FTC: FTC files comment with Louisiana Public Service Commission on consumer protection & environmental issues.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-14 September 1998-FTC: FTC files comment with Louisiana Public Service Commission on consumer protection and environmental issues (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:110998 The staff of the Federal Trade Commission on September 4 filed a comment with the Louisiana Public Service Commission in response to its request for comments about consumer protection issues related to regulatory reforms in the electric industry.

The FTC has a longstanding interest in regulation and competition in energy markets and has submitted comments about competition and consumer protection issues to federal and state agencies. In its comment, the FTC staff addressed two consumer protection topics: 1) educating consumers about the impact of electricity...