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Telecommunications

The Telecommunications Department represents 50,000 IBEW professionals in broadband, fiber, telephone, satellite and cable television and wireless systems. Since the earliest days of the telephone, the IBEW has represented workers in this important industry, from the first union of telephone operators in 1897 to cutting-edge fiber optic and wireless technicians today.

IBEW members erected telephone lines, lay cable, install, maintain and repair equipment and service communities. We keep North America and the world connected. 

Robert J. Prunn

Director

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News From Telecommunications

Alaska Members to Install High-Speed Internet for State’s Remote Population

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Teachers and other staff at Highlander Charter Elementary School voted overwhelmingly to join Cranston, R.I., Local 2323 in August. "Steve let us know that there's a seat for us, too, where we're the experts and the IBEW gives us the voice we deserve," said Michaela Wnuk, a math specialist and one of the lead organizers.
Rhode Island Local Organizes Charter School Teachers

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Representatives from the U.S. Department of Commerce recently visited Rockford, Ill., Local 196’s training facility. The department’s Internet for All program is tasked with ensuring that every address in the U.S. can connect to reliable and affordable high-speed internet within the next few years, and it’s bringing a wealth of work and organizing opportunities for Local 196 and other IBEW locals throughout the country.
Illinois Local’s Broadband Work Is ‘Through the Roof’Thanks to Biden-Harris Programs

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IBEW Asks Feds to Honor Pledge, Save Jobs at Beloved Alberta Radio Station

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IBEW members at Alabama Power are learning how to splice fiber optic cable. Foreground from left: Patrick Sims and Dylan Garner. In back, from left: Bradley Anderson, Lynn Garrison and Ronny Monk.
‘Exciting’ Agreement Brings Fiber Jobs to IBEW Lineworkers at Alabama Power

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