---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200722195609.GA3545@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2020 19:56:09 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Service restored from fiber cut affecting phone, Internet service in Albemarle County VA ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Some Albemarle County residents may be having issues with their phone and Internet service, which may impact their ability to call for emergency assistance. According to a tweet from the Charlottesville-UVA-Albemarle Emergency Communication Center, a fiber cut is affecting Verizon and CenturyLink customers in the North Garden area. https://www.cbs19news.com/story/42395000/fiber-cut-affecting-phone-internet-service-in-albemarle-county -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <B3721BC2-B374-48B3-9FC1-F56609115F0E@roscom.com> Date: 22 Jul 2020 08:33:31 -0400 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: FCC: Phone carriers that profit from robocalls could have all calls blocked FCC: Phone carriers that profit from robocalls could have all calls blocked Safe harbor lets phone companies block all calls from "bad-actor" telecoms. By Jon Brodkin "Bad-actor" phone companies that profit from robocalls could be blocked by more legitimate carriers under rules approved unanimously yesterday by the Federal Communications Commission. Under the change, the FCC said carriers can block calls "from bad-actor upstream voice service providers that pass illegal or unwanted calls along to other providers, when those upstream providers have been notified but fail to take action to stop these calls." Carriers that impose this type of blocking will get a safe harbor from liability "for the unintended or inadvertent blocking of wanted calls, thus eliminating a concern that kept some companies from implementing robust robocall blocking efforts." https://tinyurl.com/y54d454d ***** Moderator's Note ***** It's an election year! Strike up the band and roll the wagon! Everything will be fine as long as you believe what you see on TV! Bill Horne Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <583A5C33-C59E-420D-B528-3422D8E36B0F@roscom.com> Date: 22 Jul 2020 08:23:43 -0400 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Ajit Pai urges states to cap prison phone rates after he helped kill FCC caps Pai helped kill FCC caps on intrastate prices, now says states must act. By Jon Brodkin Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is urging state governments to impose price caps on prison phone calls, three years after Pai helped kill Obama-era FCC rules that limited the price of such calls. Pai yesterday sent a letter to the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), saying it is up to state governments to cap intrastate calling prices because the FCC lacks authority to do so. (NARUC represents state utility regulators). https://tinyurl.com/y4drxwlf ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Thu, 23 Jul 2020