Message-ID: <20210724023141.31DB178D@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 02:31:41 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: CWA Workers Rights Update
NLRB General Counsel
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Jennifer Abruzzo as the new
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel. Abruzzo, who
was nominated by President Joe Biden for the post, served as the
Special Counsel for Strategic Initiatives at CWA before her
confirmation, and has many years of experience working for the NLRB in
various roles, including Acting General Counsel and Deputy General
Counsel.
https://cwa-union.org/news/workers-rights-update
Message-ID: <20210724011236.E2D8378D@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 01:12:36 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Following Duguid, South Carolina District Court Limits
Reach Of TCPA's Autodialer Definition
by Caroline E. Oks (New Jersey)
In April 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a circuit split
interpreting the Telephone Consumer Protection Act's (TCPA) definition
of "automatic telephone dialing system" or (ATDS). In Facebook,
Inc. v. Duguid, the Court held that the clause "using a random or
sequential number generator" in the statutory definition of ATDS, 47
U.S.C. § 227(a)(1), modifies both "store" and "produce," thereby
"specifying how the equipment must either 'store' or 'produce'
telephone numbers." Accordingly, "a necessary feature of an autodialer
under § 227(a)(1)(A) is the capacity to use a random or sequential
number generator to either store or produce phone numbers to be
called." Duguid thus reversed the Ninth Circuit's interpretation that
the clause "using a random or sequential number generator" modifies
only "produce," such that a device could be an autodialer if it has
the capacity to store and automatically dial numbers, even if the
numbers are not generated by a random or sequential number
generator. Under Duguid, equipment that makes calls to
"targeted...numbers linked to specific accounts" are excluded from
liability under the TCPA.
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/telecoms-mobile-cable-communications/1093226/following-duguid-south-carolina-district-court-limits-reach-of-tcpa39s-autodialer-definition?email_access=on
Message-ID: <20210724023813.0BF9778D@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 02:38:12 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Lumen's Failure to Invest is Worsening the Digital Divide
A new report from CWA and the National Digital Inclusion Alliance
(NDIA) shows that Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink) is
worsening the digital divide in the U.S. by blatantly failing to
invest in essential fiber-optic buildout in lower-income, rural, and
Tribal communities. Lumen has cut more than 4,500 CWA-represented jobs
since 2017, which has contributed to the problem.
https://cwa-union.org/news/lumens-failure-invest-worsening-digital-divide
