AT&T said it will deliver gigabit service to 11 more metro areas as it also drops the “GigaPower” name and starts to employ a new umbrella brand — AT&T Fiber. The additional metros that will get 1-Gig from AT&T Fiber include Gainesville and Panama City, Fla; Columbus, Ga.; Central Kentucky; Lafayette, La.

AT&T’s pending over-the-top service DirecTV Now continues to add content partners, signing a carriage agreement with Viacom that will include a dozen of the programmer’s cable networks including MTV, Comedy Central and VH1. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Other Viacom networks included in the agreement are CMT, Logo, BET, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Nick Jr.

AT&T is expected to launch its DirecTV Now video streaming service within the next three months. CEO Randall Stephenson told a group of investors that DirecTV Now will be available this year with “very aggressive price points,” according to CNET.

AT&T Mobility workers across the country voted to ratify a new contract covering health care and other benefits for 42,000 workers. CWA District 1 Vice President Dennis Trainor said, “Our main goal was to put health care benefits bargaining back in the regional bargaining agreement process and to make health care affordable for all Mobility workers.

AT&T National Internet Contract CWA AT&T Internet members at the Metairie, La., NIC Call Center join mobilization training. CWA members voted an overwhelming 92 percent “YES” to authorize a strike if a fair contract can’t be reached with AT&T Internet. The 2,000 Internet Services Contract members work at call centers, supporting customers, and as technicians.

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Susan Montgomery/123RF Don’t Fall Behind Stay current with a recap of today’s Tech News from Digital Trends T-Mobile may give out Lyft credit and free data for Pokémon Go to its customers on a weekly basis, but it’s AT&T that has the highest customer satisfaction among the major U.S.

Members of CWA Local 6143 in San Antonio hit the streets for informational picketing to protest AT&T Internet Services’ continuing demand for givebacks. Workers are standing strong for dignity and respect.

For release July 20, 2016 Contact: Candice Johnson, CWA Communications, cjohnson@cwa-union.org, 202-434-1168. CWA: It’s Time for AT&T to End its Demands for Health Care Cuts at Mobility Washington, D.C. — CWA’s AT&T Mobility bargaining team is working to negotiate a new national bargained benefit plan covering 45,000 AT&T Mobility workers.

  Commuter Benefits allow individuals to pay for certain workplace commuting expenses, including mass transit and parking, on a tax-free basis through payroll deductions. The Beniversal® Prepaid Mastercard® and eTrac® …