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UI 21 PerCent Transmission Rate Increase Stuns Electric Customer

January 18, 2012
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UI 21 PerCent Transmission Rate Increase Stuns Electric Customer

From Jeff Brown Along with the first bill in the new year, UI included the happy news that the CT Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has approved a whopping 21% increase in the aggregate transmission rate that UI can charge residential customers.  (This is the portion of the bill that is still provided as a...

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Ct Consumer Complaint: Best Buy Demands Drivers License On Returns

January 13, 2012
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Ct Consumer Complaint: Best Buy Demands Drivers License On Returns

Complaint from Fran Porter about Recently, purchased item for $17.00 from Best Buy, Simsbury. I returned 1 week later with receipt, in perfect condition.  BB asked for driver’s license , I questioned why, was told  BB needs to enter into their data base, so if I buy & return “excessively” they will not allow...

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Ct Consumer Complaint: Do Not Call List Isn’t Working

November 29, 2011
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From Bob Trotta, New Haven Here’s ANOTHER item that will be of interest to your readers- TELEMARKETERS! Since day one I have been on the Federal Trade Commission Do Not Call List. Has it helped? Well, if it has, I’d hate to see how many more calls I would be getting if I wasn’t...

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Ct Consumer Complaint: First Niagara’s New Charge For Check Copies

November 26, 2011
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Ct Consumer Complaint: First Niagara’s New Charge For Check Copies

From  Bob Trotta New Haven, CT Here’s a NEW problem that you might want to check out. It just came to my attention today when I received my bank statement. Warn your readers that if they have a “CHOICE CHECKING” account with First Niagara Bank, they will NOW be charged $4.00 a month just...

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