The Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia alleged that AT&T overcharged District taxpayers millions of dollars by failing to comply with its long-term contract for cell phone and Internet services.
Participants discussed how public education, lobbying, and media attention can help ensure that high-speed internet connections are built where they are most needed, that corporations are held accountable for providing high quality service, and that the funds support good, union jobs in our communities.
"It is clearer than ever that affordable broadband is essential,” the letter reads. “Yet tens of millions of Americans don't have broadband Internet at home."
According to the FCC, 18.3 million people in the US still lacked access to fixed broadband speeds of 25/3 Mbps in 2018. Unfortunately, the FCC’s data likely understates the problem.
The employees targeted for interrogation by Verizon had signed a petition calling on Verizon to implement in-person anti-racism training across the entire company.
“As our financial, educational, social, civic, and healthcare needs become more dependent on the Internet during this crisis, Congress must commit to ensuring that no one loses connectivity,” urged the Senators.
“I was disappointed that T-Mobile drove in high level managers to try to bust our union,” said Monica Luna, who works in the Del Rio T-Mobile store. “Having us in close quarters with union busting managers didn’t seem essential. It put us at more risk for getting COVID-19, not less.“
“By not including DSL, their most vulnerable customers are being left out of a valuable resource. This includes the low-income communities in underserved cities such as Buffalo and Baltimore,” said NDIA Executive Director Angela Siefer.
