Closing the Digital Divide: Advanced Telecommunications in the District

As the District of Columbia makes the transition into the "Digital Age," it appears all wards are not advancing into the new millennium at the same pace.

After a long contentious battle with Verizon DC over its deregulation proposal in Price Cap Plan 2007 (renamed "Price Cap Plan 2008"), the Office of the People's Counsel and Verizon DC filed a joint settlement agreement before the PSC in March 2008.

Recent media attention on ever present cell phones has "ordinary" consumers reassessing their cell phone use. As cell phones become increasingly more popular, particularly with young people (who have literally grown up using a cell phone)

In January and February 2007, Verizon DC asked the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (PSC or Commission) for authority to classify its bundled services and business dial tone services as Competitive

VoIP allows you to make telephone calls using a computer network, over a data network like the Internet. VoIP converts the voice signal from your telephone into a digital signal that travels over the Internet

• A summary of the revised public pay telephone ("COCOTs") rules are introduced.
• New Public Payphone ("COCOTs") Rules offer help for ANC's Metropolitan police and complaints in payphone process.
• Click here to view a "pdf" version of the revised public pay telephone ("COCOTs") rules brochure.