---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20180126042219.GA15575@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 23:22:19 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Analysis: CenturyLink's execs reap millions in merger bonuses By Bonnie Bolden CenturyLink's top executives are reaping millions of dollars in merger bonuses and incentives after nixing pay raises and bonuses for front-line workers. As part of the company's acquisition of Level 3 Communications that closed Nov. 1, executives earned millions through bonuses and long-term initiative grants that were arranged in 2017, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings made in November and June. http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/money/2018/01/25/analysis-centurylinks-execs-reap-millions-merger-bonuses/1061869001/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <DF5A8387-36F7-4846-99B7-C7D3203B42AB@roscom.com> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 19:15:05 -0500 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: AT&T Chief Calls for New Rules for Carriers, Tech Firms AT&T Chief Calls for New Rules for Carriers, Tech Firms Open letter to Congress comes as service providers, internet companies maneuver on policy changes By John D. McKinnon AT&T Inc., whose broadband internet services stand to benefit from the recent repeal of net-neutrality rules, is calling on Congress to clarify the law to eliminate uncertainty for the industry while also imposing new rules on tech titans such as Google and Facebook Inc. https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-chief-calls-for-new-rules-for-carriers-tech-firms-1516808700 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180125010955.84401.qmail@submit.iecc.com> Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 19:54:00 -0500 From: "David B. Horvath, CCP" <dhorvath@remove-this.cobs.com> Subject: POTS replacement suggestions? I still have POTS at home. Line 1 has been the traditional "home" line that I retain largely because my mother calls that number rather than my cell. Line 2 was my business line at home; it is the number I've had on my resume and business cards for many years (and was my outgoing fax/dial-up Internet too; I retained dial-up Internet for backup until last year). I'm tired of paying almost $80/month/line when I don't make calls on them. I am looking for the cheapest way to replace the incoming lines with something that routes calls to those numbers to independent voice- mailboxes. I don't need to use them to make outgoing calls. I don't really need to answer calls to those numbers either (although that might be nice). I do want to retain those numbers though. For similar reasons, I don't want to give up my existing cell number. I have highspeed internet at home (cable), and I have a Windows-based PC that runs all the time (providing a flight tracking data feed), and an android tablet and smartphones. Suggestions? - David ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180126041815.GA15541@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 23:18:15 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: CenturyLink phone and internet outage deals a blow to Bettendorf businesses CenturyLink continues around-the-clock repairs after nearly a week-long internet and phone outage that's especially hurting small businesses. The outage hit Trattoria Tiramisu during lunch hour on Friday, January 19, creating lots of confusion at the cash register. http://wqad.com/2018/01/25/centurylink-phone-and-internet-outage-deals-a-blow-to-bettendorf-businesses/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180126042010.GA15558@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 23:20:10 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: CenturyLink Meeting Cancelled Comments will still be accepted from affected customers By Sarah Pridgeon Beulah and Aladdin residents who were planning to attend a meeting on Monday about service problems with CenturyLink can still share their thoughts and comments with the Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA) before its recommendations are given to the Public Service Commission. The OCA had intended to host a meeting in Sundance to gather public input regarding its efforts to reach a compromise with CenturyLink that could potentially see the telecommunications company provide upgrades that would solve the crackles, interrupted calls and outages that have plagued rural customers in Crook County for many years. http://sundancetimes.com/centurylink-meeting-cancelled/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Fri, 26 Jan 2018