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Articles Of Interest to Our Members

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

  • Tommy Steed: From Telecom to Advocacy – Sixty Plus Uncensored – February 11, 2026
  • 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

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