The telecommunications network includes the hardwired telecommunications network that’s served us since the 1800’s, our cell phones, smart phones, Blackberries, tablet computers, cloud computing and ...

The U.S. Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency are probing possible health and environmental issues from lead-covered telecom cables. The DOJ's civil inquiry, from the U.S.

The market impact was swift and severe. Analysts, including Citigroup’s Michael Rollins, wasted no time downgrading the affected stocks due to the environmental threat. On Monday, shares of AT&T ...

NEW YORK, July 17 (Reuters) - Shares of AT&T Inc (T.N), opens new tab fell nearly 7% to hit their lowest level in thirty years on Monday, after analysts downgraded the stock following a news report ...

ALBANY — We’ve all heard and read about the hazards of lead in the environment — in old paint or in aging municipal water systems. But there is also lead in aging overhead and buried phone lines in ...

Lawmakers are demanding that telecom firms act to ensure that Americans are safe after a Wall Street Journal investigation revealed that phone companies have left behind a network of cables covered in ...

The Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency are investigating the potential health and environmental risks stemming from a sprawling network of toxic lead-sheathed telecom cables across ...

A Wall Street Journal investigation has revealed potential health and environmental risks associated with lead-sheathed cables used by AT&T and Verizon in the past, which could lead to significant ...

The U.S. environmental regulator said Thursday soil sampling for lead in two Pennsylvania towns near telecommunications cables indicate "no threats to the health of people nearby that would warrant" ...