May 24, 2012
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) voiced strong support for the letter Senator Herb Kohl sent today to Attorney General Eric Holder and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski, urging a prohibition on cross-marketing arrangements in the Verizon footprint, and raising concerns that the company will lose incentives to bring its high-speed fiber optic FiOS service to new areas if the deal between Verizon Wireless and large cable operators goes through.
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May 16, 2012
In a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the mayors of nine upstate New York cities – Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Cortland, Elmira, Kingston, Syracuse, Troy, and Utica —expressed deep concern today that the secretive deal between Verizon Wireless and some of the nation’s largest cable companies would have a devastating impact on their communities.
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May 1, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Communications Workers of America supports the decision by the Federal Communications Commission to “stop the clock” on its review of a proposed deal between Verizon Wireless and large cable operators, noting the action is an important step forward in assuring full disclosure of the potential impact on consumers and the prices they would pay.
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Apr 13, 2012
Verizon Wireless and Time Warner Cable have publicly snubbed the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by implementing a portion of their proposed joint marketing deal even though the DOJ and FCC are still reviewing the transaction, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) said today. In December, 2011, Verizon Wireless and the nation’s largest cable companies (Time Warner, Comcast, Cox, and Bright House Networks) announced a deal in which Verizon Wireless will purchase $3.9 billion in wireless spectrum from the cable companies and at the same time enter into joint marketing agreements to promote, market, and sell each other’s products and services. The U.S. Department of Justice and the FCC are currently reviewing this transaction.
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Mar 8, 2012
CWA called the FCC's action requiring Verizon Wireless and four cable giants to remove redactions from some filing documents a good first step.
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Feb 21, 2012
CWA calls for specific conditions to ensure competition, protect consumer choice and promote good jobs in Verizon's spectrum bid.
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Dec 15, 2011
New report spotlights the risk of fraud at overseas call centers and the lack of legal safeguards to protect consumer personal information.
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Dec 2, 2011
Our government should address anti-trust concerns as part of the AT&T/T-Mobile deal and move to seize the real opportunity of increased jobs, investment and economic development.
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Nov 22, 2011
Today's action by the Federal Communications Commission on the AT&T/T-Mobile merger is a job killer at a time of 9 percent unemployment.
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Oct 7, 2011
CWA recommends that the Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission resolve their issues with AT&T so that the AT&T/T-Mobile merger can provide real benefits for consumers, workers, and communities.
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Sep 16, 2011
Watch CWA President Larry Cohen talk about the politics of the AT&T/T-Mobile merger on 'The Communicators.'
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Aug 31, 2011
Breaking: AT&T will bring back a net 5,000 quality wireless jobs to the U.S. and commits to no job losses for call center workers at AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA.
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Jul 5, 2011
Deutsche Telekom's Annual Social Responsibility Report Conceals Union-Busting at T-Mobile USA
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Jun 30, 2011
The Blue Green Alliance (BGA) in coordination with its members, the Communications Workers of America (CWA), the Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has released an updated version of its landmark 2010 report “Networking the Green Economy,” urging policy makers to create an environment that allows for long term public and private investment in high-speed broadband to build more sustainable communities in rural and urban America.
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Jun 20, 2011
Final FCC Comment Filing Deadline Offers Opportunity to Review Positives of Proposed ATT-TMO Merger, Including Expanding Broadband Access and Benefits to Consumers and Workers
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May 26, 2011
On Capitol Hill this week, CWA President Larry Cohen met with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute and Democratic members of the California delegation on how the AT&T/T-Mobile merger will benefit workers and consumers.
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May 19, 2011
A public forum in Lincoln, Neb., Wednesday, gave local leaders an opportunity to press the Federal Communications Commission to move forward on high-speed broadband.
The forum was part of an FCC workshop on universal service fund reform. The FCC is looking at how to modernize the USF, established by the rewrite of the Telecommunications Act in 1996.
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Apr 21, 2011
Surprise dissent from Gov. Chris Christie has likely doomed, for now, a New Jersey telecom deregulation bill that CWA, the AARP, consumer groups and other allies have vigorously opposed.
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Mar 31, 2011
A coalition of New Jersey CWA members, the AARP, Citizen Action, the League of Municipalities and other groups has succeeded in scuttling, for now, a telecom deregulation bill that would have hurt consumers, workers and quality telephone service.
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Mar 20, 2011
The acquisition of T-Mobile USA by AT&T will mean greater access to high speed communications, especially for residents in rural communities.
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