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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.

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.

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.

Midwest elected officials call on AT&T to suspend job cuts to aid pandemic recovery

In their letters to AT&T CEO John Stankey, the elected officials laid out a set of specific recommendations to help America's economic recovery.

Verizon to buy prepaid reseller Tracfone for $7 billion

If approved, Verizon will become the largest US prepaid provider with about 25 million subscribers.

Outage at CenturyLink data center leads to drop in global Internet traffic

The outage took down several websites and Internet services including Reddit, Hulu, and Amazon Web Services.

Ninety percent of US voters support closing the digital divide through federal funds

A new poll of 1,938 individuals by the Internet Innovation Alliance finds that ninety percent of US voters support closing the digital divide through federal funds and sixty-two percent want Congress to “immediately” deploy broadband Internet to unserved areas.

Twelve million kids lack access to broadband as classrooms to go virtual

Students in the Homework Gap are forced to gather in the parking lots outside schools, public libraries, and fast food restaurants in hopes of getting a wifi connection.

Fifteen House Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats urge the FCC to expand Lifeline during COVID-19 pandemic

“A strong response is critical given the supreme importance of connectivity while the country continues its efforts to combat the unprecedented and devastating COVID-19 pandemic,” wrote members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

FCC proposes a $164,000 fine against ISP for providing inaccurate broadband deployment data

This is the first time the FCC has fined a carrier for its failure to provide accurate broadband deployment data.

BroadbandNow proposes 100/25 Mbps broadband definition

“COVID-19 continues to reveal to the public and policymakers alike that a reliable Internet connection is an absolute necessity in the modern world,” concludes the BroadbandNow report.

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