Articles Of Interest to Our Members

The following are links to articles, documents, or videos that may be of interest to our members:

• Introducing Frontier, a Verizon Company – Verizon – January 20, 2026
• Verizon is cutting more than 13,000 jobs as it works to ‘reorient’ entire company – The Associated Press – January 20, 2026
• Verizon’s Retiree Shareowners Call for Action Following Major Verizon Layoffs – Telecom Ramblings – January 6, 2026
• Conn. regulators prep PHL Variable for liquidation after selloff fails – InsuranceNewsNet – January 5, 2026
• Verizon’s cruel layoffs – The Chief – December 17, 2025
• DOL Eyes Amicus Filing While States, Industry Back Lockheed Martin in PRT Case – PLANSPONSOR – December 11, 2025
• Commentary: A Retiree’s Perspective on Pension Risk Transfers – Pensions & Investments – December 11, 2025
• Verizon CEO reveals mistakes that led to over 13,000 layoffs – The Street – December 8, 2025
• Why Verizon Is Firing 13,000 Employees, in the Company’s Own Words – Barron’s – November 20, 2025
• Big Take: Private Equity Is Offshoring US Pensions – Bloomberg – November 17, 2025
• When Wall Street’s Insurance Playbook Goes Wrong – Bloomberg – November 17, 2025
• The Offshoring of America’s Retirement Savings – Bloomberg – November 16, 2025
• Ousted Verizon boss could still pocket most of $20M salary as company cuts 15,000 jobs: report – New York Post – November 14, 2025
• Verizon to cut about 15,000 jobs as new CEO restructures, source says – Reuters – November 13, 2025
• Verizon names former PayPal boss Dan Schulman as new CEO, replacing Hans Vestberg – CNBC – October 6, 2025
• Verizon Shareholders Unearth Lead Cable Debate – Mobile World Live – May 23, 2025
• Finding Meaning in a Post-Retirement Vocation – Next Avenue – March 18, 2025
• AT&T’s copper retirement goals are ‘realistic’ – analyst – Light Reading – December 13, 2024
• How to Donate: Laura Whitlock, BellTel Director – YouTube – November 15, 2024
• BellTel Attends 2024 NYC Labor Day Parade – YouTube – September 9, 2024
• Tommy Steed appears on Dennis O’Keefe’s podcast “Your Telecom Retirement” – YouTube – June 18, 2024
• Increased Litigation Around PRTs Brings Insurance Industry Practices to Light – PLANSPONSOR – June 3, 2024
• Guest Op-Ed: Don’t throw retirees to the wolves of Wall Street – The Trentonian – April 28, 2024
• CWA Union Fights Back Against So-Called Pension De-Risking – Forbes – April 13, 2024
• Retiree Shareowners at Verizon Push Clawback Policy & Transparency on Lead Cables Hazard – Telecom Ramblings – April 2, 2024
• Retiree Shareowners at Verizon Push Clawback Policy & Transparency on Lead Cables Hazard – Street Insider – April 2, 2024
• Retiree Shareowners at Verizon Push Clawback Policy & Transparency on Lead Cables Hazard – Morningstar – April 2, 2024
• Retiree Shareowners at Verizon Push Clawback Policy & Transparency on Lead Cables Hazard – Yahoo! Finance – April 2, 2024
• PRT Market Headed for Another Year Over $40B, Aon Says – Chief Investment Officer – March 25, 2024
• Aon Projects PRT Market Will Again Climb Above $40B – PLANSPONSOR – March 22, 2024
• Association of BellTel Retirees Points to Red Flags in Verizon PRT Deal –  PLANSPONSOR – March 18, 2024
• Retiree association outraged over Verizon pension buyout – Pensions & Investments – March 15, 2024
• Bay Area residents outraged over possibly losing landlines: Here’s more on effort to save them – ABC 7 San Francisco – March 11, 2024
• Tommy Steed speaking at the California Public Utilities Commission hearing about AT&T’s landlines request – Admin Monitor – March 19, 2024
• Verizon dials up annuities to transfer $5.9 billion in pension liabilities – Pension & Investments – March 6, 2024
• AT&T may have to shell out millions after its network failed last week – but customers are angry they’re only getting $5 – Fortune – February 26, 2024
• AT&T’s botched network update caused yesterday’s major wireless outage – Ars Technica – February 23, 2024
• AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile hit by massive nationwide cell outages – USA Today – February 22, 2024
• Crown Castle Co-Founder Seeks Board Seats at Big Wireless-Tower Owner  – The Wall Street Journal – February 14, 2024
• How pension de-risking could strike a devastating financial blow to America’s retirees  – MarketWatch – February 12, 2024
• AT&T wants to kill landlines. Here’s what it means for places with bad cell service – Fast Company – February 7, 2024
• Pension Stripping Threatens America’s Retirees – Next Avenue – February 5, 2024
• EPA Calls on Telecom Executives to Meet About Lead-Sheathed Phone Cables–  The Wall Street Journal – January 11, 2024
• Verizon Agreed to a $100 Million Settlement Over Allegations of Secret Fees – Here’s How to Get Paid – Entrepreneur – January 5, 2024