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CWA Releases TV Ad on Verizon-Big Cable Deal In D.C., PA and VA

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) is releasing a television ad explaining the pitfalls of the imminent deal between Verizon and the nation?s largest cable companies, and urging consumers to call the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to register their opposition to it.

In Letter To FCC And DOJ, Mikulski And Cardin Warn Against Job-Killing Verizon-Big Cable Deal

As opposition to the Verizon-big cable deal mounts, U.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski and Benjamin Cardin sent a letter on Thursday to FCC (Federal Communications Commission) Chairman Julius Genachowski and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder outlining the harmful impact the current deal would have in Baltimore and across Maryland, and urging the FCC and DOJ (Department of Justice) to consider the negative effects on middle-class jobs and access for low-income consumers.