---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20190710140700.GA29710@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 14:07:00 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: ONAP checks into Dublin with fourth software release by Mike Robuck LF Networking's Open Networking Automation Platform (ONAP) announced on Tuesday the availability of its fourth software release, which is called Dublin. ONAP was formed in early 2017 after the Linux Foundation combined ECOMP, which was developed by AT&T, with OPEN-O, which was backed by China Mobile. ONAP is an end-to-end orchestration and automation platform for the telecom industry. https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/onap-checks-into-dublin-fourth-software-release -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190710141946.GA29962@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 14:19:46 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Rural counties plagued by holes in communications Idaho County commissioners learn about need for better network By KATHY HEDBERG GRANGEVILLE - There's no question Idaho County needs a reliable communication infrastructure, commissioners were told Tuesday. But how that comes about and who pays for it is the big question. "I think we need to do someting about it," said Jerry Zumalt, the county's emergency management director. "Exactly what, I don't know." https://lmtribune.com/northwest/rural-counties-plagued-by-holes-in-communications/article_eb80de9d-13ac-5559-80c2-781c8a71e139.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190712023325.GA16715@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 02:33:25 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: FTC And State Law Enforcement Officials Announce Initiative Targeting Illegal Telemarketing by Gerard M. Stegmaier and Mark D. Quist The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a joint state-and-federal initiative, "Operation Call It Quits," which targets illegal telemarketing practices that violate the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). The TSR, which applies to interstate telephonic marketing communications intended to "induce the purchase of goods or services or a charitable contribution," makes it illegal to engage in "abusive" acts and practices like failing to transmit caller identification information, calling telephone numbers listed on the National Do Not Call Registry, and using certain types of prerecorded messages or "robocalls." The TSR also makes it illegal to engage in "deceptive" acts and practices while on a telemarketing call, like processing billing information without authorization, failing to fully disclose certain information before a customer consents to pay for goods or services, and misrepresenting material details of a sale. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=823506&email_access=on -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190712033724.GA18106@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 03:37:24 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: CWA Bargaining and Mobilization Update The Communications Workers of America has urged Congress to keep jobs in Puerto Rico: AT&T Mobility "Green" Contract This week, CWA members in Puerto Rico who work at AT&T Mobility ratified a four-year agreement covering 900 workers. The new agreement provides wage increases, maintains existing pension plan and health care benefits, restricts subcontracting, and contains a guarantee that customer calls will continue to be handled on the island. The contract also adds protections against discrimination based on marital status, sexual orientation, and gender identity and expression. https://cwa-union.org/news/bargaining-and-mobilization-update-3 -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190713011909.GA27724@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 01:19:09 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Los Altos CA man leads effort to keep AT&T wireless nodes away from daughter's bedroom, neighborhood LOS ALTOS, Calif. (KGO) -- In the South Bay, AT&T wants to improve wireless connectivity across Los Altos by putting devices, called "nodes" in neighborhoods. Resident Carey Lai mistook a letter from AT&T for junk mail, but the company was letting him know it had plans to put a wireless communication device on the pole outside his home. https://abc7news.com/society/los-altos-trying-to-keep-at-t-wireless-nodes-away-from-neighborhood/5390392/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <9435b178-e61e-490a-8cad-c0f0b63ed1b0@googlegroups.com> Date: 12 Jul 2019 12:59:24 -0700 From: HAncock4 <withheld@invalid.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Re: The Tor Browser Afforded CDA Immunity For Dark Web Transactions On Saturday, July 6, 2019 at 11:31:35 PM UTC-4, Bill Horne wrote: > by Stephanie J. Kapinos > > The District of Utah ruled in late May that Section 230 of the > Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. =C2=A7230 ("CDA" shields The Tor > Project, Inc. ("Tor"), the organization responsible for maintaining > the Tor Browser, from claims for strict product liability, negligence, > abnormally dangerous activity, and civil conspiracy. > > The claims were asserted against Tor following an incident where a > minor died after taking illegal narcotics purchased from a site on the > "dark web" on the Tor Network. (Seaver v. Estate of Cazes, > No. 18-00712 (D. Utah May 20, 2019)). The parents of the child sued, > among others, Tor as the service provider through which the teenager > was able to order the drug on the dark web. Tor argued that the claims > against it should be barred by CDA immunity and the district court > agreed. > > http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=3D820078&email_access=3Don I am no lawyer, but to me this is a tricky issue. On the one hand, it would be impossible--and undesirable--for communications carriers to track content and usage of their lines in most situations. This would apply to many public businesses--could a restaurant owner be held responsible if a criminal act was planned by its patrons? However, on the other hand, if the host business knows very well that illegal activities are going on--and acts to facilitate secrecy and help those activities, the situation may be different. In the case described above, the host carrier went to the trouble to mask originating identification, which we know is a problem today. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <cf544110-e1ca-4a5b-a473-b0f552648f3c@googlegroups.com> Date: 12 Jul 2019 12:48:21 -0700 From: HAncock4 <withheld@invalid.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Re: Tacoma: Say goodbye to the "NW" in Gig Harbor street addresses. You can blame 911 On Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 11:39:08 PM UTC-4, Bill Horne wrote: > By Jake Gregg > > Gig Harbor residents will have to get used to writing their street > addresses without the familiar "NW." > > The city is lopping off the "Northwest" designator to avoid confusing > the county's increasingly automated 911 system. > > https://www-1.thenewstribune.com/news/local/community/gateway/article232154557.html In my city, major buildings often had their address as a street intersection, i.e. "Main & Walnut St". But now they're converted to a street address, i.e. "559 Main St". I suspect GPS and the post office also are happy with this change. ***** Moderator's Note ***** I was in charge of E911 in New England for a time, and I was always amazed at how many problems duplicate street names and/or numbers caused. Bill Horne Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sat, 13 Jul 2019