Union members and community activists opposed to the Verizon-FairPoint deal took part in a grassroots lobby day Wednesday at the New Hampshire State House in Concord to talk with their state legislators about the deal's impact on the future of New Hampshire. Read More »
CWA and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers have released a report that shows the $600 million in tax savings Verizon would receive from its deal with FairPoint is enough to expand high speed Internet access to everyone in Verizon's current Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont service areas. Read More »
On a recent trip to New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton discussed high speed Internet access in her appeal to voters, promising "to expand broadband access in rural areas, create jobs and invest in high-tech industries." Read More »
The Verizon-FairPoint deal would make it extremely unlikely that fiber optic networks, which are the future of telecommunications service, will be built in rural New England. Read More »
The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission fired back about the proposed Verizon-FairPoint merger with 11 recommendations to the make the deal "in the public good." Read More »
Verizon workers rallied in Boston yesterday. The impact of the propoosed sale of Verizon's landlines in New England on high speed Internet buildout in the region was among their concerns. Unions representing the workers are expanding their "Stop the Sale" effort by launching a nationwide campaign to get the Federal Communications Commission to rule against the sale. Read More »
At a town hall meeting in Hooksett, NH, on Sunday, presidential hopeful John Edwards expressed concern that the Verizon-FairPoint deal would be a step backward for the people of northern New England. Read More »
At a recent rally in New York City, thousands of Verizon workers, labor leaders, and elected officials gathered to protest Verizon's deal with FairPoint Communications. Read More »
Millions of Americans lack access to quality health services--especially those living in rural areas. In a recent column in the Concord Monitor, Dr. Robert Maccani argues that one of the keys to fixing this mess in New Hampshire is telemedicine. Read More »
Thanks to our 80,000 Speed Testers, the Speed Matters Campaign has been making waves around the country. On Monday we released a state-by-state report and interactive map on U.S. internet speeds based on the test results. Read More »
