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U.S. broadband certified second-rate, unless you’re a Comcast VP

06.07.13

DSL Reports' Karl Bode said that Comcast's claims about U.S. broadband are, well, not true. Read More »

NYC official lambastes Verizon on lagging FiOS build-out

05.10.13

New York City's public advocate scolded Verizon for failing to deliver FiOS to the city's low-income neighborhoods. Read More »

Verizon Cable deal expanding nationwide

10.26.12

Verizon cable partners Comcast, Time Warner and Cox continue to expand their cross marketing deals across the country. Read More »

Verizon-Big Cable looking to avoid cross-marketing rules

09.25.12

Barely a month after the FCC and DOJ signed off on the Verizon/Big Cable deal, the companies are looking to avoid cross-marketing restrictions. Read More »

Analyst: Verizon/Cable Deal will cost us

08.30.12

According to CNET tech reporter Marguerite Reardon, the Verizon/Big Cable Deal is "bad news for consumers." Read More »

FCC Decision on Big Cable Deal Will Kill Jobs, Harm Consumers

08.23.12

CWA said today that the FCC's approval of the Verizon Cable Deal will "allow Big Cable to virtually monopolize wireline and video connections to millions." Read More »

DOJ Approves Cartel

08.23.12

In Huffpost David Balto says the DOJ approved a cartel benefiting cable -- the most disliked businesses in the country. Read More »

Susan Crawford: Unconstrained monopoly power

08.21.12

Verizon and the cable companies can dictate nearly every aspect of our communications, says professor Susan Crawford. Read More »

CWA: Justice Department Decision on Verizon-Big Cable Deal Destroys Competition, Jobs

08.16.12

The U.S. Justice Department’s decision today to approve the Verizon Wireless-Big Cable deal is exactly the wrong one for workers, consumers and communities. The result is a massive Verizon Wireless/cable/content monopoly, job cuts, higher prices, and fewer choices. Read More »

Verizon-Big Cable Deal edges closer

08.14.12

As the Verizon-Big Cable Deal nears approval, regulators' conditions don't nearly address the job-killing, anti-competitive aspects of the deal. Read More »

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