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The Telecom Digest for Fri, 24 Dec 2021
Volume 40 : Issue 322 : "text" format

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CWA Activists Continue to Fight for Equitable Broadband Access and Good Jobs
FTC Reports On National DNC Registry Statistics
Organizing Victories – Welcome New CWA Members!

Message-ID: <20211224094135.B842773C@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:41:35 +0000 (UTC) From: Bill Horne <malaQRMssimilation@gmail.com> Subject: CWA Activists Continue to Fight for Equitable Broadband Access and Good Jobs December 23, 2021 Thanks to the leadership and the activism of CWAers, the $65 billion allocated in the recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to expand our nation's broadband networks will help states across the country bring their telecommunications infrastructure into the 21st century and create new jobs in the process. Since the passage of the bill, the CWA Broadband Brigade and local activists have been mobilizing to ensure states eligible to receive federal funding Build Broadband Better by creating good union jobs and prioritizing closing the digital divide. https://cwa-union.org/news/cwa-activists-continue-fight-for-equitable-broadband-access-and-good-jobs -- (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)
Message-ID: <eb89ab52-eb77-0821-abef-a01ebea36aa3@gmail.com> Date: 24 Dec 2021 05:14:31 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: FTC Reports On National DNC Registry Statistics by Christine M. Reilly, A. Paul Heeringa and Ivette Zamora The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry statistics for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, along with data on consumer complaints about unwanted telemarketing calls. During the last fiscal year (October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021), almost 3 million people signed up with the DNC Registry, bumping the total number to 244.3 million actively registered numbers, according to the FTC's Data Book. https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/advertising-marketing-branding/1143826/ftc-reports-on-national-dnc-registry?email_access=on -- I don't want to say that I'm old and worn out, but I'm never anywhere near the curb on trash day (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me drectly)
Message-ID: <07c0039a-e73e-55ff-c96a-86e02410ff3b@gmail.com> Date: 24 Dec 2021 04:55:19 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Organizing Victories - Welcome New CWA Members! By CWA D1 onYesterday <https://cwad1.org/users/cwa-d1> /AT&T In Home Experts/ A majority of AT&T In Home Expert (IHX) workers in New York State voted to join CWA. They are building power with hundreds of thousands of workers at AT&T and other telecom companies to bargain good jobs and strong contracts. IHX workers across the country have been organizing to have a voice on the job, including in Arkansas, Detroit/Southfield Michigan, Illinois, and New Jersey. https://cwad1.org/news/organizing-victories-welcome-new-cwa-members -- I don't want to say that I'm old and worn out, but I'm never anywhere near the curb on trash day

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