Of Interest to Our Members

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

• 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 – November 15, 2024
• BellTel Attends 2024 NYC Labor Day Parade – September 9, 2024
• Tommy Steed appears on the latest episode of Dennis O’Keefe’s podcast “Your Telecom Retirement” – June 18, 2024
• Increased Litigation Around PRTs Brings Insurance Industry Practices to Light – Plan Sponsor – 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 – Plan Sponsor – March 22, 2024
• Association of BellTel Retirees Points to Red Flags in Verizon PRT Deal –  Plan Sponsor – 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