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CWA Involvement Protects Contracts and Pensions in Frontier Bankruptcy
Thanks to CWA members' involvement in the Frontier Communications bankruptcy process, the plan of reorganization that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court approved last week does not include changes to CWA's...
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Takeaways From The Weather Channel Settlement Over Location Data Practices
by Daniel M. Goldberg Last week, the LA City Attorney announced that it has agreed to settle its lawsuit against The Weather Channel over alleged improper location data practices. The settlement...
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Expansion of rural broadband is vital for businesses and students, advocates say
By PAUL HAMMEL Lincoln - When the coronavirus struck, Sidney-based Wheat Belt Public Power District implemented its plan to cope with a pandemic. But the strategy, devised years ago, soon developed a...
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How much data are you using? Experts weigh in as residents see higher internet bills
By Jamie Warren Cox and CenturyLink gave families unlimited internet data during part of the pandemic, but that offer ended right before many Arizona kids started online school, leaving some families...
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As exploitation, corruption run rampant, time to consider making public utilities out of telecommunications companies
By Andy Douglas Technology connects us in ways unprecedented in history, and in the midst of a pandemic, we're relying on it more than ever. Thanks to the ubiquity and ease of use of cell phones,...
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5G in US averages 51Mbps while other countries hit hundreds of megabits
Average 5G download speeds in the US are 50.9Mbps, a nice step up from average 4G speeds but far behind several countries where 5G speeds are in the 200Mbps to 400Mbps range. These statistics were...
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The Pandemic's Silver Lining: Tips For Making The Most Of Virtual Communication [telecom]
by Alan L. Rupe If there is a silver lining in the current COVID-19 pandemic, it may very well be the pervasiveness of electronic communication, including Zoom, WebEx, Blue Jeans, and other virtual...
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Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenges To FCC's One-Touch Make-Ready, Small Cell Deployment, And Local Moratoria Orders [telecom]
by Dave Thomas , Paul Werner , W. Ray Rutngamlug , Elfin L. Noce and Abraham J. Shanedling On August 12, 2020, a Ninth Circuit panel affirmed three orders issued in 2018 by the Federal Communications...
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Monthly TCPA Digest - August 2020 [telecom]
We are pleased to present our latest Monthly TCPA Digest, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In this month's edition, we cover the Sixth Circuit's...
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The Pentagon will be able to keep buying Huawei and other Chinese telecommunications equipment [telecom]
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is granting the Pentagon a temporary waiver of government-wide ban on contractors using Huawei and other Chinese-made telecommunications equipment, according to a...
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Union questions whether Frontier will split-off fiber assets as part of its re-org plan [telecom]
by Mike Robuck The Communications Workers of America (CWA) and The Utility Reform Network (TURN) filed comments with the FCC on Thursday that raised concerns that Frontier may split off its fiber...
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Why does centurylink suck so bad!?!? [telecom]
I recently opened a small business and rent a small retail space. When time came to set up internet my only option was CL. (At first I tried to use Comcast, but their technician said I would have to...
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Centurylink ratings by consumeraffairs.com [telecom]
CenturyLink offers internet download speeds between 100 Mbps to 940 Mbps and monthly plans starting at $49. It provides bundling services for residential and small business customers and serves 36...
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DOJ Enforces Non-Solicitation Merger Remedy [telecom]
In his antitrust column, Elai Katz analyzes a recent settlement that highlights two important antitrust policy points. By Elai Katz The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) agreed to settle charges that a...
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AT&T and Verizon provide free data in wildfire-ravaged California and Colorado [telecom]
T-Mobile, though, is different By Jules Wang As of Sunday, more than 1.6 million acres across 13 states in the west have been burning in wildfires. The worst of them are located in California and...
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