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Verizon wants to lock your phones for 6 months or longer, instead of 60 days
Verizon says the 60-day phone unlocking rule it currently has to follow is outdated, proposing that the FCC waive it in favor ...
Wyden: AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon weren’t notifying senators of surveillance requests
Sen. Ron Wyden said in a letter that one U.S. phone carrier turned over Senate data to law enforcement without notifying the ...
Verizon’s Frontier Deal Gets FCC Approval After It Scraps DEI (3)
Verizon Communications Inc.‘s deal to acquire Frontier Communications was approved Friday by the FCC, just a day after the ...
FCC approves Verizon’s $20 billion merger after it commits to ‘ending’ DEI
Verizon’s $ 20 billion deal to acquire the fiber internet provider Frontier is officially happening. On Friday, the Federal ...
Wyden says senators weren’t warned about surveillance on phones
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said Wednesday that three major phone carriers failed to establish systems to notify offices about ...
Connecticut utility regulators give tentative OK to Verizon’s $20 billion acquisition of Frontier
Connecticut regulators tentatively approved Verizon’s $20B nationwide acquisition of Frontier assets, with a final decision ...
Verizon axing DEI programs, gets FCC approval for $9.6B Frontier deal
The FCC said Verizon will be able to upgrade and expand Frontier’s existing network in 25 states, bringing more fiber to more ...
Fast Company7d
Verizon is cutting DEI programs following FCC pressure
Verizon has now made the decision to cut its DEI programs, seemingly in response to FCC chair Brendan Carr’s investigation into its diversity practices. In a letter to the agency obtained by ...
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FCC Chair Brendan Carr is letting ISPs merge—as long as they end DEI programs
Verizon states it is modifying its practices, including its leadership structure, training, corporate sponsorships, supplier selection, hiring, career development resources, and public and ...