---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200205195819.GA18743@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 19:58:19 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Misleading Advertising: The Promoting Of The Forthcoming 5G Technology by Ricardo Henriques The validity of an advertising campaign entitled "NOS Presents | A generation without limits", where a mobile 5G communications tariff was promoted as limitless ("unlimited mobile data, calls and SMS"), was assessed by the Portuguese Self-Regulation entity on Advertisement. The dispute involved two telecommunications operators: NOS SGPS S.A. (henceforth "NOS"), the creator of the campaign, and MEO - Serviço de Telecomunicações e Multimédia, S.A. (hencefo"MEO"). MEO considered that the use of the expression "limitless" associated with the 5G technology could disrespect the principle of truth- fulness. Indeed, considering that the 5G technology is not yet available in the market, it could mislead the consumer to believe that NOS already offers the features of such technology. http://www.mondaq.com/Article/875080 -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200205200933.GA18766@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 20:09:33 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: CenturyLink customers could experience issues calling 911 in Jasper County, SC SOUTH CAROLINA (WTOC) - CenturyLink customers in Jasper County may experience issues when calling 911. Centurylink residents encountering a challenge contacting 911 can call (843) 726-7519 to report their emergency in Jasper County. https://www.wtoc.com/2020/02/03/centurylink-customers-could-experience-issues-calling-jasper-beaufort-counties/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200205195149.GA18720@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 19:51:49 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Canada: Broadcasting And Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel Releases Its Final Report To The Federal Government by Paul Burbank and Scott Prescott On January 29, 2020, the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel (the Panel) released its much-anticipated Final Report and recommendations to the Government. The Report is the first and only public pronouncement from the expert panel, which has been tight-lipped since it began its review of Canada's communications industries in 2018. The Panel did release an interim report in June 2019, but that was merely a collection of what it heard from stakeholders during consultations. That " What We Heard" Report did not include any recommendations or commentary that gave insight into the thinking of the Panel. http://www.mondaq.com/Article/889694 -- Bill Horne, Moderator The Telecom Digest ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200205202319.GA19193@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 20:23:19 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Verizon outage hits Western Pennsylvania By Tawnya Panizzi Cellphone outages and spotty service were being reported by many Verizon Wireless customers Tuesday morning, with problems popping up across the Pittsburgh region and beyond. Customers from Ross to Moon to McKeesport have posted on social media about cell service being down - and then up and down again. https://www.readingeagle.com/news/state/verizon-outage-hits-western-pennsylvania/article_306b4aa2-6581-5231-9c8e-18e28de79e29.html -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Thu, 06 Feb 2020