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The Telecom Digest for Sun, 22 Aug 2021
Volume 40 : Issue 234 : "text" format

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Re: PIN Code to Reach
Organizing Update: More AT&T Workers Join CWA
Re: PIN Code to Reach
Re: The Telecom Digest is Forty Years Old!
Proposed Sale of Lumen Technologies Assets Must Preserve Good Jobs

Message-ID: <sfp9jb$dsq$1@dont-email.me> Date: 20 Aug 2021 18:16:12 -0400 From: "Michael Trew" <michael.trew@att.net> Subject: Re: PIN Code to Reach On 8/18/2021 7:03 PM, Fred Atkinson wrote: >> On Aug 18, 2021, at 1:29 PM, Michael Trew<michael.trew@att.net> wrote: >> >> Is AT&T the incumbent telco for Atlanta, GA? Have you tried calling >> AT&T customer service? If they can't help you, call the "retention >> team"; they are more experience in handling these matters. >> > > I believe it is. (snip) > It would help if I knew the name of that service (the name > that AT&T calls it). > > Regards, > > > Fred Check the AT&T CPR website. All features should be listed there. https://cpr.att.com/guidebook/index.html I've never looked at the Georgia guidebook before, but I can't say that I've seen it in the Ohio guide book. It might not be available through AT&T. It might also be an option for digital phone customers only. These guidebooks are for regular POTS service only.
Message-ID: <20210820191754.CA11378D@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2021 19:17:54 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Organizing Update: More AT&T Workers Join CWA AT&T In Home Experts In a historic win, AT&T In Home Expert (IHX) workers in Southfield, Mich., overwhelmingly chose to join CWA with 84 percent of the vote. IHX workers nationwide want to join CWA, but have met strong resistance from AT&T at every step. https://cwa-union.org/news/organizing-update-august-19-2021
Message-ID: <20210821025550.F32662699D2D@ary.qy> Date: 20 Aug 2021 22:55:50 -0400 From: "John Levine" <johnl@iecc.com> Subject: Re: PIN Code to Reach It appears that Bill Horne <malQassRimiMlation@gmail.com> said: >On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 10:05:33AM -0400, David wrote: >> True. But GV can ring up to 6 numbers simultaneously plus VOIP apps. > >Sorry, I didn't write very clearly. > >The point I was trying to make is that Google Voice can't stop >robocalls which are randomly dialed: it only works to screen calls >made to numbers that Sleezeoids have purchased from database vendors. The Callcentric "press N to complete your call" works really well. I have it on all of my VoIP lines. Callcentric is quite cheap and flexible. It can terminate calls on a hardware or software VoIP phone or forward them to POTS numbers.
Message-ID: <BB9B9D78-FF55-425E-B82F-9012CC77E8B4@mishmash.com> Date: 20 Aug 2021 21:40:02 -0700 From: "Fred Atkinson" <fatkinson.remove-this@and-this-too.mishmash.com> Subject: Re: The Telecom Digest is Forty Years Old! > On Aug 20, 2021, at 9:26 PM, Bill Horne <malQassimRilatMion@gmail.com> wrote: > > HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TELECOM DIGEST! > > This publication was founded on August 21, 1981, and that makes it > forty years old today. > > I'm sending this out after Midnight, so that it will appear in > reader's inboxes, on Usenet, and in the "Digest" version of the > Telecom Digest all on the same date, no matter how our publication > gets to you. Bill, Actually, I received it at 9:26 PM. I am three hours behind you! Regards, Fred ***** Moderator's Note ***** That's the way it is, Fred: the East coast always sees the light before everyone else! Bill Horne Moderator
Message-ID: <20210820192605.B3B8178D@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2021 19:26:05 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Proposed Sale of Lumen Technologies Assets Must Preserve Good Jobs In a statement released this week on the proposed sale of Lumen Technologies assets to Apollo Global Management, CWA Vice Presidents Lisa Bolton and Brenda Roberts pledged to fight to protect jobs. "CWA is committed to supporting and protecting our members during this transition," said CWA Telecommunications and Technologies Vice President Lisa Bolton. "We will work together and fight for our members who are going to Apollo as well as our members who are staying at Lumen." https://cwa-union.org/news/proposed-sale-of-lumen-technologies-assets-must-preserve-good-jobs

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