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Charter seeks to abandon Time Warner merger commitments

As a merger commitment, the FCC has banned Charter from placing data caps on customers or charging streaming video providers interconnection fees until 2023.

Who is Paul Singer?

Billionaire Paul Singer is the CEO of the hedge fund Elliott Management which has launched a predatory campaign to destroy AT&T.

CODE-CWA game workers win groundbreaking strike

Writers for Lovestruck, a mobile game produced by Voltage Entertainment USA, return to work after management agrees to pay increases averaging 78 percent and increased transparency at work.

As T-Mobile-Sprint merger is finalized, T-Mobile is closing stores and holding in-person anti-union meetings during a pandemic

“I was disappointed that T-Mobile drove in high level managers to try to bust our union,” said Monica Luna, who works in the Del Rio T-Mobile store. “Having us in close quarters with union busting managers didn’t seem essential. It put us at more risk for getting COVID-19, not less.“

830 groups urge Congress to halt electricity, water, broadband shutoffs

Letter calls for coronavirus relief funds for clean energy, equitable water-payment systems, wider broadband access.

Verizon’s discounted COVID-19 deal unavailable to DSL customers

“By not including DSL, their most vulnerable customers are being left out of a valuable resource. This includes the low-income communities in underserved cities such as Buffalo and Baltimore,” said NDIA Executive Director Angela Siefer.

CWA, rural, and public interest organizations urge Congress to not use COVID-19 recovery money to fund T-Mobile’s merger commitments

To the extent there will be additional stimulus recovery measures, Congress needs to make sure T-Mobile does not receive funding as a corporate handout to meet commitments it already made based on synergies that it lauded to get its deal done.

California regulators approve the anti-competitive T-Mobile-Sprint merger with conditions

“Regulators’ responsibility does not end with this approval. They must hold the new T-Mobile accountable for the promises that they have made to workers and consumers,” said CWA.

Frontier Communications declares bankruptcy

“The announcement that Frontier Communications has filed for bankruptcy, while not surprising, is disappointing,” said CWA.

In response to COVID-19 and increased unemployment, FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel calls for Lifeline update, expansion

“As the coronavirus places new strains on our economy and households across the country, we need to make sure that no one is left behind when it comes to communications,” said Commissioner Rosenworcel.

Puerto Rico 9-1-1 bill protects funds for emergency calls, restores collective bargaining rights

“This law will restore collective bargaining rights and wages, while making sure that 9-1-1 funds will be used exclusively to handle emergency calls, in accordance with federal law and regulations," said Aramis Cruz-Domínguez, CWA Local 3010 President.

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