...]

A just released Study by the CWA Finds Blocking AT&T / T-Mobile Deal will Harm Consumers.  The paper was filed with the FCC and available here.

WASHINGTON – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski today unveiled his plan to reform the Universal Service Fund. The following quote should be attributed to Steve Pociask, president of the American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research. “Today’s speech by Commissioner Genachowski represents an important step forward on reforming the Universal Service Fund and ensuring [...]

American Consumer Institute president Steve Pociask issued the following statement regarding today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing regarding Google’s competition practices: “At today’s hearing, Google’s Eric Schmidt denied the company has abused its dominant market and claimed that there is competition in the market space. The facts, however, do not support those claims and the comments [...]

Economics professor Joseph Fuhr comments on the economic effects that would result if the Sunoco Refinery in Marcus Hook were to close. The article was published in the Delaware County Daily Times on September 8, 2011.

You can download the letter here.

Here are two useful posts to help in preparation for an oncoming storm.  The first is from MSNBC and it lists things to do before the hurricane.  The second is from ACI and provides a list of tips on communicating during an emergency.