{"id":11868,"date":"2025-03-23T13:42:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T18:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibew.org\/?page_id=11868"},"modified":"2025-10-01T10:58:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:58:17","slug":"telecommunications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ibew.org\/our-departments\/telecommunications\/","title":{"rendered":"Telecommunications"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11868\" class=\"elementor elementor-11868\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-233d293 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"233d293\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce51a37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce51a37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Telecommunications<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7256eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7256eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd27456 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd27456\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-579a37d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"579a37d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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.<\/p><p>IBEW members erected telephone lines, lay cable, install, maintain and repair equipment and service communities. 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href=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/alaska-members-to-install-high-speed-internet-for-states-remote-population\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c53943e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c53943e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/250121_Alaska_Membersmain-feature-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13737\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/250121_Alaska_Membersmain-feature-image.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/250121_Alaska_Membersmain-feature-image-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/250121_Alaska_Membersmain-feature-image-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b74d17e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b74d17e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlaska Members to Install High-Speed Internet for State\u2019s Remote Population\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df66a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3df66a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-c4f4960 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4f4960\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e323c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e323c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read more<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d1965 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"66d1965\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" 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src=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Caseflow-Illinois-Cover-1024x410.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10891\" alt=\"Representatives from the U.S. Department of Commerce recently visited Rockford, Ill., Local 196\u2019s training facility. The department\u2019s 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\u2019s bringing a wealth of work and organizing opportunities for Local 196 and other IBEW locals throughout the country.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Caseflow-Illinois-Cover-1024x410.png 1024w, https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Caseflow-Illinois-Cover-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Caseflow-Illinois-Cover-768x307.png 768w, https:\/\/ibew.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Caseflow-Illinois-Cover.png 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b74d17e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b74d17e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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