Message-ID: <20220611151809.0B4BF89C@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 15:18:09 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: I think I understand, sort of, maybe, possibly
***** Moderator's Note *****
I need a lawyer, Or a linguist, or a shaman, or a soothsayer. I need
*somebody* that can tell me what a "Modified Final Judgement" is, and
why it's being done, and whether it should have been done, and if it
is going to make any difference to we telephone users.
I need help.
Bill Horne
Moderator
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Defendants entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated June 5,
2008, pursuant to which Verizon Communications Inc. ("Verizon")
acquired Alltel Corporation ("Alltel"). Plaintiffs United States and
the States of Alabama, California, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, North
Dakota, and South Dakota ("plaintiff States") filed a civil antitrust
Complaint on October 30, 2008, seeking to enjoin the proposed
acquisition. As explained more fully in the Complaint, and the
concurrently filed Competitive Impact Statement, the likely effect of
this acquisition would have been to lessen competition substantially
for mobile wireless telecommunications services in 94 Cellular Market
Areas ("CMAs") in 22 states (1) where Verizon and Alltel were among
the most significant competitors, in violation of Section 7 of the
Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18. This loss of competition would have
resulted in consumers in those areas facing higher prices, lower
quality service and fewer choices of mobile wireless
telecommunications services.
https://www.justice.gov/atr/case-document/memorandum-plaintiff-united-states-support-unopposed-motion-modify-final-judgmen-0
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Message-ID: <20220611144702.3C72A89C@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 14:47:02 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Verizon Fails to Prove the Accessibility of Premium Visual
Voicemail
Full Title: In the Matter of Cellco Partnership D/B/A Verizon
Wireless Informal Complaint Regarding Access to Telecommunications
Services
Document Type(s): Order
Bureau(s): Enforcement
Description:
FCC Enforcement Bureau grants an informal complaint alleging that
Verizon Wireless's Premium Visual Voicemail service was not
accessible, finding that Verizon Wireless failed to meet its burden of
proof and did not establish that the service is accessible
https://www.fcc.gov/document/verizon-fails-prove-accessibility-premium-visual-voicemail
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Message-ID: <20220611154422.A22C489C@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 15:44:22 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Stay Connected During Emergencies
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has a web page that talks about the
availability of telephone service during emergencies. Short of getting
an Amateur Radio license and joining SHARES[1], there are some things
anyone can do to prepare.
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The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation and the
Department of Telecommunications and Cable urge residents to take
pre-emptive measures this National Hurricane Preparedness Week (May
7-13) to ensure readiness during emergency situations or power outages
impacting their communications services.
Different services (for example, traditional wireline phone, wireless,
or VOIP provided over telephone or cable companies' networks) have
different capabilities in emergencies or power outages. If you do not
know what type of service you have, contact your provider.
Traditional Landline (Home phone, provided by a telephone company such
as Verizon or Comcast):
During a power outage, traditional landline service that runs over a
copper network will continue to operate. However, phone service over
fiber (from your cable company, or Verizon FiOS) will not, and require
batteries to continue operating during an outage (see VOIP below).
Keep a traditional corded phone for outages. Without power, a cordless
phone will not work.
https://blog.mass.gov/consumer/massconsumer/stay-connected-during-emergencies/
Bill
1. For those whom are curious about SHARES and/or Amateur Radio:
https://www.cisa.gov/shares-faq
http://www.arrl.org/
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