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CWA supports good jobs, good networks in IP transition

CWA supports good jobs, good networks in IP transition

29 Nov, 2015

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CWA supports good jobs, good networks in IP transition

CWA supports the FCC's proposal to adopt clear criteria to evaluate a telecom carrier?s request to discontinue, reduce, or impair legacy service as communications infrastructure changes from copper to fiber.

CWA supports good jobs, good networks in IP transition

Are zero-rating video plans pro-consumer or do they violate net neutrality?

Are zero-rating video plans pro-consumer or do they violate net neutrality?

24 Nov, 2015

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Are zero-rating video plans pro-consumer or do they violate net neutrality?

This disruption of the cable bundle is prompting important questions about the future of video services: are these plans precursors of new models for financing network investment and what will it all mean for consumer choice?

Are zero-rating video plans pro-consumer or do they violate net neutrality?

FairPoint launches gigabit service in Portsmouth, NH

FairPoint launches gigabit service in Portsmouth, NH

23 Nov, 2015

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FairPoint launches gigabit service in Portsmouth, NH

FairPoint Communications launches its first gigabit fiber-to-the-premise service in Portsmouth, NH, with both upload and download speeds up to 1 Gbps, seven years after FairPoint purchased the lines from Verizon.

FairPoint launches gigabit service in Portsmouth, NH

Study: 645,000 new broadband subscriptions in 3Q 2015

Study: 645,000 new broadband subscriptions in 3Q 2015

23 Nov, 2015

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Study: 645,000 new broadband subscriptions in 3Q 2015

A Leichtman Research Group study found that in the third quarter of 2015 the country?s largest cable and telephone companies added 645,000 new high-speed Internet subscriptions. The total broadband subscriptions is now more than 89 million.

Study: 645,000 new broadband subscriptions in 3Q 2015

Mayor of Pittsburgh calls for fines against Verizon

Mayor of Pittsburgh calls for fines against Verizon

19 Nov, 2015

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Mayor of Pittsburgh calls for fines against Verizon

Mayor of Pittsburgh Bill Peduto is increasing the pressure against Verizon for failing to build FiOS service to the entire city after it promised to do so in exchange for a lucrative city-wide franchise agreement in 2009.

Mayor of Pittsburgh calls for fines against Verizon

Flight attendants urge FCC to oppose in-flight cell phone calls to maintain flight safety

Flight attendants urge FCC to oppose in-flight cell phone calls to maintain flight safety

13 Nov, 2015

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Flight attendants urge FCC to oppose in-flight cell phone calls to maintain flight safety

AFA-CWA met with FCC officials to oppose a proposal that would allow cell phone calls on airline flights, arguing that in-flight cell phone calls would be disruptive and enhance terrorist and cyber-warfare capabilities.

Flight attendants urge FCC to oppose in-flight cell phone calls to maintain flight safety