Citizens Utility Board (CUB) Money Saving Event

FREE CUB CLINIC TO ANALYZE PHONE BILLS IN NORTHFIELD,

 SHOW HOW TO CUT COSTS BY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR

The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) will analyze phone bills at a free clinic to help Northfield residents potentially save hundreds of dollars a year.

Consumers should bring their phone bills for a free one-on-one consultation with a CUB expert, who will identify ways to cut costs. The clinic is:

1 p.m. – 3 p.m., Monday, July 14

North Shore Senior Center

161 Northfield Rd

Northfield, IL 60093

Note: Please register by calling the Director of Social Services, Kathy Honeywell, at

847-784-6074. Space is limited to 30 people.

CUB will give consumers information on:

*CUB services, including its toll-free Consumer Hotline, 1-800-669-5556.

*How to spot unnecessary charges on phone bills.

* The low-cost Consumer’s Choice local-calling plans, designed by CUB under a legal settlement with AT&T. The plans have been saving consumers an average of about $200 a year.      

*The best long-distance plans, and how to get a $10 credit negotiated by CUB.

*Line-Backer, a costly—and optional—AT&T service that most people don’t need.

*CUB’s Cellphone Savings Center, www.CUBCellPhoneSaver.com, which gives tips on how to cut wireless costs.

Attendees should bring their phone bills so a CUB expert can read them. 

CUB, Illinois’ leading nonprofit utility watchdog organization, is celebrating its 30th Anniversary.  Created by the Illinois Legislature, CUB opened its doors in 1984 to represent the interests of residential and small-business utility customers. Since then, CUB has saved consumers more than $10 billion by helping to block rate hikes and secure refunds. For more information, call CUB’s Consumer Hotline at 1-800-669-5556 or visit CUB’s award-winning website, www.CitizensUtilityBoard.org.