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CWA urges Connecticut regulators to impose conditions on Frontier bankruptcy
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CWA urges Connecticut regulators to impose conditions on Frontier bankruptcy

“The CWA members who work at Frontier know firsthand what the company needs to do to come out of this bankruptcy process stronger and ready to provide quality service to its customers,” said CWA Local 1298 President Dave Weidlich. “That’s why we want to make sure that PURA uses its oversight process to hold Frontier accountable to its consumers and workers — not Wall Street hedge funds like Elliott Management that only care about making a quick buck.”

CWA urges Connecticut regulators to impose conditions on Frontier bankruptcy

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CWA opposes Verizon’s attempt to avoid thorough public review of TracFone acquisition
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CWA opposes Verizon’s attempt to avoid thorough public review of TracFone acquisition

CWA has serious concerns that this transaction could curtail service availability from TracFone, one of the largest providers of Lifeline services in the country. In addition, the transaction raises significant antitrust concerns, which could negatively affect consumer prices and workers’ wages in the wireless industry.

CWA opposes Verizon’s attempt to avoid thorough public review of TracFone acquisition

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Government Accountability Office criticizes FCC’s handling of the USF’s High-Cost Program
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Government Accountability Office criticizes FCC’s handling of the USF’s High-Cost Program

“GAO has found that the high-cost program has been woefully maintained, with basic governance structures either wholly missing or outdated, effectively being left to rot under Chairman Pai’s leadership,” said House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr.

Government Accountability Office criticizes FCC’s handling of the USF’s High-Cost Program

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House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders demand FCC halt work on controversial items in light of Biden victory
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House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders demand FCC halt work on controversial items in light of Biden victory

“As a traditional part of the peaceful transfer of power—and as part of our oversight responsibilities—we strongly urge the agency to only pursue consensus and administrative matters that are non-partisan for the remainder of your tenure,” wrote Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA).

House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders demand FCC halt work on controversial items in light of Biden victory

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CWA members push AT&T for work from home after call center COVID-19 outbreak
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CWA members push AT&T for work from home after call center COVID-19 outbreak

Representatives Katie Porter and Lou Correa, who represent the area in Congress, have contacted AT&T management to demand that AT&T do more to protect workers from exposure to the coronavirus.

CWA members push AT&T for work from home after call center COVID-19 outbreak

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Public Interest organizations oppose streamlined review of the Verizon-Tracfone merger
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Public Interest organizations oppose streamlined review of the Verizon-Tracfone merger

“The question of protecting Lifeline subscribers from possible harms, and securing for them the benefits promised by Verizon in the Application, should be central concerns to the Commission in considering whether the Application serves the public interest, convenience, and necessity,” wrote Public Knowledge, Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, and the Open Technology Institute at New America.

Public Interest organizations oppose streamlined review of the Verizon-Tracfone merger