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On march 4, 2010, the Sarasota Herald Tribune published Steve Pociask’s op-ed “State’s Insurer of Last Resort Calls To Mind A House of Cards.”   To read the article, click here.
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WASHINGTON – The American Consumer Institute (ACI) announced today that it is placing a strong focus on statewide issues in Florida for 2010.  The organization’s announcement comes after substantial review of a variety of state issues that affect the majority of Florida’s consumers, including property insurance and telecommunications.

 
ACI’s Center for Citizen Research has established a Florida-focused [...]

By STEVE POCIASK
Special To The Tampa Tribune
Published: March 3, 2010
If an insurance company sold you a homeowner’s policy knowing that, if disaster was to strike, it probably couldn’t pay your claim, you would call that “consumer fraud” - plain and simple. If private insurance companies were to instigate such a scam, the insurance commissioner would [...]

Latest Study Consistent with Findings Showing Internet Regulations as a Detriment to Consumers, Broadband Investment and the Economy
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
At the State of Union Address, President Obama identified jobs as the “number one focus” for the year – and no wonder. While the unemployment rate dipped from December to January from 10.0% to 9.7%, the [...]

On February 16th 2010, the Washington Times ran an op-ed written by Steve Pociask of ACI that gives the results of a recent study on IT jobs.  That study showed that (for every dollar of revenue) Internet Service Providers are investing more and creating more jobs than other companies on the network’s edge.  However, the FCC is [...]

February 10, 2010
Chairman Julius Genachowski
Commissioner Michael J. Copps
Commissioner Robert M. McDowell
Commissioner Mignon Clyburn
Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker
Regarding GN Docket No. 09-191 and WC Docket No. 07-52
Dear Commissioners:
This letter and its attachment respond to recent comments filed by parties that cite a study by the S. Derek Turner of the Free Press titled “Finding the Bottom [...]

This Los Angeles Times article discusses the high cost of computer printer ink and the lack of product labeling on ink cartridges.  The article cites ACI’s 2007 study on the issue.  The Times article discusses efforts by the organization — National Conference on Weights and Measures — to investigate the issue.  To read the entire article in the Times, [...]

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/

Read the article by visiting …. http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2009/12/20/news/doc4b2d8bf72dd7e331218484.txt