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Civil Rights, Labor & Environmental Leaders Call on Congress to Clarify FCC Authority for Broadband
News
June 24, 2010
Leaders representing eight national civil rights, labor, and environmental organizations urged Congress to act quickly to clarify the Federal Communications Commission's authority to protect an Open Internet and apply Universal Service funding to broadband.
CWA: Comcast-NBCU Must Prove Merger is in Public Interest
Press Release
CWA called on the Federal Communications Commission to deny the application of Comcast and NBCU, or impose conditions that make certain the deal is in the public interest.
CWA's Weitkamp: Workers, Consumers Lose in Proposed Comcast-NBCU Merger
News
June 10, 2010
The proposed Comcast-NBCU merger would lead to job cuts, aggravate the already anti-competitive behavior of the cable industry and restrict consumer access to the online video content of their choice, CWA District 9 Vice President James Weitkamp told the U.S. House Judiciary Committee at a field hearing Monday in Los Angeles.
CWA: Proposed Comcast-NBCU Merger Will Harm Workers, Consumers
Press Release
CWA District 9 Vice President Jim Weitkamp tells a House Judiciary Committee field hearing that the proposed Comcast-NBCU merger will lead to job cuts and will harm consumer interests, especially in the growing video services market.
CWA Welcomes Congressional Role in Clarifying FCC Authority
Press Release
Communications Workers of America President Larry Cohen today issued a statement after key committee chairs in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives announced they will start a process to update the Communications Act.