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Internet protocol as labor issue

By adamg on Mon, 04/12/2010 - 8:59am

IBEW fights with Verizon, Comcast/Xfinity over who gets to work on VoIP installations.

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By anon on Mon, 04/12/2010 - 9:11am.

So basically Verizon/Comcast are going to have to pay $100+/hour for an electrician to do low-voltage data work that a network tech could do just as well for at least half the price.

Hate to say it, but I'm with Verizon and Comcast on this one.

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By mike on Mon, 04/12/2010 - 10:29am.

IBEW is not only electricians. Almost all of Verizon's techs in the Boston area are IBEW. There's a few CWA locals tossed in there for good measure, but a huge chunk of Verizon's workforce is IBEW.

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