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The Telecom Digest for Sun, 10 Nov 2019
Volume 38 : Issue 314 : "text" format

Table of contents
Fusion Trying To Skip Out On $31.2M In Debt, Creditors Say Bill Horne
AT&T To Pay $60 Million Fine To Settle Allegations Of Misleading "Unlimited Data" PlansBill Horne
Mobile carrier to launch coast-to-coast 5G in DecemberBill Horne
Firefox at 15: its rise, fall, and privacy-first renaissance Monty Solomon
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20191108190610.GA15593@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2019 19:06:10 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Fusion Trying To Skip Out On $31.2M In Debt, Creditors Say Microsoft and telecom providers CenturyLink and AT&T are objecting to what they said is cloud computing company Fusion Connect Inc.'s attempt to erase more than $31.2 million they claim the debtor owes them. In filings earlier this week, CenturyLink, AT&T and Microsoft objected to a filing by Fusion seeking to assume its old contracts with them, saying the company claimed it does not have to pay anything to cover its contractual obligations when it actually has tens of millions in unpaid prepetition bills. https://www.law360.com/telecom/articles/1217829/fusion-trying-to-skip-out-on-31-2m-in-debt-creditors-say -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20191109162806.GA20897@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2019 16:28:06 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: AT&T To Pay $60 Million Fine To Settle Allegations Of Misleading "Unlimited Data" Plans Speaking of paying up, AT&T agreed this week to cough up a $60 million fine to resolve allegations that the telecommunications giant misled millions of consumers when it promised them "unlimited" data plans, but throttled data speeds as consumers used more data. https://www.crn.com/news/data-center/5-companies-that-had-a-rough-week-nov-8 -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20191109163035.GA20955@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2019 16:30:35 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Mobile carrier to launch coast-to-coast 5G in December By Alexander Soule A year after Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobile revealed initial steps toward 5G wireless broadband in select cities nationally, rival T-Mobile announced its own grand vision to light up 5G in 5,000 municipalities nationally - with a key catch. https://www.ctpost.com/business/article/Mobile-carrier-to-launch-coast-to-coast-5G-in-14820103.php -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <A8F5840A-7044-4C3A-AED5-B142FEB76C3D@roscom.com> Date: 8 Nov 2019 18:35:18 -0600 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Firefox at 15: its rise, fall, and privacy-first renaissance Firefox at 15: its rise, fall, and privacy-first renaissance Mozilla's browser debuted on November 9, 2004, and became a phenom before losing ground to Chrome. Now it's doubling down on user privacy and autonomy. https://www.fastcompany.com/90428050/firefox-at-15-its-rise-fall-and-privacy-first-renaissance ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sun, 10 Nov 2019
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