Industry News – 1-4-19

Not likely that either Sprint or T-Mobile initially factored a government shutdown into their merger timeline, but that application (and many other activities), have gotten caught in the dragnet. The […]

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10,400

In a Tuesday, SEC filing, Verizon noted that it will lose 10,400 employees under its “voluntary separation program.” The number represents approximately 7 percent of the total VZ workforce.  

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Daily Number – 4,950,000

New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced a record settlement with Verizon subsidiary Oath (formerly AOL), this week under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The $4.95 million penalty […]

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Industry News – 11/30/18

Recognizing the expense associated with rural broadband deployment, the Centre County Commissioners voted on Tuesday to request proposals from potential providers to access three county-owned 911 towers to help serve […]

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Daily Number – 68

The PUC’s One Call Damage Prevention Committee held its inaugural meeting recently, and filed disciplinary actions against 68 facility owners, excavators, and project owners. The committee plans to hold monthly […]

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Daily Number – 91,000,000

The USDA this week announced that it will be distributing $91 million to twelve states (Pennsylvania is not one of them), to fund rural broadband projects designed to help 27,000 […]

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Industry News – 10/26/18

Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission unanimously adopted an Order rejecting the PTA’s Petition to Rescind the Commission’s Secretarial Letter in the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA) investigation. The […]

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Industry News – 10/19/18

If you thought the acrimonious battle between the government and AT&T with regard to the company’s acquisition of Time Warner was over, think again. While not commanding the limelight it […]

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Legislature – 10-12-18

Small Cell/5G legislation in the form of HB 2564 remains in the House Consumer Affairs Committee as the legislative session comes to a close, but that hasn’t prevented critics from […]

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