Home News Tribune (East Brunswick, NJ) articles from September 2000

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New Jersey Republican Leaders Join Democrats Opposing Phone Deregulation.
September 1, 2000... Byline: Jennifer Micale Sep. 1--Democratic state legislators are not alone in their opposition to Verizon Communication's plan to deregulate local telephone service and, apparently, raise local monthly rates. Some Republican members have...

New Jersey Lawmakers, Verizon Find Themselves at Odds over Deregulation.
September 1, 2000... Byline: Joseph Picard Sep. 1--Is your local monthly telephone rate about to double? According to the state's ratepayer advocate and Democratic state lawmakers, the answer is yes, if Bell Atlantic has its way. Bell Atlantic, on the...

Verizon Communications Seeks Rate Changes in New Jersey.
September 6, 2000... Byline: Josee Valcourt Sep. 6--As Verizon Communications seeks permission to change its rates, its commitment to providing the state with top-notch Internet connections has become a sticking point -- and for opponents, a rallying point....

China Province Holds Trade Fair in New Brunswick, N.J.
September 12, 2000... Byline: Josee Valcourt Sep. 12--NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--New Jersey and the Chinese province of Zhejiang have something in common: They are both rich in businesses, and each promises to get richer. Officials and business leaders from the state...

Oil Wholesaler Denies Charges of Price-Fixing, Market Control.
September 13, 2000... Byline: Joseph Picard Sep. 13--Arcadia Petroleum, the fuel wholesaler being sued by the Tosco Corporation for alleged price-fixing, responded to the charges yesterday by issuing a brief statement denying any wrongdoing. "The...

L'Oreal Cosmetics Company Expands its Presence in Clark, N.J.
September 17, 2000... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Sep. 17--CLARK, N.J.--Whoever said beauty is only skin deep was definitely not working in the cosmetics industry. L'Oreal USA, the Paris-headquartered corporation that owns world-renowned brands including Lancome,...

New Jersey Public Utilities Board Questions Verizon's Rate Policy.
September 17, 2000... Byline: Joseph Picard Sep. 17--The state Board of Public Utilities will begin public hearings Tuesday into whether Verizon Communications, the local phone service for more than 95 percent of New Jersey, should be allowed to change monthly...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Drive Column.
September 19, 2000... Byline: Phil Hartman Sep. 19--HUMMER IS COSTLY, CLUMSY AND CLASSIC: Wife: "This is the stupidest car I've ever seen." Me: "What? How can you say that? Look at it. It's huge, it can go practically anywhere, and there's nothing like...

Verizon Rate Hikes, 'Bundling' Draw Fire in New Jersey.
September 19, 2000... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Sep. 19--Verizon on Monday completed its first day of several scheduled public hearings with the state Board of Public Utilities over its proposal for complete deregulation in the telecommunications industry and a...

At Verizon Phone Hearings, New Jersey Seniors, Unions Oppose Rate Hike.
September 20, 2000... Byline: Josee Valcourt Sep. 20--NEWARK, N.J.--Senior citizens and members of organized labor joined other opponents of Verizon Communications' local telephone rate-change plan yesterday as the state Board of Public Utilities continued...

Public Misses Board Hearing on Elizabethtown, N.J., Gas-Rate Hikes.
September 21, 2000... Byline: Kathleen Hopkins Sep. 21--Elizabethtown Gas Co. customers missed a chance last night to speak out on the company's proposal to raise rates by more than 17 percent. The state Board of Public Utilities held a public hearing at...