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2009 Year in review: Runners up

Although I think we picked a solid list for our 2009 year in review series, there are a few others I felt I could not overlook in the process: France Telecom's suicides: While it may seem like a

Cincinnati Bell to axe more jobs in 2010

Sticking to its cost cutting guns , Cincinnati Bell plans to lay off employees and implement a hiring freeze next year as part of a company-wide expense reduction program for 2010. Other than saying

AT&T, CWA Southeast hammer out a tentative contract agreement

The ongoing saga between AT&T Southeast's wireline workers and company management may finally be nearing an end as the ILEC has finally reached a tentative agreement with union workers in the

Verizon swings layoff axe in New York

Verizon is keeping its promise that it would hand out another set of pink slips, and one of its first targets in this process is the Long Island area of New York. This follows an announcement made in

AT&T, Northeast union negotiations remain in a standstill

AT&T Southwest reached a milestone last week when they ratified a new contract with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) union, but the Northeast region and AT&T continue to be miles

CWA, AT&T Southwest craft four-year agreement

Following a proposed agreement put on the table in October, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and AT&T voted to ratify a four-year agreement. The new agreement covers 26,000 workers in

Frontier reports lackluster Q3 performance

Appearances are everything even in telecom. Just as it prepares to swallow up a major portion of Verizon's rural lines in 14 states, Frontier's earnings are not exactly painting a pretty picture to

Three states approve Frontier's acquisition of Verizon's rural lines

Frontier just came one step closer to establishing itself as one of the U.S.'s largest independent ILECs as state regulators in California, Nevada and South Carolina gave their thumbs up for its

Frontier's Verizon acquisition facing CWA union wrath

Given all of the operational issues that both FairPoint and Hawaii Telecom had after they bought unwanted lines from Verizon, it's not surprising to see that labor unions that work for

AT&T, CWA D6 come close to striking agreement

AT&T announced that it is close to finalizing a labor contract agreement with the Communications Workers of America. The new agreement, which covers employees that work in Arkansas, Kansas,