---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200508175718.GA26630@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 8 May 2020 17:57:18 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Opinion: Corporate Social Responsibility Is a True Sham Last August, the Business Roundtable - an association of CEOs of America's biggest corporations - announced with great fanfare a "fundamental commitment to all of our stakeholders" and not just their shareholders. They said "investing in employees, delivering value to customers, and supporting outside communities" is now at the forefront of their business goals - not maximizing profits. Baloney. Corporate social responsibility is a sham. https://www.laprogressive.com/social-responsibility/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200506170442.GA16484@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 6 May 2020 17:04:42 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: FCC Ruling Helps Clarify What COVID-19 Texts And Calls Are "Emergency" Under TCPA by Liisa M. Thomas and David Poell The FCC recently issued a declaratory ruling explaining what calls and text message alerts it viewed as "emergency" for purposes of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Under TCPA, requirements to obtain consent to make certain calls and texts to cell phone numbers do not apply when a message is an "emergency." Under the FCC's new ruling, certain calls and texts from government officials and healthcare providers about the COVID-19 pandemic will be viewed as emergency messages. https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/privacy-protection/927402/fcc-ruling-helps-clarify-what-covid-19-texts-and-calls-are-emergency-under-tcpa?email_access=on -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200508180657.GA26653@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 8 May 2020 18:06:57 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Democrats Pushing for $1B or More in Broadband Subsidies House Democrats are pushing to include more than $1 billion in the next economic relief package to help pay low-income Americans' broadband bills, five telecom industry sources familiar with the effort say. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/democrats-said-pushing-for-1b-or-more-in-broadband-subsidies -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sat, 09 May 2020