'A slap in the face': AT&T workers upset jobs slashed despite Trump tax cuts

Company has cut more than 37,000 jobs in the US from when the first Trump bill went into effect in 2018 to the end of 2019
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/10/at-and-t-layoffs-jobs-slashed-trump-tax-cuts

Dems demand answers from AT&T, Verizon and Sprint on internet throttling claims - The Hill

The study lawmakers cited was conducted by the app WeHe found that Verizon, AT&T and Sprint throttled web traffic from a range of popular video services such as YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Prime, NBC Sports and Skype. ....
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/417168-dem-senators-want-answers-from-att-verizon-and-sprint-on-alleged-internet

Breaking Down The AT&T-Time Warner Decision (David Folkenflik, On Point)

The fate of the AT&T Time Warner deal has been decided. And with it, a message sent to media moguls and beyond.
Interview:
http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2018/06/13/time-warner-att-merger

AT&T workforce stricken with over 2000 layoffs U.S-wide days after $1000 tax reform bonus check

On Dec. 16, about 600 employees were notified of the pending layoffs. Most of those were across mid-west states, with some of those including higher-skilled workers. Other layoffs by the company include "more than 700" DirectTV home installers across the country. Additionally, in December, AT&T fired 215 technicians in "nine Southern states" according to the New York Post, with another 700 reportedly coming in Texas and Missouri in February.....
http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/12/26/att-workforce-stricken-with-over-2000-layoffs-us-wide-days-after-1000-tax-reform-bonus-check

Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T have spent $572 MILLION on lobbying the government to kill net neutrality

Net neutrality—the rule that protects the Internet from government and corporate censorship—is incredibly popular. In poll after poll, overwhelmingly majorities of Independents, Republicans, and Democrats say they support net neutrality and oppose efforts to overturn it.

So why is the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) trying to kill net neutrality? As usual, follow the money....
https://act.represent.us/sign/Net_neutrality_lobbying_Comcast_Verizon/