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• Communications
  • SCC Adopts Revised Local Telephone Service Quality Rules (09/11/2009)
  • Low-Income Virginians Can Stay Connected with Telephone Assistance Plan (09/08/2009)
  • SCC Directs Embarq to Reduce Gradually Intrastate Access Charges (05/29/2009)
  • SCC Approves Merger of Embarq into CenturyTel (05/19/2009)
• Energy
  • SCC Grants Withdrawal of PATH-Virginia Application (01/27/2010)
  • SCC Sets Appalachian Power E&R Surcharge for 2010 (01/14/2010)
  • SCC Sets Surcharges for Dominion Virginia Power Power Plant Construction Costs Beginning January 1 (12/16/2009)
  • SCC Orders Further Fuel Rate Reduction for Dominion Virginia Power on January 1 (12/16/2009)
  • SCC Submits Demand Side Management Report to Governor and General Assembly (11/16/2009)
  • SCC Reduces Allegheny Power Fuel Rate Effective Nov. 1 (10/30/2009)
  • SCC Sets Schedule to Consider Sale of Allegheny Power's Service Territory in Virginia to Two Electric Cooperatives (10/09/2009)
  • SCC Schedules Additional Hearing in Loudoun County to Receive Testimony on Proposal to Build High Voltage Transmission Line (10/07/2009)
  • SCC Directs Cut in Fuel Rate for Dominion Virginia Power on October 1 (09/25/2009)
  • SCC Seeks Comments on Integrated Resource Plans Filed by Investor-Owned Electric Utilities (09/22/2009)
  • SCC Schedules Additional Hearing in Norton to Receive Testimony on Kentucky Utilities Rate Request; Location of All Sessions Changed to Norton City Council Chambers (09/21/2009)
  • SCC Sets Schedule to Consider Rate Hike Request by Prince George Electric Cooperative (09/03/2009)
  • SCC Seeks Comments on Appalachian Power Base Rate Request; Schedules Hearings in Southwest Virginia (08/26/2009)
  • SCC Seeks Comments on Energy Efficiency and Demand Reduction Programs Proposed by Dominion Virginia Power (08/13/2009)
  • SCC Reduces Appalachian Power Fuel Rate Increase Request (08/03/2009)
  • SCC Seeks Comments on a Proposal to Build Electric Transmission Line in Fauquier and Prince William Counties (07/30/2009)
  • SCC Seeks Comments on Kentucky Utilities Rate Request; Public Hearings Scheduled in Norton and Richmond (07/14/2009)
  • SCC Sets Surcharge for Dominion Virginia Power to Recover Transmission Costs Beginning September 1 (06/30/2009)
  • SCC Sets Schedule to Consider Columbia Gas of Virginia Conservation and Ratemaking Efficiency Plan (06/26/2009)
  • SCC Seeks Comments on APCO Rate Hike Request for Environmental and Reliability Costs; Schedules Public Hearing (06/24/2009)
  • SCC Schedules Local Hearings on a Proposal to Build 765-kV Electric Transmission Line in Northern Virginia (06/12/2009)
  • SCC Sets Public Hearing to Consider Rate Increase Request for Allegheny Power; Allows Interim Increase (05/18/2009)
  • SCC Seeks Comments Regarding Energy Conservation and Demand Response Targets for Generating Electric Utilities (05/01/2009)
  • SCC Sets Schedule to Consider Five Dominion Virginia Power Rate Proposals (04/22/2009)
  • SCC Approves Construction of Power Plant in Buckingham County (03/27/2009)
  • SCC Sets Rate for Northern Neck Electric Cooperative (01/14/2009)
• Financial Institutions
  • Mortgage Rate Lock-Ins Not Always "Locked" Cautions SCC's Bureau of Financial Institutions (08/12/2009)
  • SCC's Bureau of Financial Institutions Joins Nationwide Mortgage License System on August 3, 2009 (06/03/2009)
• Insurance
  • SCC’s Bureau of Insurance Encourages Military Personnel to Review Their Insurance Options (10/14/2009)
  • Special Advisory Commission to Meet November 17 (10/08/2009)
  • SCC Sets Hearing on Workers' Compensation Premium Level Adjustments (08/12/2009)
  • SCC Urges Virginians to Refrain from Purchasing Home Protection Insurance from an Unlicensed Company (07/09/2009)
  • SCC's Bureau of Insurance Urges Virginians to Plan Ahead for Hurricane Season (05/26/2009)
  • 2009 Virginia Medicare Supplement Insurance Premium Comparison Guide Available (03/31/2009)
  • SCC Introduces Uniform Group Health Insurance Application (03/12/2009)
  • SCC Named Receiver of Roanoke-Based Shenandoah Life Insurance Company (02/12/2009)
• Securities
  • Merrill Lynch Pays Virginia $425,000 to Settle Investigation of Unregistered Client Associates (12/16/2009)
  • Virginia to Receive $1.37 Million in Auction Rate Securities Settlement (12/14/2009)
  • Virginia to Receive $270,000 in Auction Rate Securities Settlement (10/26/2009)
  • Virginia to Receive More Than $1.2 Million in Wachovia Settlement (08/19/2009)
  • SCC Announces $1.3 Million Settlement in Securities Cases (07/15/2009)
• Clerk
  • SCC Moving to Web-Based Business Filings (01/20/2010)
• Miscellaneous