---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <71289149-61ed-41c8-91e6-79184c302618@googlegroups.com> Date: 23 May 2019 12:33:07 -0700 From: HAncock4 <withheld@invalid.telecom-digest.org> Subject: History 1957 dial upgrade The link below is to a two-page illustrated article on the installation of dial telephone service in Warsaw, Ind. https://books.google.com/books?id=5GNHAAAAIBAJ&lpg=PA6&dq=new%20switchboard&pg=PA5#v=onepage&q&f=false ------------------------------ Message-ID: <CY4PR13MB1607DA06C93A032D705CD79391010@CY4PR13MB1607.namprd13.prod.outlook.com> Date: 23 May 2019 20:35:54 +0000 From: "Naveen Albert" <wirelessaction@outlook.com> Subject: Re: Ajit Pai proposes new rule that would allow carriers to block robocalls In article <barmar-7C4A83.10241823052019@reader443.eternal-september.org>, Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote: >In article <03E7E4C4-2C5F-4E3F-9FA5-56BCE4288355@roscom.com>, "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> wrote: > >> Ajit Pai proposes new rule that would allow carriers to block robocalls - >> >> "The American people are fed up with illegal robocalls" >> >> On Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission announced a new >> measure that would grant mobile phone carriers new abilities to block >> the growing number of unwanted robocalls. > > Why only mobile phones? Some of us old farts still use land lines. Well, for those with landlines, there are a plethora of custom solutions out there not available to those with mobile phones. You can even interface a PC with the phone line and use a custom program you control. I'm sure the same blacklists could be incorporated here. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <DBF9AB49-B3F6-4CEF-8921-EBB0CAFE256D@roscom.com> Date: 22 May 2019 14:08:39 -0400 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Qualcomm Violated Antitrust Laws, U.S. Judge Rules A federal judge found that the chip-making giant charged cellphone makers "onerous" fees for the use of its patents. The company said it would appeal the ruling. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/business/qualcomm-antitrust-ruling.html ------------------------------ Message-ID: <43A3AD5B-33BD-4164-832C-87110A1CA9B9@roscom.com> Date: 22 May 2019 22:54:24 -0400 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: T-Mobile/Sprint merger faces big trouble at DOJ despite FCC approval The Department of Justice's antitrust staff has recommended blocking T-Mobile's attempted purchase of Sprint, Reuters reported today, citing an anonymous source. DOJ staff "fear that after the deal T-Mobile will no longer aggressively seek to cut prices and improve service to woo customers away from market leaders Verizon and AT&T," Reuters wrote. A final decision is expected to come in about a month. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/05/t-mobilesprint-merger-faces-big-trouble-at-doj-despite-fcc-approval/ ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sat, 25 May 2019