PUC Lifts Caps On Phone Rates; Supreme Court To Rule On School Integration; Yen Do's Legacy; FilmWeek
PUC Lifts Caps On Phone Rates
State regulators are lifting most price controls for landline phone companies. They say competition with wireless, internet and cable phone providers will keep rates in check. The five-nothing vote by the California Public Utilities Commission allows phone companies to change their rates without prior approval. Such restrictions have been in place since the 1980s. Phone companies say the new rules will allow them to bundle services like Internet access and video-on-demand along with phone service for a single price. But some consumer groups objected to the decision, arguing it paves the way for phone companies to hike prices on poorer customers. Ted Chen and his guests discuss the new rules that are set to take effect in January 2009.
Supreme Court To Rule On School Integration
Ted Chen discusses the issue of school integration and the ruling coming down from the Supreme Court.
Yen Do's Legacy
Yen Do, the founder of the Nguoi Viet Daily News, the nation's first Vietnamese newspaper, died last Sunday. Ten Chen talks with guests about the legacy of the publisher remembered for his work with immigrants through his newspaper.
FilmWeek
Guest host Ted Chen and critics Jean Oppenheimer of New Times and Scott Foundas, film editor for the L.A. Weekly, discuss this week's new releases, including Invincible, Idlewild, How to Eat Fried Worms, Beerfest, Half-Nelson, The Quiet, Viva Pedro!, Two Drifters, Queens, Fanfan la Tulipe, Buzz, and last week's Snakes on a Plane.