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More than 42 million Americans lack broadband access, BroadbandNow finds

More than 42 million Americans lack broadband access, BroadbandNow finds

17 May, 2021

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More than 42 million Americans lack broadband access, BroadbandNow finds

BroadbandNow also found that broadband availability for all technologies, including DSL, fiber, cable and fixed wireless are over-reported.

More than 42 million Americans lack broadband access, BroadbandNow finds

CWA launches 5G Technician Brigade

CWA launches 5G Technician Brigade

13 May, 2021

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CWA launches 5G Technician Brigade

Technician Brigade members will fight for local subcontractor transparency policies.

CWA launches 5G Technician Brigade

Frontier Communications refuses to offer equal pay, guaranteed 40-hour work week to its Navajo, Hopi workers

Frontier Communications refuses to offer equal pay, guaranteed 40-hour work week to its Navajo, Hopi workers

10 May, 2021

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Frontier Communications refuses to offer equal pay, guaranteed 40-hour work week to its Navajo, Hopi workers

Arizona Corporation Commissioners questioned Frontier CEO Nick Jeffery on the unequal treatment of tribal workers amid the company's failure to meet its Arizona broadband deployment targets.

Frontier Communications refuses to offer equal pay, guaranteed 40-hour work week to its Navajo, Hopi workers

Why didn't AT&T do anything to prevent these workers' deaths?

Why didn't AT&T do anything to prevent these workers' deaths?

10 May, 2021

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Why didn't AT&T do anything to prevent these workers' deaths?

A new report issued by the AFL-CIO, its 30th annual Death on the Job Report, reveals that every day, on average, 275 U.S. workers die from hazardous working conditions. CWA Local 3808 member Eric Chapman, an AT&T worker in Nashville, spoke at an AFL-CIO press event about two CWA members from his local who recently died – deaths that the union believes could have been prevented.

Why didn't AT&T do anything to prevent these workers' deaths?

FCC announces May 12 launch date for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

FCC announces May 12 launch date for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

03 May, 2021

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FCC announces May 12 launch date for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

Eligible low-income households can receive $50 a month in broadband subsidies through an approved provider or by visiting https://getemergencybroadband.org.

FCC announces May 12 launch date for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

CWA launches multi-state effort to regulate broadband, close digital divide

CWA launches multi-state effort to regulate broadband, close digital divide

03 May, 2021

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CWA launches multi-state effort to regulate broadband, close digital divide

Legislation has already been introduced in California, Colorado, and New York, and CWA is in active conversations with policymakers in state houses across the country.

CWA launches multi-state effort to regulate broadband, close digital divide