T-Mobile can't force workers to be happy at work
Stephen Colbert offers his hilarious take on a recent National Labor Relations Board ruling.
New York?s ?pay phone? of the future is here
Links allow users to make domestic calls, connect to gigabit wireless Internet service, view city maps, and contact emergency services.
Almost half of TV viewership now goes to streaming video
65 percent of OTT viewers watch a subscription service like Netflix, 30 percent watch a free service like YouTube, and five percent use a transaction service like iTunes.
PA regulators turn down Verizon's attempt to block copper plant investigation
A CWA petition detailed hundreds of dangerous plant locations across 13 counties.
AT&T launches $10 broadband service to low-income households
AT&T?s new discounted program is good for the millions of low-income households in their 21-state wireline footprint.
The broadcast incentive auction has begun
Certainly, wireless carriers need more spectrum to meet skyrocketing consumer demand. We?re all watching whether the FCC?s rules lead to a fair, transparent auction that allocates available spectrum to those carriers that value it most.
Windstream launches gigabit service in four new markets
The launch will serve about 35,000 residential and small business customers in those markets.
Big win for DirecTV workers in California and Nevada
More than 2,000 DirecTV technicians, warehouse and administrative workers in California and Nevada now have a CWA voice.
Netflix slows down customers? video without permission for more than five years
Somehow Netflix -- a vocal advocate of full transparency on the Internet -- thinks it doesn?t have to follow those same rules.
CWA stands up for call center workers
"It gives me comfort to know someone is fighting to keep my job here in the United States. Congressman Green has always stood by working families and we need more champions like him in Washington!"
What would you ask presidential candidates about closing the digital divide?
Nearly 40 public interest groups sent a letter to the moderators of the four upcoming presidential debates urging them to ask candidates about access to high-speed Internet.
FCC fines Verizon Wireless $1.35 million for privacy violations
Following an investigation, the Commission found that Verizon?s supercookies were an invasion of privacy, and is requiring Verizon to notify its customers of the practice and obtain customer opt-in moving forward.
AT&T may expand fiber build beyond 14 million FTTP sites
The company sees new opportunities to bundle broadband with video service now that AT&T has integrated DirecTV.
FCC Broadband Report: Speed Matters!
The FCC?s fifth ?Measuring Broadband America? report is out, and it confirms what we already know: when given a choice, consumers want fast Internet service.
New York State approves Charter, Time Warner deal with conditions
The NY PSC approves the deal -- as long as Charter agrees to service and investment conditions.
Libraries work to close the digital divide
Public libraries are increasing their role in community broadband adoption, according to a recent National Digital Alliance Inclusion report.
Philadelphia City Council holds hearings on Verizon?s FiOS build-out failure
Verizon was supposed to deliver FiOS access to everyone in Philadelphia in exchange for a city-wide franchise agreement ? a deal similar to the one Verizon made in New York, where it also broke its promise to build out its all-fiber service.
T-Mobile starts company union, violates US labor law -- again
T-Mobile's at it again. Workers have been trying for years to organize a their own union, but T-Mobile has blocked their efforts repeatedly by breaking labor laws. Now the company has come up with another illegal strategy.
Union leaders, Verizon CEO meet with US Labor Secretary Thomas Perez on the ongoing strike
Secretary Perez met at the US Labor Department with Lowell McAdam, chairman and CEO of Verizon; Chris Shelton, president of CWA; and Lonnie Stephenson, president of IBEW. The parties agreed to return to the bargaining table on Tuesday to continue their discussion.
AT&T expands fiber service in eight cities
AT&T is in the midst of a significant fiber expansion and plans to triple availability by the end of 2016.
Hey, Philadelphia: do you have FiOS to your home?
Verizon promised to build FiOS to every residence in Philadelphia by February 2016, but the company won?t tell the city how many homes and apartments still can?t get FiOS service. The city has reached out directly to residents with the plea: tell us if you can?t get FiO...
Google's fiber buildout: "more bark than bite"
Google is in just four markets with well less than 100,000 customers and the incumbent telecom companies are outpacing Google?s buildout.
Is Google too close to the White House?
Between Jan. 2009 ? the first month of Obama?s presidency ? and Oct. 2015, Google and its affiliates have had at least 427 meetings at the White House.
FCC unveils broadband ?nutrition labels?
Transparency will incent companies to compete with one another for informed customers by providing the best service at the best price.