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Are You Following Me Now? Striking Verizon Workers Keep Tabs on Their Replacements [telecom]
Union members in New York trail temporary workers to homes; "Why drag our customers into this labor dispute?" By ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS Jane Clausen got more than she bargained for this week when she...
 
Verizon Strike A Fight For Future of Labor [telecom]
by Martha C. White As the communication workers strike against Verizon enters its second week, it has grown increasingly ugly, with reports of sabotaged equipment, picketing workers urging customers...
 
If Verizon takes a hit, blame Bernie Sanders [telecom]
By Emily Stewart Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has been relentless in his attacks on Verizon over the past few weeks. And believe it or not, the criticisms of the self-described...
 
Sending call-center work overseas key issue in Verizon strike [telecom]
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that at a time when Verizon's rivals Comcast and RCN Telecom Services are bringing customer- service calls back from overseas, the New York-based telecommunications...
 
Verizon and Hearst to Create TV for Mobile Millennial Viewers [telecom]
Seeking to entertain the elusive millennial, Verizon Communications and Hearst announced on Wednesday the formation of a joint venture to develop programming for young adults to watch on their phones....
 
No Phones for You! Chic Businesses Are Abandoning Landlines [telecom]
To New Yorkers, greater Mulberry Street is typically considered NoLIta, unless it's northern Chinatown, or to those old enough to remember Sinatra at the Paramount, Little Italy. Maybe now it's time...
 
USDA Seeks Apps for $11.7 Million in Broadband Grants for Rural Areas [telecom]
By Laura Hamilton, CED, Tue, 04/19/2016 Rural areas need broadband access, but service providers can often find that it's not possible to make a financial go of it in some of these communities. The...
 
How hackers eavesdropped on a US Congressman using only his phone number [telecom]
A US congressman has learned first-hand just how vulnerable cellphones are to eavesdropping and geographic tracking after hackers were able to record his calls and monitor his movements using nothing...
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Verizon strike: Workers say they had no choice [telecom]
By David P. Willis HAZLET - As the strike against Verizon hit its sixth day, Verizon worker John Mamo, walking the picket line in front of a Verizon Wireless store here, said he believes the dispute...
 
Technology is helping Verizon ride out one of its biggest strikes ever [telecom]
By Brian Fung Verizon's worker strike is about to enter its second week as tens of thousands of employees, outraged about the telecom giant's efforts to outsource jobs and redeploy labor from one part...
 
Battle between Verizon and strikers enters endurance phase [telecom]
By Cora Lewis Nearly 40,000 Verizon workers are holding the line of a strike that began last Wednesday at 6 a.m., as tensions between management and employees over off-shoring, pay, and benefits...
 
Reactions to House Passage of No Rate Regulation on Broadband Internet Access [telecom]
By Laura Hamilton, CED, Mon, 04/18/2016 On Friday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2666, "No Rate Regulation on Broadband Internet Access." It now goes on to the Senate, but President Obama...
 
OK, Panic - Newly evolved ransomware is bad news for everyone [telecom]
OK, panic - newly evolved ransomware is bad news for everyone Crypto-ransomware has turned every network intrusion into a potential payday. by Sean Gallagher Ars Technica Apr 8, 2016...
 
5 Things To Know About Ransomware
By Emily Sweeney One evening in July 2015, I was sitting at my desk in the Globe newsroom, working on a story, when suddenly a pop-up ad appeared on my computer. The box contained an ominous message....
 
First came the Breathalyzer, now meet the roadside police "textalyzer" [telecom]
First came the Breathalyzer, now meet the roadside police "textalyzer" Drivers in accidents could risk losing license for refusing to submit phone to testing. by David Kravets Ars Technica Apr 11,...
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