Employee headcount: Sizing up AT&T, Verizon, CenturyLink, Frontier and Windstream’s working ranks As the wireline service provider market continues to consolidate down to a smaller group of more powerful players, the question for industry watchers is how many people work for the nation’s top 5 Tier 1 wireline carriers.

Good afternoon Sisters & Brothers. 1Year ago today we went on strike against Verizon. It was a long and hard fight but through your efforts we won a good contract. We here at the Local would like to thank everyone for putting up a helluva fight. THANK YOU.

Verizon recently came one step closer to completing its acquisition of XO Communications when it gained FCC approval, but the telco’s goals to densify its wireless network and win back small business from cable could drive it to pursue other fiber deals.

Equinix Inc. agreed to pay Verizon Communications Inc. $3.6 billion for a portfolio of 24 data center sites in a transaction that will expand its operations deeper into more U.S. cities and Latin America.

November 2, 2016 The Maryland Office of People’s Counsel (OPC) filed a petition with the state Public Service Commission (PSC) calling for an investigation – and suspension – of Verizon copper retirement notices.

2017 Annual Enrollment November 7 – November 18 Mid-Atlantic Active CWA Investing together for a healthier you. Your benefits. Investing together for a healthier you. This guide reflects the terms that were agreed upon in the 2016 labor contracts. Read it carefully to ensure you are aware of what is changing on January 1, 2017.

Investing together for a healthier you. Your benefits. 2017 Annual Enrollment November 7 – November 18 Mid-Atlantic Post-1989 Retiree Dear Verizon Retiree: This guide summarizes important health and insurance benefits information and reflects the terms agreed upon by the Company and the Unions in the 2016 labor contracts.

Verizon Wireless is cutting 3,200 call center jobs across the country. ABC reports that call centers in California, Connecticut, Maine, Nebraska, and New York will be closed. “Verizon Communications brags about being the nation’s biggest wireless carrier,” Communications Workers of America President Chris Shelton said in a statement.

Column: Frontier still struggling to put Verizon takeover issues to rest It’s been six months since Frontier Communications assumed control of Verizon’s land-line operations in California, including phone, Internet and FiOS …