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• Phone companies plan backups for Gustav
NEW YORK - The tropical storm bearing down on the Gulf Coast could be a test for the country's wireless carriers, which faced criticism and a regulatory push after Hurricane Katrina took out networks. Verizon Wireless has spent $137 million in the ...
• Gustav become Category 3 hurricane off Cuba
Oil companies have already evacuated hundreds of workers from offshore platforms. Retail gas prices rose Friday for the first time in 43 days as analysts warned that a direct hit on Gulf energy infrastructure could send pump prices hurtling toward $5 ...
• Palin candidacy raises eyebrows in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's reputation as a crusading reformer after pushing through higher taxes on oil companies has been tarnished by revelations that members of her staff tried to have her former brother-in-law fired from his ...
• Why is my cable TV bill going up so fast?
In theory, cable companies aren’t supposed to be able to just raise their rates as much as they want. The cable television industry is regulated by thousands of individual local franchise authorities — city or county commissions set up by the ...
• Canada's oil rush fuels environmental concerns
And it is not alone among major oil companies rushing to exploit Alberta's oil sands, which make Canada one of the few countries that can significantly ramp up oil production amid the decline in conventional reserves.