Verizon axes DEI in response to FCC pressure about “invidious” discrimination

US Telecoms giant Verizon has scrapped all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives along with the relevant DEI jobs. This is in response to regulatory scrutiny and evolving federal mandates, including pressure from Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr. The company is disbanding its DEI leadership structure, and eliminating all roles and teams dedicated

Scammers fined $300 million for five million illegal robocalls to mobile numbers

An international network of companies that made more than five million illegal spoof robocalls to sell car warranties has been fined nearly $300 million by the Federal Communications Commission. The scammers sold car service contracts claiming they were warranties and were named Sumco Panama, Virtual Telecom, Davis Telecom, Geist Telecom, Fugle Telecom, Tech Direct, Mobi Telecom,