Consumer Alert

Consumer Alert
2700 South Quincy Street
Suite 210
Arlington, VA 22206
(703) 845-8802
(703) 845-8920 (fax)

Consumer Alert is a non-profit, membership organization whose
mission is to inform the public about the consumer benefits of
competitive enterprise, advancing competition as the best
regulator of business. A bimonthly newsletter and other
materials are available.


Consumer Federation of America (CFA)
1424 16th Street, N.W., Suite 604
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 387-6121
(202) 265-7989 (fax)

Made up of more than 240 organizations representing a membership
exceeding 50 million consumers, CFA is a consumer advocacy and
education organization. Issues on which it currently represents
consumer interests before Congress and Federal regulatory
agencies include telephone service, insurance and financial
services, product safety, indoor air pollution, health care,
product liability and utility rates. It develops and distributes
studies of various consumer issues, as well as consumer guides in
book and pamphlet form. In addition, CFA publishes several
newsletters.

Consumers for World Trade (CWT)
2000 L Street, N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 785-4835
(202) 416-1734 (fax)

A non-profit organization, CWT supports trade expansion and
liberalization to promote economic growth and increase consumer
choice and price competition in the marketplace. Various
publications are available.



Consumers Union of U.S., Inc. (CU)
101 Truman Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10703-1057
(914) 378-2000
(914) 378-2900 (fax)

A non-profit, independent organization, CU researches and tests
consumer goods and services and disseminates the results in its
monthly magazine, Consumer Reports, as well as other publications
and media.


Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc. (CBBB)
4200 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 276-0100

Sponsored by national companies, the Council of Better Business
Bureaus provides coordination and leadership to the 166 Better
Business Bureaus (BBBs) in the U.S. (see page XX for the
listing), offers a national advertising review program, dispute
resolution services, an advisory service that reports on national
charities, consumer information services, and voluntary industry
guidelines for advertising and selling products and services.

Families USA
1334 G Street, N.W., Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 737-6340
(202) 347-2417 (fax)

A national, non-profit membership organization committed to
comprehensive reform of health and long-term care, Families USA
works to educate and mobilize consumers on health care issues. In
addition to its two grassroots advocacy networks, a.s.a.p., a
network of health and long-term care reform activists, and
HealthLink USA, a nationwide health reform computer network for
advocacy groups, Families USA develops and distributes reports and
other materials on health and long-term care issues.


Health Research Group (HRG)
2000 P Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 833-3000

A division of Public Citizen, HRG works for protection against
unsafe foods, drugs, medical devices and workplaces, and
advocates for greater consumer control over personal health
decisions. A monthly Health Letter and other publications are
available.

National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators (NACAA) 1010
Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Suite 514
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 347-7395
(202) 347-2563 (fax)

An association of the administrators of local, state and Federal
government consumer protection agencies, NACAA provides training
programs, public policy studies and conferences, professional
publications and other member services.


National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG)
Consumer Protection Committee
444 North Capitol Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 434-8000
(202) 434-8008 (fax)

Contact: Emmitt Carlton, Consumer Protection and Charities
Counsel, (202) 434-8016

An association of state attorneys general and their staffs, NAAG's
Consumer Protection Committee provides coordination and information
exchange among the states and Federal regulatory agencies on
consumer protection issues. The committee's current priority
subjects include auto sales and repair; banking, housing and
credit; charitable trusts and solicitations; consumer
education; the elderly and consumer law; telecommunications; and
telemarketing fraud.


National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA)
1133 15th Street, N.W., Suite 575
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 727-3908
(202) 727-3911 (fax)

A national organization of 43 utility ratepayer advocate offices in
38 states and the District of Columbia, NASUCA members
represent millions of consumers served by investor-owned gas,
telephone, electric and water companies before state regulatory
commissions, the courts, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
and the Federal Communications Commission.


National Coalition for Consumer Education (NCCE)
434 Main Street, Suite 20l
Chatham, NJ 07928
(201) 635-1916
(201) 635-9526 (fax)

The coalition brings together people and resources from
government, business, education, consumer organizations and the
media to educate consumers about such important issues as
financial management, health and safety, and the environment. The
coalition develops and provides educational materials and resources
to consumer educators, but does not handle requests from
individuals.

National Consumers League (NCL)
815 15th Street, N.W., Suite 928-N
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 639-8140
(202) 737-2164 (fax)

Founded in 1899, NCL is America's pioneer consumer advocacy
organization. The league is a non-profit, membership
organization working for consumer health and safety protection and
fairness in the marketplace and workplace. Current principal issue
areas include consumer fraud, food and drug safety, fair labor
standards, child labor, health care, the environment and
telecommunications. The league develops and distributes consumer
education materials and a newsletter.