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FCC requires 90 days advance notice before copper retirement

FCC requires 90 days advance notice before copper retirement

24 Mar, 2016

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FCC requires 90 days advance notice before copper retirement

According to the Federal Register notice, the rules are designed ?to provide interconnecting entities adequate time to prepare their networks for the planned copper retirements and to ensure that consumers are able to make informed choices.?

FCC requires 90 days advance notice before copper retirement

NY regulators launch investigation into Verizon?s copper network

NY regulators launch investigation into Verizon?s copper network

18 Mar, 2016

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NY regulators launch investigation into Verizon?s copper network

?The service quality for these customers is just not meeting our service standards for the state,? said PSC Chairwoman Audrey Zibelman. ?We have an obligation to make sure their needs are being met.?

NY regulators launch investigation into Verizon?s copper network

3.1 million new broadband subscriptions, pay-TV continues decline in 2015

3.1 million new broadband subscriptions, pay-TV continues decline in 2015

18 Mar, 2016

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3.1 million new broadband subscriptions, pay-TV continues decline in 2015

Total number of broadband subscriptions is now more than 90 million, with top cable companies having about 55.2 million broadband subscribers, and top telephone companies having 35.1 million subscribers.

3.1 million new broadband subscriptions, pay-TV continues decline in 2015

DirecTV call center workers join CWA

DirecTV call center workers join CWA

18 Mar, 2016

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DirecTV call center workers join CWA

The experience of these DirecTV employees demonstrates what happens -- even in the Deep South -- when employers allow workers to make a free choice about union representation.

DirecTV call center workers join CWA

Verizon leaves NY seniors without service

Verizon leaves NY seniors without service

14 Mar, 2016

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Verizon leaves NY seniors without service

When asked by News 7 what he feared about lacking a landline connection, Martin Towey, who has Parkinson?s disease and lives alone, responded: ?That I?m on the floor and can?t get up, I can?t call a doctor. It?s ridiculous.?

Verizon leaves NY seniors without service

Obama administration announces ConnectALL initiative

Obama administration announces ConnectALL initiative

14 Mar, 2016

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Obama administration announces ConnectALL initiative

?Connectivity is a path to greater opportunity,? the initiative?s announcement read. ?In today?s world, broadband and fluency with technology fuel economic growth, provide access to the world?s knowledge, promote skill development, and build stronger and more connected communities.?

Obama administration announces ConnectALL initiative