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

• Mortgage Servicing Workshop December 20 For Wells Fargo And Wachovia Customers

  Attorney General George Jepsen and state Banking Commissioner Howard F. Pitkin are announcing that Wells Fargo and Wachovia customers who are having trouble paying their mortgage loans may attend a home preservation workshop the bank is hosting on Dec. 20, 2011 in Hartford.

• Media Advisory: 10th Annual Triad Conference

  Topics include: protecting and safeguarding yourself on Facebook; the changing senior demographics in Connecticut; preparing for the next disaster; and raising awareness about cutting edge scams.

• Mortgage Loan Borrowers Encouraged To Participate In Federal Foreclosure Review And Claims Process

  Attorney General George Jepsen and state Banking Commissioner Howard F. Pitkin are encouraging Connecticut borrowers who believe they suffered financial injury because of harmful mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure practices to participate in an Independent Foreclosure Review and claims process.

• Consumer Counsel, Attorney General Urge Regulators To Appoint Independent Utility Pole Administrator

  Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz and Attorney General George Jepsen are urging state utility regulators to appoint an independent, statewide administrator with management and oversight authority over Connecticut’s network of utility poles.

• Connecticut And Eastern States Join In Support of EPA Cross-State Air Pollution Rule

  Connecticut, joined by five other Eastern states and the District of Columbia, is seeking to intervene in support of a federal rule to control interstate air pollution, which is currently under challenge in a lawsuit before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

• Cigna Agrees To Review Chiropractic Claims Denied Improperly

• Bank Of America Responds To Mortgage Assistance Needs In Connecticut

  Attorney General George Jepsen said Bank of America Corp. responded to the needs of distressed homeowners in Connecticut by opening a customer assistance center today in Southington to help borrowers seeking loan modifications or other alternatives to foreclosure.

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

• Attorney General Urges Senate Leaders To Reject “Right To Carry” Reciprocity Legislation

  Attorney General George Jepsen is urging U.S. Senate leaders to oppose national “right-to-carry” reciprocity legislation that would require states to recognize the gun-permitting laws of other states, including the right to carry concealed weapons.

• Attorney General Raises Privacy Concerns About Facebook’s “Tag Suggestions” Feature

• Attorney General Notifies Suppliers Of Abnormal Market Disruption On Energy Products

  Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has posted notice of an abnormal disruption in the market for energy resources pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Section 42-234, putting wholesalers, retailers and consumers on notice that charging unconscionably excessive prices for gasoline, heating fuels and other energy resources is prohibited.

• Attorney General Joins Challenge To Electric Transmission Rates In New England

  Attorney General George Jepsen today joined Massachusetts and other New England states in challenging the rates charged by electric transmission owners, claiming they are no longer “just and reasonable” as required by federal law.

• Attorney General George Jepsen Named Co-Chairman Of Antitrust Working Group

• Attorney General George Jepsen Advises Residents To Secure Wireless Internet Networks