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FCC Broadband Report: 34 million Americans lack broadband access

FCC Broadband Report: 34 million Americans lack broadband access

05 Feb, 2016

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FCC Broadband Report: 34 million Americans lack broadband access

The report found that there continues to be a significant urban-rural digital divide. While only four percent of urban Americans lack access to broadband with 25/3 Mbps speeds, 39 percent of Americans living in rural areas lack broadband access. In rural Tribal Lands, the statistic is even worse: 68 percent of residents lack access.

FCC Broadband Report: 34 million Americans lack broadband access

AT&T may expand fiber build beyond 14 million FTTP sites

AT&T may expand fiber build beyond 14 million FTTP sites

05 Feb, 2016

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AT&T may expand fiber build beyond 14 million FTTP sites

The company sees new opportunities to bundle broadband with video service now that AT&T has integrated DirecTV.

AT&T may expand fiber build beyond 14 million FTTP sites

FCC Chairman: Lifeline for broadband coming in ?not too distant future?

FCC Chairman: Lifeline for broadband coming in ?not too distant future?

05 Feb, 2016

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FCC Chairman: Lifeline for broadband coming in ?not too distant future?

Updating Lifeline to include high-speed Internet is an important step toward fulfilling the FCC's century-old commitment to universal communications access.

FCC Chairman: Lifeline for broadband coming in ?not too distant future?

Elected officials, residents demand Verizon stop denying Co-Op City high-speed Internet

Elected officials, residents demand Verizon stop denying Co-Op City high-speed Internet

28 Jan, 2016

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Elected officials, residents demand Verizon stop denying Co-Op City high-speed Internet

Rally comes after poll shows 72% of Co-Op City residents want FiOS option.

Elected officials, residents demand Verizon stop denying Co-Op City high-speed Internet

Sen. Schumer urges Verizon to rehire unjustly fired Verizon Wireless worker

Sen. Schumer urges Verizon to rehire unjustly fired Verizon Wireless worker

28 Jan, 2016

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Sen. Schumer urges Verizon to rehire unjustly fired Verizon Wireless worker

Call comes after Feds serve Verizon with a labor complaint for attempting to silence Brooklyn workers, who are the first retail workers to form a union in Verizon Wireless and are seeking a fair contract

Sen. Schumer urges Verizon to rehire unjustly fired Verizon Wireless worker

CWA testifies against Altice-Cablevision deal at NY hearings

CWA testifies against Altice-Cablevision deal at NY hearings

28 Jan, 2016

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CWA testifies against Altice-Cablevision deal at NY hearings

Customers, advocates, and workers testified against the Altice-Cablevision deal at NY PSC hearings in the Hudson Valley and the Bronx, voicing their concerns about how European cable company Altice's move to buy Cablevision would negatively affect jobs and customer service.

CWA testifies against Altice-Cablevision deal at NY hearings