---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20190819181847.GA7069@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 18:18:48 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: CenturyLink to Pay $550,000 Fine for Unauthorized Phone Charges By Jon Reid CenturyLink Inc. will pay $550,000 to resolve a federal investigation into complaints that it placed unauthorized charges on customers' landline phone bills, the Federal Communications Commission announced Aug. 13. Some CenturyLink customers complained of being billed for long-distance phone services provided by other phone companies that they didn't authorize. The process, known as cramming, runs afoul of the Communications Act. Customers also said they had trouble getting timely refunds from the company. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/centurylink-to-pay-550-000-fine-for-unauthorized-phone-charges -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190819205254.GA7876@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 20:52:54 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Daily Crunch: Verizon is selling Tumblr By Anthony Ha Verizon is selling Tumblr to WordPress.com parent, Automattic It's been six years since Yahoo acquired the popular blogging platform for more than $1 billion. Since then, Yahoo was acquired in turn by Verizon, and now Verizon is selling Tumblr for what's been variously reported as a "nominal" price and "well below $20 million." https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/13/daily-crunch-verizon-is-selling-tumblr/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Tue, 20 Aug 2019