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Verizon-Frontier lobby day in West Virginia has strong impact

On October 14, members of the Communications Workers of America and community supporters flooded Charleston to talk to their state representatives. The topic: the proposed sale of Verizon?s landlines to Frontier Communications, and its impact on West Virginia?s economic development. About 75 CWA members who work for Verizon or Frontier participated. Union members asked their state representatives to write to the Public Service Commission (PSC) to oppose the sale.

Verizon-Frontier lobby day in West Virginia has strong impact

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Broadband Opportunity Coalition letter calls for balanced regulation

In a letter to the FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, members of the Broadband Opportunity Coalition (BBOC) - a group that includes the Urban League, the League of United Latin American Citizens, The Asian American Justice Center, and National Council of La Raza - urged the FCC to make sure that proposed net neutrality regulations are consistent with efforts to bridge the digital divide.

Broadband Opportunity Coalition letter calls for balanced regulation

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$10 Billion could provide fiber to all all US Schools, hospitals

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation estimates that an investment of $10 billion could run fiber to nearly every community across the country. The ambitious expansion of broadband infrastructure to over 123,000 "anchor institutions" - public schools, hospitals, community colleges, libraries - would also make it easier to provide Internet access to nearby homes and businesses:.

$10 Billion could provide fiber to all all US Schools, hospitals