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CWA once again is battling plans by Verizon to abandon phone service in rural areas — this time in northern New England and the upper Midwest — to concentrate its investments in lower-cost, higher-profit cities and suburbs.

Citizens Communications has announced plans to acquire Commonwealth Telephone for $1.16 billion. The combined company will be the seventh largest local telephone exchange company with operations in 23 states.

One of the key initiatives in CWA's Ready for the Future program is the creation of a volunteer "Stewards Army" of rank-and-file activists to mobilize for positive change, both within our industries and in American society.

Electrocution accidents have left three Verizon technicians dead and another seriously injured in recent months; incidents that have CWA calling for stronger safety policies, more training for employees doing the dangerous work and provision of proper tools and equipment.