Message-ID: <20210615032704.CBDEF76F@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 03:27:03 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: EDITORIAL: Marching Along with the Broadband Band Wagon,
Part Six
by Bill Hudson
After we finished discussing why the utility known as "rural
broadband" is handled mainly by private companies rather than by co-op
associations or by local governments, La Plata Electric Association
(LPEA) Vice President Dan Harms and I talked about LPEA's Internet
plans.
Those of us who use LPEA electricity are members of the co-operative,
and we vote for the Board of Directors, and occasionally, we get to
approve proposed changes to the co-op's policies. When LPEA gets an
unexpected windfall, they share the benefits with their members. It's
pretty much like a government organization; LPEA exists to serve us,
the members... not a group of private shareholders.
https://pagosadailypost.com/2021/06/14/editorial-marching-along-with-the-broadband-band-wagon-part-six/
Message-ID: <92354D2F-4D38-45FA-A02E-AE43A1F4DF66@jt-mj.net>
Date: 14 Jun 2021 13:24:50 -0400
From: "Julian Thomas" <Jt@jt-mj.net>
Subject: Re: Requesting Help Identifying Unknown Object -- Possibly
Telecom Related
> On Jun 14, 2021, at 12:57, Dan Urban <dwurban512@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Once found, they were used as movie props, which is how we know
> about them. But nothing is known about what they were before then.
If they were movie props it's possible that there is nothing inside;
none of the pictures showed innards.
Message-ID: <20210615034302.A986476F@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 03:43:01 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Verizon customer shocked by mistaken $13,000 phone bill
A two-month battle shows how to solve a big problem with a major company
By Mark Huffman
Each month Charles, of Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, got a text from
Verizon notifying him that his wireless bill was scheduled for
autopay. Each month the bill was just under $124. But on April 15,
Charles' text from Verizon said he owed quite a bit more -- $13,325 to
be exact.
"The charge simply seemed absurd to me, almost funny," Charles told
ConsumerAffairs.
But the humor quickly disappeared. Five days later, Charles contacted
Verizon customer service and explained the situation. He told the
agent there was no way he could have accumulated such a large charge
and hoped the issue would be resolved quickly. It wasn't.
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/verizon-customer-shocked-by-mistaken-13000-phone-bill-061421.html
