California Regulators Force Verizon To Do “Woke” Stuff Like Make Sure Broadband Is Semi-Affordable To Poor Peoplefrom the basic-accountability-is-woke deptLast year we reported how Verizon executives happily agreed to be more racist and sexist in exchange for Trump DOJ and FCC approval of their $20 billion merger with telecom giant Frontier Communications. But California regulators have thrown a few wrinkles into the mix for Verizon. Keep in mind this basic attempt to hold Verizon accountable only applies to California. And that’s, again, assuming California regulators hold Verizon accountable for following through. Filed Under: affordability, broadband, california, cpuc, digital divide, doj, fcc, internet access, low income, mergers, telecom, wirelessCompanies: verizon