After a year of heading in the right direction, the California Public Utilities Commission veered off course last week when Commissioner Dian Grueneich initiated a dangerous move towards old command-and-control regulation. Grueneich claimed to be staking out a middle ground in her alternate plan to Commissioner Michael Peevey’s outline for a California Telecommunications Bill of Rights. “This decision strikes the appropriate balance between the needs of consumers and supporting a competitive marketplace,” she announced on January 25.
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Fatal Conceit at the California Public Utilities Commission
Posted by: Sonia Arrison February 3, 2006 05:00 AMAfter a year of heading in the right direction, the California Public Utilities Commission veered off course last week when Commissioner Dian Grueneich initiated a dangerous move towards old command-and-control regulation. Grueneich claimed to be staking out a middle ground in her alternate plan to Commissioner Michael Peevey’s outline for a California Telecommunications Bill of Rights. “This decision strikes the appropriate balance between the needs of consumers and supporting a competitive marketplace,” she announced on January 25.