Briefly, members of the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers voted to go on strike at Verizon Communications last week after the two sides were unable to agree over concessions regarding employee contributions to pension and healthcare costs.
Stories such as Pierre's are part of the reason the U.S. Federal Communications Commission this week plans to propose rules to prevent mobile phone "bill shock, " a term that refers to bills that are higher than usual because of unanticipated fees and overage charges.