Verizon intends to offer the Special EISP. Volunteers will be accepted as necessary to meet business needs. Packages will be distributed to employees beginning today 8-23-2016. The volunteer period will begin on August 30, 2016 and end on September 28, 2016. If you are accepted for the “Special EISP” the off payroll date is October 9, 2016.

Just an FYI: There is no LTSD for D.C. & Virginia for the week of 8-21 thru 8-27. You are still able to volunteer for OT, but no one should be forced to work. The Co.has called OT for 6 weeks of the 10 week cap per the CBA in D.C.& Virginia as of last week.

In the United States, the mobile market is largely saturated. Aside from a steady base of brand new users coming of the age to own a phone and the occasional carrier-jumper, growth is hard to come by in such a market.

FCC Commissioner Investigates Hundreds of Thousands of ‘Phantom’ Lifeline Subscribers A Federal Communications Commissioner is investigating why wireless providers have failed to enroll hundreds of thousands of subscribers to the …

A Federal Communications Commissioner is investigating why wireless providers have failed to enroll hundreds of thousands of subscribers to the government’s low-income phone subsidy program in a database meant to …

Hot off the heels of its acquisition of Yahoo last week for $4.8 billion, today Verizon announced another huge purchase: it’s buying Fleetmatics, a telematics company based out of Dublin, Ireland, for $2.4 …

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) ended its self-imposed FiOS FTTH service deployment moratorium in April, announcing plans to build out FTTH to Boston. Under a six-year plan, Verizon will invest $300 million to …

FYI: In light of the recent incident, please be aware of your surroundings. There is an activie shooter incident @ Andrews AFB & there was a shooting last night @ 400 blk. of Bladensburg Rd. N.E. Please be careful and your safety starts with you. PLEASE BE CAREFUL. If you are sent to a known “hot spot” contact your supervisor and advise them that the area is a 2man area.

A technician was confronted today @ gunpoint in the Trinidad area, but is unhurt. It is important to note, that your safety is yours and yours alone. No one has the right to tell you when and where you feel safe. If your work takes you to a 2man area, insist to management that someone goes with you.

2016 Ratification Bonus and General Wage Increase (GWI) for Eligible Employees Key Dates: June 19 – Effective date of the 3% GWI. July 1 – GWI reflected in Verizon paychecks for eligible employees. July 1 – Ratification bonus reflected in separate Verizon paycheck for eligible employees.