Message-ID: <20210810043130.D717873C@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2021 04:31:30 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: CWA President Shelton and Senator Menendez Defend Public
Sector Against Cuts
August 5, 2021
In a joint opinion piece published in Newsweek on Saturday, CWA
President Chris Shelton and New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez fought
back against attempts to cut pandemic relief funds for state and local
governments.
Shelton and Menendez noted that public sector workers, including CWA
members, responded heroically to the pandemic. "The COVID-19 pandemic
... has upended our daily lives and shuttered businesses for
significant periods of time," they wrote. "Local governments in both
red and blue states saw a substantial drop in tax revenue throughout
2020. As local revenues fell and demand for emergency services
increased, public sector workers were once again on the chopping
block. More than 1.3 million public sector jobs were cut
nationwide. Women and people of color disproportionately held these
positions."
https://cwa-union.org/news/president-shelton-and-senator-menendez-defend-public-sector-against-cuts
Message-ID: <20210810044332.C8EF473C@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2021 04:43:32 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Rejects CenturyLink/
Lumen's Attempt to Weaken Regulations
August 5, 2021
Last week, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) unanimously
rejected CenturyLink/Lumen's attempt to eliminate service quality
rules and call center answering time requirements.
CWAers played a crucial role in defeating CenturyLink/Lumen's petition
to weaken regulations. An investigation by CWA found that the company
has failed to maintain its physical copper plant and has failed to
deploy fiber to 46 percent of its coverage area in Minnesota. CWA's
analysis revealed that the company is prioritizing network upgrades to
wealthier areas, leaving lower income communities with outdated
technologies. These violations led the Minnesota Attorney General's
Office and Department of Commerce to recommend that the PUC reject the
company's petition.
https://cwa-union.org/news/minnesota-public-utilities-commission-rejects-centurylinklumens-attempt-weaken-regulations
Message-ID: <20210810044640.344F073C@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2021 04:46:40 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: New Report Finds T-Mobile Paid $0 Taxes on Billions in
Profits
A report released last week by the Institute on Taxation and Economic
Policy (ITEP) reveals the results of the Trump-era Tax Cuts and Jobs
Act (TCJA) for T-Mobile, Amazon, and other corporate giants. Passed in
2017 without a single Democratic vote in Congress, the TCJA's
provisions allowed 39 of the nation's most profitable companies,
including T-Mobile, to pay $0 in federal income tax from 2018 through
2020.
https://cwa-union.org/news/new-report-finds-t-mobile-paid-0-taxes-on-billions-in-profits
