Verizon Quietly Stops Doing Broadband Installs, Repairs During COVID-19

Verizon Quietly Stops Doing Broadband Installs, Repairs During COVID-19

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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200408/10122644262/verizon-quietly-stops-doing-broadband-installs-repairs-during-covid-19.shtml

So far the broadband industry has done a notably good job keeping their networks running during the COVID-19 quarantine. That said, some ISPs have been monumentally terrible when it comes to protecting the safety of their employees and the communities they serve.

Charter Spectrum, for example, spent precious weeks refusing to let non-essential employees work at home, even in cases where positive tests had been discovered at the company's offices. And instead of giving its field technicians the necessary safety gear and hazard pay, Charter execs somehow decided it would be a good idea to give these frightened employees $25 gift certificates to closed restaurants.

Verizon Quietly Stops Doing Broadband Installs, Repairs During COVID-19

Apr 9, 2020, 2:39pm UTC
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200408/10122644262/verizon-quietly-stops-doing-broadband-installs-repairs-during-covid-19.shtml > So far the broadband industry has done a notably good job keeping their networks running during the COVID-19 quarantine. That said, some ISPs have been monumentally terrible when it comes to protecting the safety of their employees and the communities they serve. > Charter Spectrum, for example, spent precious weeks refusing to let non-essential employees work at home, even in cases where positive tests had been discovered at the company's offices. And instead of giving its field technicians the necessary safety gear and hazard pay, Charter execs somehow decided it would be a good idea to give these frightened employees $25 gift certificates to closed restaurants.