Verizon

Jun 28 2011

Largest revenue after AT&T

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Los Angeles-based U.S. TelePacific Corp. announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tel West Network Services Corp. of Texas.

TelePacific, which does business as TelePacific Communications, says it has the largest revenue market share for small and medium size business customers in California and Nevada after AT&T, Verizon and CenturyLink. The company and its 1,300 employees manage over 38,000 business accounts.

Apr 21 2011

Looking across the digital divide

The Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice recently began their review of AT&T’s bid to purchase rival mobile service provider T-Mobile for $39 billion. The FCC and the DOJ will investigate the impact the merger will have on competition in the wireless market.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Apr 7 2011

Expanding beyond the recession

West Coast business is expected to receive a massive jolt this summer, something that may kick-start a revolution among both small and large entrepreneurs. The groundwork has already been laid.


Minority business ownership has grown significantly faster than the national average for more than a decade, according to data released by the Census Bureau.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Feb 24 2011

Brotherhood Crusade’s Bremond-Weaver carries on father’s work

Founded in 1968, the Brotherhood Crusade’s principal mission is dedicated to building and sustaining an institution that raises funds and resources from within the community and distributes those funds directly back into the community. Brotherhood Crusade has a history of building alliances with other organizations, corporations and foundations of good will that are committed to and understand the tremendous need for helping our community and people grow and prosper.

Dec 28 2010

AT&T, Verizon

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Recent heavy rainfall in Southern California damaged Ma Bell's phone system to the point of creating a "natural disaster,'' leaving residential and business customers throughout the region without a dial tone, an AT&T spokeswoman stated.

"We have technicians out there, working around the clock to restore service,'' AT&T spokeswoman Debbie Rapoport told City News Service.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”