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• Attorney General Asks Providers To Waive Charges For Period Of No Service

  Attorney General George Jepsen is asking all providers of telecommunications, cable and satellite television and Internet services in Connecticut to waive charges for the period its Connecticut customers were without service following the Oct. 29 storm.

• Attorney General Jepsen Calls for “Meaningful” Penalties on CL&P In Wake of Poor Storm Response

  Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) was imprudent in its preparation for and response to Tropical Storm Irene and the October Nor’easter and should face meaningful penalties, according to Attorney General George Jepsen in a brief filed today in the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) investigation into utility companies’ responses to the two storms.

• Attorney General Asks State Regulators To Investigate CL&P’S Storm Response

  Attorney General George Jepsen today asked utility regulators to investigate the adequacy of Connecticut Light & Power Company's preparedness and response to Winter Storm Alfred on Oct. 29, which left more than 831,000 CL&P customers without power.

• Attorney General Leads National Effort To Extend Tax Relief for Distressed Homeowners

  Attorney General George Jepsen is leading a national effort by state attorneys general who are urging Congress to extend tax relief for consumers who have mortgage debt canceled or forgiven because of financial hardship or a decline in housing values.

• Attorney General Jepsen to eBook Purchasers: Settlement Credit Notification Process has Begun

  Attorney General Jepsen today advised Connecticut residents who may have purchased certain eBooks that the notice process is underway in a $69 million national settlement with publishers announced earlier this year. Approximately $1.3 million of the settlement will be allotted to Connecticut consumers, if the settlement is approved by the court.

• Attorney General And Federal Trade Commission Sue Branford Marketers Over Alleged Deceptive Practices

  Attorney General George Jepsen has joined with the Federal Trade Commission in a lawsuit against three Branford-based companies and their principal, whose Internet marketing and sales practices allegedly violate federal and state law.

• Attorney General Joins “Stop the Texts” Day National Campaign

  Attorney General George Jepsen today joined the nationwide “Stop the Texts Day” campaign in a continuing effort to educate young drivers about the dangers of texting while driving. May is National Youth Traffic Safety Month.

• Attorney General Issues Warning About Bogus Computer Repair Telephone Calls

  Attorney General George Jepsen today warned Connecticut residents to be wary of telephone calls offering computer repair or security services because the calls are likely a scam that could prove costly.

• Attorney General Joins National Public Service Campaign To Discourage Young Adults from Texting and Driving

  Attorney General George Jepsen today joined a national public service campaign featuring scenes from the award-winning television series “Glee” to help educate young adult drivers on the dangers of texting while driving.

• Attorney General Seeks Protection for Connecticut Consumers in Data Breach

• Child Support Collection Efforts Benefit Connecticut Families In Need

• Attorney General Speaks Out As Member Of Men Make A Difference, Men Against Domestic Violence

  Attorney General George Jepsen added his voice Tuesday to those standing up against domestic violence during a news conference Tuesday by members of Men Make A Difference, Men Against Domestic Violence.

• Jepsen Says State Regulators Should Review Proposed Northeast Utilities Merger

• Attorney General Joins National Effort To Allocate Bandwidth For Public Safety Use

• Attorneys General Ask Backpage.Com To Show Efforts To Block Human Trafficking