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AT&T, DC AG settle overcharging lawsuit for $1.5 million

The Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia alleged that AT&T overcharged District taxpayers millions of dollars by failing to comply with its long-term contract for cell phone and Internet services.

GAO finds transparency, accountability issues in FCC’s Hurricane Maria response

The Government Accountability Office found that unclear federal guidance on FCC's role in disaster response might have caused confusion and delays.

CWA members build skills to advocate for broadband buildout and good jobs

Participants discussed how public education, lobbying, and media attention can help ensure that high-speed internet connections are built where they are most needed, that corporations are held accountable for providing high quality service, and that the funds support good, union jobs in our communities.

CWA reacts to FCC’s formal approval of T-Mobile-Sprint merger

“Although the FCC Order acknowledges the merger will likely lead to store closures and job loss, the FCC fails to protect workers with employment-related conditions,” said Debbie Goldman, CWA Research and Telecommunications Policy Director.

Rural wireless carriers sue T-Mobile over fake ringtones

The lawsuit undermines T-Mobile’s commitments to rural communities as it prepares to defend itself in another lawsuit by the attorneys general from the District of Columbia and 15 states challenging the proposed T-Mobile-Sprint merger.

CenturyLink and West Safety Communications pay $575,000 to settle FCC probe of six-state 911 outage

The outage prevented hundreds of 911 calls from reaching emergency operators.

Digital divide shrinking for Hispanic-Americans, but more must be done

More needs to be done to achieve universal high-speed Internet access for America’s Hispanic population.

CWA condemns raid and arrest of trade union organizer Anne Krueger in the Philippines

Anne Krueger, along with her husband Michael de la Concepcion, are longtime union organizers in the Philippines and allies of the CWA, even hosting striking CWA members in their homes when a delegation visited during the 2016 Verizon strike.

AT&T’s new financial plan caters to Wall Street and leaves customers and employees behind

AT&T’s plan comes after vulture capital hedge fund Elliott Management took a small stake in the company, aiming to extract profits from AT&T by cutting jobs and selling off critical assets while pumping up the stock price with billions in share buybacks.

CWA warns of public and worker safety dangers in industry petition to revise wireless infrastructure rules

Industry’s demand to expand strict shot clock requirements and “deemed granted” remedies to all authorizations poses a risk to public and worker safety.

Only 38% of US school districts support broadband speed of 1-Mbps-per-student

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Upgrading the school districts to the 1-Mbps-per-student is not challenging as 99% of schools are fiber-connected.

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