---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200628215124.GA5277@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2020 21:51:24 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: AT&T, National Labor Relations Board complete task order for Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions program by Mike Robuck AT&T announced on Tuesday that it had completed the delivery of managed trusted internet protocol services (MTIPS) to the National Labor Relations Board. The MTIPS task order was delivered in March under the General Services Administration's new Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) technology procurement program. AT&T said in its press release that it was the first task order completed by an agency and vendor under EIS. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) can also buy additional technology capabilities from AT&T using the pricing structures offered under EIS. https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/at-t-national-labor-relations-board-complete-task-order-for-eis -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200625171851.GA15432@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 17:18:51 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Seeking Relaxed Marketing Restrictions For Wireless Devices by Laura A. Stefani A Petition for Rulemaking filed by the Consumer Technology Association ("CTA") seeks changes to the Federal Communications Commission's ("FCC") rules to allow for marketing and entering into conditional sales contracts prior to obtaining approval to sell a wireless device in the United States. CTA also asks for a relaxation of the FCC rules that limit the number of devices that may be imported prior to equipment approval. https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/advertising-marketing-branding/953042/seeking-relaxed-marketing-restrictions-for-wireless-devices?email_access=on -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200628210915.GA5055@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2020 21:09:15 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: New CenturyLink contract adds communication barriers for Oregon prisoners Already deprived of in-person visits during the pandemic, prisoners and the people they talk to on the outside now face new fees and are subject to data collection by Chris May After months without personal contact with their families and lawyers, prisoners are struggling to stay connected as Oregon prison officials hand over management of statewide prison communications systems to a company infamous for numerous consumer complaints and deceptive business practices. Despite efforts from state lawmakers to address exorbitant phone charges, Oregon prisoners and their families say they are still being charged high fees and have lost access to instant messaging services that help them feel connected to their loved ones. https://news.streetroots.org/2020/06/25/new-centurylink-contract-adds-communication-barriers-oregon-prisoners -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <rd38io$l08$1@reader1.panix.com> Date: 25 Jun 2020 22:30:48 +0000 From: "Paul W. Schleck" <pschleck@novia.net> Subject: Re: Are there any payphones left? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 In <rcr3k4$1t3$1@grapevine.csail.mit.edu> Bill Horne <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> writes: >Spring is in the air, and the eternal quest for new nostalgia has >once again perfumed the air at Telecom Digest Central with the >heady aroma of Bakelite. >I find myself wondering if there are any payphones left that are >provided by ILECs. In other words, do any of the "Baby Bells" >still have payphones in service? >Inquiring minds want to know! >Bill Funny you should mention this. While traveling on Interstate 80 last weekend, just east of Seward, Nebraska, I found this Windstream (nee Alltel, nee Lincoln Telephone Company) payphone at the Blue River Rest Area near mile marker 381: http://www.panix.com/~pschleck/images/payphone_ne.jpg It had dial tone, but no phone book. Couldn't think of anyone to call. It was one of a pair, one inside, one outside, at the same location back-to-back on the building wall. A friend in nearby Lincoln, Nebraska tells me that Windstream coin-operated payphones can be seen around the city, usually on private property, but it's been his observation that they often go away whenever the location (interior or exterior) requires renovation and any required removal/relocation of the phone. For example, one located on a gas station building near where he works was taken down when the building was renovated. It was replaced with a dedicated 911 phone to meet the minimum requirement of city fire code. The last coin-operated payphone with a phone booth that I saw was last summer in Keystone, South Dakota on a motel lot: http://www.panix.com/~pschleck/images/payphone_sd.jpg The last four digits of the phone number started with a 9 and the GTE-branded instrument had signage indicating that it was operated by the Mount Rushmore Telephone Company. - -- Paul W. 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