---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <34e24db0-7f43-4a85-a266-8a32e948e2aco@googlegroups.com> Date: 3 Aug 2020 19:57:57 -0700 From: Bill Horne <malQassRimiMlation@gmail.com> Subject: Re: FTC changes access to Do Not Call (DNC) Reported Calls Data On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 4:51:29 PM UTC-4, Mark G Thomas wrote: > On 2020-07-28, Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I have a call blocking program like most of the others. Mine is a > > little different because in addition to blocking unwanted calls, it > > also files Unlawful Call Center (UCC) complaints, and Federal Trade > > Commision (FTC) complaints. The FTC complaints are filed using Chrome > > Browser, Python, Selenium and WebDriver. > > > > The reported call data is available at > > https://www.ftc.gov/site-information/open-government/data-sets/do-not-call-data. > > The data can be downloaded and used to block calls that evade local > > detection. The FTC used to provide a CSV file on a daily basis. It is > > now available through a web API that requires a key. > > > > It appears the FTC has placed barriers to impede the dissemination of > > the information. > > > > Jeff > > > > ***** Moderator's Note ***** > > > > The FTC web site directs visitors to an application page in order to > > obtain an API key. I had to give my name and email address, and the > > key arrived in a few minutes. However, queries done using the example > > given by the FTC consistently returned "403 Forbidden Request > > forbidden by administrative rules". > > > > If you know how to access the FTC API, please help the rest of us. > > > > Bill Horne > > Moderator > > This is working for me, using this linux command line, with the > appropriate $fccurl and $apptoken > > wget -O outfile.csv "http://$fccurl/sr6c-syda.csv?%24%24app_token=$apptoken" Mark, it's been a while since I did shell scripting, so I need some help with your wget options. 1. Are the two dollar signs (%24) before the "app_token" needed only if I enter the wget from a command line, or are they also required if I run this from a script? 2. Is the wget command being used for the same FTC database that the OP was trying to use, or for a different one? Thanks for your help! Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200804204157.GA508@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2020 20:41:57 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Gephardt: Internet Data Caps Returning, Impacting Pandemic Telecommuters BY MATT GEPHARDT & SLOAN SCHRAGE SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is forcing thousands of Utahns to use the internet as telecommuters so they can work and learn from home. That uses a lot of data. Scores of telecoms pledged to "Keep Americans Connected" at the beginning of the pandemic by lifting data caps, waiving fees and putting disconnects on hold. https://ksltv.com/442668/gephardt-internet-data-caps-returning-impacting-pandemic-telecommuters/? -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200804201850.GA32729@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2020 20:18:50 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Following Years of Protest, Cell Tower Equipment Atop Trinidad Head Will Soon Come Down By Ryan Burns For years now, residents of Trinidad and its environs, including many Native Americans, have voiced their objections to a cell phone tower located atop Trinidad Head. The picturesque promontory is imbued with deep cultural and spiritual significance by the Tsurais of the Yurok people, whose name for the landmark is Tsurewa. https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2020/aug/4/following-years-protest-cell-tower-atop-trinidad-h/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Wed, 05 Aug 2020