---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20180305210300.GA5015@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2018 16:03:00 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Verizon "Early Termination" fee is all wrong, customer says By Karin Price Mueller One mistake by a Verizon employee almost cost Jim DiOrio $170. DiOrio had Verizon service -- copper, not fiber -- at his Morristown home. In 2017, he received several letters from Verizon saying DiOrio's service needed to be upgraded to FIOS because the company was no longer going to support its copper wire network. http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2018/03/early_termination_fee_dispute_with_verizon.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180305220708.GA5292@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2018 17:07:08 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: How Profitable is CenturyLink, Inc.? In trying to determine how profitable a company is per asset dollar, we can take a look at the firm's Return on Assets. Return on assets is calculated by dividing a company's net income (usually annual income) by its total assets, and is displayed as a percentage. At the time of writing, CenturyLink, Inc. has 0.029543 ROA. The measure is commonly used to compare the performance of businesses within the same industry, since it is very difficult for someone to obfuscate the cash flow figure. Thus, the ratio is quite a reliable and comparable measure of asset performance across an industry. https://thewallstreetherald.com/2018/03/05/how-profitable-is-centurylink-inc-nysectl/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <BA5766E9-23C6-479E-AA68-A68AE88EE765@roscom.com> Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2018 09:11:35 -0500 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: U.S. Orders Qualcomm to Delay Meeting for Review of Broadcom Offer U.S. Orders Qualcomm to Delay Meeting for Review of Broadcom Offer Move represents a highly unusual intervention by Washington By Stu Woo The U.S. government ordered Qualcomm Inc. to delay its shareholder meeting this week to provide it more time to review rival Broadcom Ltd.'s proposed $117 billion takeover of the chip maker. The move, which Broadcom said was a response to a request by Qualcomm, represents a highly unusual intervention by Washington and will delay Broadcom's proxy fight for control of Qualcomm's board. Qualcomm's shareholders were set to vote on whether to replace six of its 11 directors with nominees put forward by Broadcom. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-orders-qualcomm-to-delay-board-meeting-for-review-of-broadcom-offer-1520250104 [Paywall - Mod] ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Tue, 06 Mar 2018