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NY mayors join CWA at bargaining table, tell Verizon stop stalling on FiOS

NY mayors join CWA at bargaining table, tell Verizon stop stalling on FiOS

31 Jul, 2015

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NY mayors join CWA at bargaining table, tell Verizon stop stalling on FiOS

A group of New York mayors joined CWA in contract negotiations with Verizon, calling on the company to expand its FiOS service to their cities.

NY mayors join CWA at bargaining table, tell Verizon stop stalling on FiOS

Verizon workers vote strike authorization

Verizon workers vote strike authorization

29 Jul, 2015

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Verizon workers vote strike authorization

Eighty-six percent of Verizon workers voted over the last two weeks to authorize a strike if necessary. Their contract expires at 12 midnight on Saturday, August 1 and covers 39,000 CWA and IBEW represented telephone workers from Massachusetts to Virginia.

Verizon workers vote strike authorization

AT&T acquires DirecTV

AT&T acquires DirecTV

27 Jul, 2015

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AT&T acquires DirecTV

AT&T completed its $49 billion acquisition of DirecTV. As part of the merger, AT&T committed to increase its all-fiber deployment of 12.5 million customer locations, to offer gigabit service to any E-rate eligible school within the company?s deployment, and to make available a low-priced broadband service for low-income consumers in its wireline footprint.

AT&T acquires DirecTV

NYC's Verizon audit: "a litany of corporate incompetence"

NYC's Verizon audit: "a litany of corporate incompetence"

25 Jul, 2015

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NYC's Verizon audit: "a litany of corporate incompetence"

The audit details Verizon's failure to provide FiOS services and questions why deregulation and competition hasn't delivered the investment and quality as promised.

NYC's Verizon audit: "a litany of corporate incompetence"

Penn. report details struggles of those without Internet at home

Penn. report details struggles of those without Internet at home

25 Jul, 2015

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Penn. report details struggles of those without Internet at home

One in four Pennsylvania households don?t have Internet at home. According to a recent local report, families face many challenges without broadband and modern communications services.

Penn. report details struggles of those without Internet at home

Comcast is now a broadband company

Comcast is now a broadband company

25 Jul, 2015

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Comcast is now a broadband company

Comcast has confirmed that it has more broadband subscribers than video subscribers -- 22.5 million and 22.3 million respectively.

Comcast is now a broadband company