Message-ID: <928F13B5-D368-4EAD-9D95-F9C052619F9D@roscom.com>
Date: 16 Jul 2021 00:43:22 -0400
From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com>
Subject: How much do you pay your ISP? Consumer Reports wants to see
your bill
[Full Disclosure: Since I subscribe to Consumer Reports, I am a member
of Consumers Union. -mod]
Your bill and a speed test can help Consumer Reports analyze Internet
prices.
JON BRODKIN - 7/13/2021, 5:08 PM
With broadband-industry lobby groups implausibly claiming that
Internet providers have slashed their prices, Consumer Reports is on a
mission to collect and analyze thousands of monthly Internet bills
from real customers.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/07/how-much-do-you-pay-your-isp-consumer-reports-wants-to-see-your-bill/
***** Moderator's Note *****
This is important, and it
will make a difference. PLEASE submit your
bill to Consumer Reports, by clicking on the Consumer-reports-URL in
the arstechnica story. You'll be asked to fill out a Consumer Reports
survey before uploading the copy of your bill, and that's up to you.
Before you read the artechnica story, get a copy of your latest
Internet bill - unless you have satellite Internet service, it's
probably your telephone or your cable bill - and save it in "pdf"
format. That's the file type that Consumer Reports needs you to
upload, so it's a lot easier to have it handy at the start. I used the
"Print to PDF" option of my Firefox browser, after I logged in to my
account at the local cable company and brought up my bill on the
screen, but you might not have that option. If not, your ISP might
offer the option to send you a .pdf copy of your bill via email, or
you can probably use a scanner to create a PDF document, or ask a
favor of someone whom has the capability to convert files to .pdf
format.
When you have the .pdf file, you're ready to visit the Consumer
Reports site. After you've uploaded the .pdf copy of your bill, you'll
be asked to share their request with others on Facebook and one or two
other places. I did that, too.
This information can be used to cut through all the cones of silence
that surround the sweatheart deals ISP's have been making with
regulators for decades.
PLEASE don't put this off!
THIS is your chance to deliver hard,
verifiable information to a nationally-recognized organization that
has a reputation for fairness and accuracy, namely Consumer Reports,
about how much Internet service
REALLY costs!
Bill Horne
Moderator
Message-ID: <20210720153729.836FA7FF@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2021 15:37:29 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: LA: Gov. Edwards Announces Boards And Commissions
Appointments
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several
Louisiana boards and commissions.
Louisiana Cybersecurity Commission
...
Sarah O. Allen of Baton Rouge has been reappointed to the Louisiana
Cybersecurity Commission. Allen is the director of government affairs
for Cox Communications.
R. Kyle Ardoin of Baton Rouge has been reappointed to the Louisiana
Cybersecurity Commission. Ardoin is the Louisiana Secretary of State.
William E. Bradley III of Choudrant has been reappointed to the
Louisiana Cybersecurity Commission. Bradley is the senior vice
president of Cyber Engineering and Technology Services at CenturyLink.
https://www.publicnow.com/view/121824499E09085BD3514CE2F398A074E462B769
Message-ID: <20210720153022.2F6697FF@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2021 15:30:22 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Oregon Governor Reaps 20,000 Fundraising Haul From Business
Donors
By Jeff Mapes
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, who continues to raise money for her campaign
fund even though she can't run for reelection, is now tapping donors
from the business community.
...
The governor also received contributions from the state's major
utilities - PacifiCorp, Portland General Electric, NW Natural and
CenturyLink. They all have a big interest in state regulatory
decisions and often contribute to sitting governors. PacifiCorp, PGE
and Century Link each gave $10,000 while NW Natural gave $5,000.
https://www.opb.org/news/article/kate-brown-business-donors-oregon-campaign-august-2019/
