Of Interest to Our Members

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

• 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
• Verizon Turns to Inside Fixer to Pull Mobile Giant Out of Downward Spiral Bloomberg – October 13, 2023
• T-Mobile US to slash 5,000 jobs as subscribers seeking cheaper plans weigh on costs New York Post – August 24, 2023
• AT&T HR Chief Is Leaving as Company Cuts Thousands of Jobs Bloomberg – July 31, 2023
• What AT&T and Verizon Knew About Toxic Lead Cables The Wall Street Journal Podcast – July 14, 2023
• What AT&T and Verizon Knew About Toxic Lead Cables The Wall Street Journal – July 12, 2023
• America is Wrapped in Miles of Toxic Lead Cables The Wall Street Journal – July 9, 2023
• AT&T’s return-to-office mandate forces 9,000 to relocate or resign: ‘Layoff wolf in RTO sheep’s clothing’ New York Post – June 15, 2023
• Verizon Is Searching for a Finance Chief Who Could Become CEO The Wall Street Journal – June 12, 2023
• Verizon is planning layoff as its customer service team moves overseas to save money Phone Area – May 24, 2023
• Social Security Gave Retirees a Big Raise in 2023. Next Year Will Be Different Barron’s                      – May 10, 2023
• Remembering America’s first social network: the landline telephone NPR – May 10, 2023
• Verizon reports more subscriber declines and miss on revenue MarketWatch – April 25, 2023
• AT&T Sees Signs of Businesses, Consumers Paring Back Spending The Wall Street Journal – April 20, 2023
• Avaya files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Reuters – February 14, 2023
• After shove from retirees, Verizon board committee takes on workplace diversity and inclusion Crain’s New York Business – January 11, 2023
• AT&T to pay $6 million to SEC to settle lawsuit over leaks to analysts Reuters – December 5, 2022
• Social Security bill would give seniors an extra $2,400 a year. Here’s how it would work. CBS News – June 16, 2022
• AARP’s Billion-Dollar Bounty KFF Health News – June 6, 2022
• 2022 Proxy Letter for Shareowners – April 7, 2022
• Telehealth bill would require ERISA plans to cover virtual care American Medical Association – September 20, 2021
• Seniors Could Get a 6.2% Social Security Raise in 2022 The Motley Fool – August 16, 2021
• With diminishing pushback, executive bonuses in bankruptcy veer toward ‘entitlement’ Reuters – August 6, 2021
• AT&T completes spinoff of its shrinking DirecTV unit New York Post – August 3, 2021
• Inflation could prompt largest Social Security cost-of-living adjustment in decades. Why there’s a push to change the way it’s calculated CNBC – July 14, 2021
• Inflation concerns have many retirees worried about running out of money CNBC – July 13, 2021
• Opinion: Why retirees may want to look beyond traditional income strategies MarketWatch – July 10, 2021
• Verizon sells Yahoo Japan licence for $1.6 billion Mobile World Live – July 5, 2021
• Verizon says forcing people off old plans to get FCC subsidy isn’t “upselling” Ars Technica – June 2, 2021
• ‘Sleeping Giant:’ Thieves Target Retirement Accounts NBC Chicago – May 25, 2021
• AT&T to spin off and combine WarnerMedia with Discovery in deal that would create streaming giant CNN Business – May 17, 2021
• Verizon Business takes Internet of Things Connectivity Global Yahoo! Finance – May 6, 2021
• Verizon explores sale of media assets, including parts of Yahoo and AOL Fox Business – April 28, 2021
• Verizon climbs 4% after Warren Buffet reveals nearly $9 billion investment Business Insider – February 17, 2021
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Letter -December 2015
• “Congress’ Obligation on Structured Settlement Fraud”  RollCall.com,  September 2, 2014
• “Hello, Congress: Americans want a Strong Social Security System”  Reuters, July 1, 2014
• “Twinkies Bankruptcy Exposes Peril to Some U.S. Pensions: Economy”  Bloomberg.com, May 8, 2014
• “Recession Decreased Expected Reliance on 401(k)s”  PlanSponsor.com, May 5, 2014
• “After Pressing Companies to Act, PBGC Secures $208M for Saint-Gobain Retirees” PBGC.gov, April 16, 2014
• “Americans Can’t Retiree When Bill Gross Sees Repression”  Bloomberg.com, March 25, 2014
•  “Draft Rules Would Help Protect Seniors When Medicare Advantage Plans Drop Doctors” Kaiser Health News March 24, 2014
•  “Companies Prepare To Dump Pension Plans in 2014”  Autoballa.com, March 19,2014 
• “Retirees Worried About Ongoing Benefits” PLANSPONSOR.com, February  25, 2014
• “GE Ex-Labor Chief Switches to Defend Retiree’s Benefits” Bloomberg.com, September 12, 2013
• BellTel Retiree Member Janice Winston speaks out in support of strong fiduciary regulations, July 8, 2013
• “Why “Chained CPI’ Rattles the Elderly (and Soon to Be),” Bloomberg BusinessWeek, April 10, 2013
•  Video of 1975 Fire
•  Transcript of Verizon at Guggenheim Securities Symposium, June 21, 2012