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AT&T’s DSL Shutoff Will Leave Thousands of Consumers Without a Broadband Option
News
October 15, 2020
AT&T recently announced that it will discontinue DSL sales nationally and disconnect 160,000 DSL customers, only some of whom have access to another wireline service from AT&T.
CWA Exposes AT&T's Failures on Broadband and Good Jobs
News
October 8, 2020
New reports that expose how AT&T has left communities without access to next-generation fiber networks and eliminated good jobs received wide media and political attention this week.
AT&T Retail Store Closures are Business as Usual
Press Release
Last week, AT&T announced plans to close 320 company-owned AT&T Mobility retail stores in November and December, disrupting the employment of over 1,600 workers during the holiday season.
New Reports Detail How Telecoms Companies Like AT&T are Failing to Provide Broadband and Good Jobs
Press Release
3 new reports released today by the Communications Workers of America, the Economic Policy Institute, and the National Digital Inclusion Alliance describe how profit-driven corporations have left communities without access to next-generation fiber networks and eliminated good jobs, with a spotlight on AT&T.
Midwest Elected Officials Call on AT&T to Suspend Job Cuts to Aid Pandemic Recovery
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September 24, 2020
Elected officials from Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Indiana released letters Wednesday calling on AT&T to suspend its job cuts and offshoring to support America's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.