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The Telecom Digest for Sun, 27 Jun 2021
Volume 40 : Issue 178 : "text" format

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Century Link Users Experiencing Wi-Fi Outage
District Court's Decision In TCPA Case Follows Supreme Court's Duguid Opinion
Supreme Court takes a byte out of computer crime law

Message-ID: <20210626131731.34E09755@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2021 13:17:31 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Century Link Users Experiencing Wi-Fi Outage By Brooke Gilmore On June 24, many Chaffee County residents may have noticed their Wi-Fi not working. According to the service provider CenturyLink, the area is experiencing a service outage. As of 11:17 a.m. on June 25, the outage duration was 20 hours and 27 minutes. The expected restoration time is 4:00 p.m. but is subject to change and has changed multiple times since the outage began yesterday. https://arkvalleyvoice.com/century-link-users-experiencing-wi-fi-outage/
Message-ID: <20210626123225.B6F4E755@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2021 12:32:25 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: District Court's Decision In TCPA Case Follows Supreme Court's Duguid Opinion by Jonathan M. Marmo , Abraham Colman and Travis Sabalewski A recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina granted defendant USAA Federal Savings Bank's Motion for Summary Judgment on the plaintiff's Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and negligent, reckless, and/or wanton training and supervision claims. https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/dodd-frank-consumer-protection-act/1082036/district-court39s-decision-in-tcpa-case-follows-supreme-court39s-duguid-opinion?email_access=on
Message-ID: <20210626124746.9BF7C755@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2021 12:47:46 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Supreme Court takes a byte out of computer crime law Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote for the majority that "the government's interpretation of the statute would attach criminal penalties to a breathtaking amount of commonplace computer activity." Under the government's reading of the law, any employee who used a work computer for personal tasks when the employer limited computer use to business purposes would potentially violate the law, Barrett said. The same would go for those who violated the terms of service on a website or app. https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/supreme-court-takes-a-byte-out-of-computer-crime-law

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