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The Telecom Digest for Tue, 08 Dec 2020
Volume 39 : Issue 318 : "text" format

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AT&T Inks $173K OFCCP Deal Over Gender Pay Disparities
Brewing Japanese price war could spell trouble for AT&T, Verizon
Adult Swim's Streams Are an Unfortunate Casualty of AT&T's Layoffs
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20201206193503.B9CB277D@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2020 19:35:03 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: AT&T Inks $173K OFCCP Deal Over Gender Pay Disparities The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced Thursday it reached a $173,000 settlement with AT&T Services Inc. over pay disparities between male and female employees in California and Nevada, along with "proactive steps" the company must take to ensure its compensation practices are not discriminatory. https://www.law360.com/telecom/articles/1334325/at-t-inks-173k-ofccp-deal-over-gender-pay-disparities- ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20201206192356.A387F77D@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2020 19:23:56 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Brewing Japanese price war could spell trouble for AT&T, Verizon By Mide Dano There are growing indications that Japanese wireless network operators are in the early stages of a potentially massive pricing war, one that could significantly reduce costs for customers while at the same time cutting into operators' revenues. And there's a good chance top executives at AT&T and Verizon are watching the situation with growing dismay. https://www.lightreading.com/cloud-nativenfv/brewing-japanese-price-war-could-spell-trouble-for-atandt-verizon/a/d-id/765880 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20201206191853.C0E1277D@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2020 19:18:53 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Adult Swim's Streams Are an Unfortunate Casualty of AT&T's Layoffs While livestreams have been booming during the pandemic, AT&T's layoffs will result in the end of their own livestream network, Adult Swim. By Aaron Grech The staff for Adult Swim's livestream programs have reportedly been let go in light of AT&T's recent layoffs, according to a statement made by comedian Ben O'Brien on a separate stream. O'Brien is a member of the collective Wham City, who developed the Adult Swim livestream program Fanfiction Showdown. https://www.cbr.com/adult-swim-streams-att-layoffs/ ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Tue, 08 Dec 2020
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