AT&T chairman Randall Stephenson is pitching the AT&T-Time Warner deal to Congress as creating a new, disruptive video entrant to compete against established dominant players, something of a switch for the iconic company used to being regarded as an 800-pound incumbent telecom gorilla. That is according to Stephenson’s prepared testimony for a Dec.

AT&T takes swipe at Google Fiber’s buildout woes, touts its community outreach approach by Sean Buckley | Oct 28, 2016 12:04pm ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailPrint AT&T isn’t wasting any time taking a swipe at Google Fiber’s …

October 24, 2016 AT&T reached an agreement to buy Time Warner for $85.4 billion. Including debt, the value grows to $108.7 billion. The deal combines the nation’s largest pay-TV provider and second largest wireless carrier with the largest entertainment company.

Mobility U.S. Enrollment Update 10/4/16 (HR-Benefits Distribution 10/5) Changes ahead for Annual Enrollment To: U.S. Mobility employees Based on the terms of the new Mobility CWA bargaining agreement, several changes are ahead for Annual Enrollment for 2017.

Mobility Puerto Rico Enrollment Update 10/4/16 (HR-Benefits Distribution 10/5/16) Annual Enrollment Moved to December To: Mobility Puerto Rico employees Based on the terms of the new Mobility CWA bargaining agreement, several changes are ahead for Annual Enrollment for 2017.

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.