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View All for Upcoming EventsMA Utility Consumer Rights Course
Free course for advocates and front line social service workers detailing the eligibility requirements for utility discounts, how to prevent service from being shut off, how to restore service if it has been terminated, and how to manage past due balances. Recording and resources available.
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Utility Terminations
Chapter 15 of Surviving Debt discusses ways to avoid utility terminations, even when you cannot pay your bills, and explains ways to reduce the cost of future utility bills.
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Access to Utility Service
Delivery of electricity, gas, water, and telecommunications services are some of the biggest problem areas for consumers today. Skyrocketing prices, de-regulation, and widespread terminations all make access to utility service an area essential to a consumer law practice.
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