If they can go on the web site, they can see a lot more clearly what exactly the offer is. Bill Kennard is chairman of the agency. It's less burdensome for the industry and it'll be great for consumers. And the firms say this would make it more difficult to offer discounts and promotions. The plan to post phone rate info on the web won't take effect until a court resolves this challenge.
Consumer groups say they'll compile all of the data in print and make it available to the public.
In Washington, I'm Cynthia Ingle for Marketplace. Europe's political leadership is scrambling to appoint 20 new members of the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, before a continent-wide summit meeting begins on Wednesday. Several commissioners were implicated in a fraud and mismanagement investigation by an independent panel on Monday. By resigning, the commissioners avoided a possible parliamentary no-confidence vote that would have eliminated an elaborate package of employee benefits. And I think there is an element of truth in that.