Newspaper Articles – Phil Britt

IRS Taxpayer Advocate Calls for Simpler Tax Code

As taxpayers enter crunch time to hit the April 15 income tax filing deadline, many of them likely agree the federal government’s four-million-word tax code is too long and complex.

Big Banks See Big Profits, But Banking Industry Worries Remain

Major banks recently reported their best year since 2006, but bankers worry about future economic and regulatory conditions.

Chicago Mayor Warns of Huge Pension Shortfall

The City of Chicago needs $1.5 billion a year beginning in 2016 to shore up its pensions for municipal workers across police, fire, water, and other municipal departments as well as for elected off

Banking Risks Reflected in Moody’s Downgrades

Credit ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service recently downgraded the ratings of 15 major banks in a move that was expected to harm the financial results of these institutions.

Student Debt Tops $1 Trillion, Creating Another Economic Drag

Outstanding student loan debt in the United States topped $1 trillion in 2011—$864 billion of federal student debt and approximately $150 billion of private student loan debt, according to the Cons

Moody's, Others Worry About Municipal Bankruptcies to Come

First Stockton, then San Bernardino. Moody’s Investors Service worries more could be on the way.

FCC Allocates MBAN Spectrum

The Federal Communications Commission has established service rules for the world's first spectrum allocation for Medical Body Area Networks.

Appeals Court Affirms Limits on Debt-Collection Robocalls

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled companies employing automatic dialing technology must receive the consent of cell-phone subscribers before attempting to contact them.

FCC Extends Cable ‘Viewability’ Rule

Under an order adopted unanimously by the Federal Communications Commission, all cable companies with hybrid, digital-analog systems must continue carrying stations' analog signals until Dec.

AT&T Shareholders Will Vote on Wireless Net Neutrality in 2013

A tiny percentage of AT&T shareholders has succeeded in placing on next year’s annual shareholder’s ballot a corporate policy position on wireless network neutrality.