Message-ID: <20210520190055.8035C7B9@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 20 May 2021 19:00:55 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: FCC Launches Consumer Broadband Device And Service Program
by Dave Thomas and Charles Spencer-Davis
On May 12, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") began
enrolling eligible households in its Emergency Broadband Benefit
("EBB") program. The EBB program provides eligible households with up
to a $50 monthly discount on their internet plans (and up to $75 a
month discounted for households located on Tribal lands).1 The EBB
also includes funding for a one-time discount of up to $100 for a
tablet, computer, or other specified device for qualifying households.
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/telecoms-mobile-cable-communications/1069428/fcc-launches-consumer-broadband-device-and-service-program?email_access=on
Message-ID: <20210522152322.49254766@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 22 May 2021 15:23:22 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: 911 outage in Danbury, Iowa resolved
by: Wesley Thoene
Woodbury County Emergency Management
21 hours ago
UPDATE: The 911 outage for Danbury's Lumen customers has been resolved.
911 Landline Outage for Danbury: Please be advised there is a 911
landline outage for Danbury residents with Lumen (formerly
CenturyLink) service. These customers may not be able to call 911 from
a landline; please use alternate means. Updates will be provided as
they are received.
https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/911-outage-in-danbury-iowa/
Message-ID: <5333AE9B-37B6-4EA6-BE07-64BE4B28B27E@roscom.com>
Date: 19 May 2021 20:02:14 -0400
From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com>
Subject: AT&T overcharged Washington, DC, for 5 years, must pay $1.5
million, AG says
DC announces $1.5M settlement after alleging AT&T "knowingly" violated
contract.
By Jon Brodkin
AT&T overcharged the District of Columbia government for more than
five years and has "agreed to pay $1.5 million for its failure to
comply with its long-term contract with the District for cell phone
and Internet services," DC Attorney General Karl Racine announced
Monday. The settlement doesn't recoup the full amount of overcharges
alleged by Washington, DC, which says AT&T "overcharg[ed] District
taxpayers by millions of dollars."
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/05/att-overcharged-washington-dc-for-5-years-must-pay-1-5-million-ag-says/