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CWA locals and members at Verizon have been conducting a campaign to "Tear Down the Wall" between CWA and IBEW bargaining units and workers at non-union Verizon Business — composed of former MCI workers — and Verizon Wireless.

Supporters of so-called "net neutrality" are lobbying Congress to regulate the Internet and restrict the services that telcos and cable companies can offer, threatening the build-out of high speed connections to households in the United States.

CWA is pressing for real changes in national public policy that will energize economic growth and job creation by spurring universal access to high speed Internet services.

CWA has a clear vision of what competitive customer service should be in the constantly evolving telecommunications industry. It's based on quality service, quality jobs and providing consumers with the bundled services they want.

CWA activists in California have helped pass landmark video franchising legislation that may well become a model for other states and which will enable the union's telecom employers to compete on a level playing field with cable TV providers.