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The billing mishaps led to a 2023 shakeup at the top of Central Hudson, which serves over 400,000 customers in seven mid-Hudson Valley counties north of New York City, from Putnam north to Albany.
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission, 447 U.S. 557 (1980), was an important case decided by the United States Supreme Court that laid out a four-part test for determining when restrictions on commercial speech violated the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.
Central Hudson asked state officials to approve rate hikes of 4.6% for electric and 5.8% for gas customers beginning next summer. ... kicking off an 11-month review. On July 18, the PSC reduced ...
Unfortunately, this isn’t the only scam targeting people across the U.S. Last summer, Apple warned iPhone users of a devastating smishing scam that allows hackers to steal their digital lives.
Cramming is a form of fraud in which small charges are added to a bill by a third party without the subscriber's consent, approval, authorization or disclosure. These may be disguised as a tax, some other common fee or a bogus service, and may be several dollars or even just a few cents.
Some scam artists can disguise their phone number to make it look as though the real utility company is calling. Some scammers "use the legitimate company’s hold music and typical automated introduction to deceive customers who call them back." [3] Some scammers can mimic what a legitimate utility company employee may sound like. [4]
Some of the top scams affecting consumers in the Hudson Valley region last year ranged from government agency imposter scams to healthcare scams.
If you get an email providing you a PIN number and an 800 or 888 number to call, this a scam to try and steal valuable personal info. These emails will often ask you to call AOL at the number provided, provide the PIN number and will ask for account details including your password.