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Verizon, an ALEC member, is undermining state laws
Verizon’s lobbyists in state capitals are pushing to eliminate all current consumer protections on the traditional telephone network and prohibit any future telephone consumer protections.
Verizon and ALEC’s legislative allies have enacted bills in over 20 States to eliminate protections on the traditional telephone network or pre-emptively prohibit any consumer protections for VoIP telephone service, which is the dominant telephone technology for the future.
Legislation to end consumer protections pads corporate profits at the expense of telephone customers, who get higher prices, worse service, and even lose their guarantee of access to the network.
Verizon has funded the notorious American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which is pushing to eliminate State-level consumer protections. ALEC is the pre-eminent corporate-funded force behind identical, nearly- simultaneously introduced legislative initiatives including bills to take away voting rights, destroy public sector unions, and force through so-called “Right-to-Work” laws.