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AT&T Refuses To Follow Verizon In Rolling Back DEI Policies Amid Federal Pressure
AT&T's CEO John Stankey indicated that the telecommunications company would not change its diversity policy in order to ...
Much of the ‘racial reckoning’ efforts after Floyd’s murder never emerged
Hours into his second term, President Donald Trump started a campaign to dismantle DEI efforts, including those launched in response to George Floyd’s death.
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Verizon acknowledges DEI policies 'could be associated with discrimination'
Verizon has abandoned its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to secure federal regulatory approval for its 20 ...
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Verizon-Frontier deal gets green light after ending DEI commitments
"Verizon recognises that some DEI policies and practices could be associated with discrimination," Venkatesh said in the ...
Trump's FCC Making Disavowal of DEI a Litmus Test for Merger Approvals
Democratic FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez criticized Verizon for giving in to Republican Chairman Brendan Carr's demands. "This ...
FCC Chair Brendan Carr is letting ISPs merge—as long as they end DEI programs
It's shaping up to be a big year for telecom mergers, and it appears the Federal Communications Commission is eager to ...
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Verizon ends DEI policies to get FCC's blessing for its $20 billion Frontier deal
Verizon has become the latest big company to end policies around diversity, equity and inclusion, or "DEI," in order to keep ...
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Verizon deal to acquire Frontier approved after DEI changes
WASHINGTON] The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday (May 16) approved Verizon Communications’s US$20 billion ...
Does Hollywood Need to Worry About a Charter-Cox Merger?
Any time distributors consolidate it signals a shift in leverage, but the early betting is that the $34.5 billion deal ...
Verizon is cutting DEI programs following FCC pressure
Verizon's decision is an example of how the private sector is responding to pressure from the Trump administration to stamp ...
FCC Approves Verizon’s $20 Billion Frontier Deal After Telco Committed to Eliminating DEI, Agency’s GOP Chairman Says
After FCC chairman Brendan Carr said Verizon agreed to end its DEI policies, the agency approved the telco's $20 billion deal ...
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Virginia Beach School Board reconsiders DEI policies
Ultimately, the Virginia Beach School Board voted 5-5, which means the DEI policy suspension will continue. House GOP leadership caves to centrist Republicans on Medicaid despite fiscal hawks ...