Message-ID: <20220203201449.9A80079A@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2022 20:14:49 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Monthly TCPA Digest – January 2022
by Russell H. Fox , Joshua Briones , Jonathan P. Garvin ,
Esteban Morales and Matthew Novian
We are pleased to present our latest Monthly TCPA Digest, providing
insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
(TCPA). In this issue's Regulatory Update, we cover the FCC's
clarified guidance for callers using the Reassigned Numbers Database
(RND). As we've noted previously, to avoid TCPA liability, high-volume
callers should set up a process for checking the RND before making
calls. We also discuss the TRACED Act Annual Report to
Congress. Issued on December 28, it includes a wealth of information
on TCPA complaints and related actions by the FCC as well as other
data relevant to our readers.
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/telecoms-mobile-cable-communications/1154722/monthly-tcpa-digest-january-2022?email_access=onBill
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Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2022 20:33:49 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Recent Decision Underscores Importance Of TCPA Safe Harbor
And Obtaining Valid Consent
by John D. Huh and Simeon Poles
Over the past year, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
landscape has undergone a series of significant shifts. TCPA
defendants received a boost last year when the Supreme Court of the
United States narrowed a key statutory definition in Facebook
v. Duguid. Plaintiffs adjusted quickly with novel theories around the
issue of whether minors can validly consent (Hall v. Smosh Dot Com.,
Inc.) to receive automated calls and text messages under the law. Now,
a federal district court in the state of Washington has issued a
decision in Johansen v. EFinancial, LLC, No. 2:20-CV-01351-DGE, 2022
WL 168170 (W.D. Wash. Jan. 18, 2022), that highlights the importance
of the TCPA safe harbor and the need for companies to be careful when
obtaining consent through electronic means.
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/telecoms-mobile-cable-communications/1155290/recent-decision-underscores-importance-of-tcpa-safe-harbor-and-obtaining-valid-consent?email_access=on
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Message-ID: <20220203212604.77E0679A@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2022 21:26:04 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Tech & Telecom Weekly – January 31, 2022
by Stephanie A. Joyce
FCC Policy
The FCC has released the Tentative Agenda for its next Open Meeting
scheduled for February 18, 2022. It contains four items, including a
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing reforms to the Rural
Health Care Program and a Report and Order eliminating and amending
"outmoded or unnecessary broadcast technical rules."
Legislative Affairs
The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled "Respecting
Artists with the American Music Fairness Act" on February 2, 2022, at
10:00am ET. It will be live-streamed here. The bill under discussion,
H.R. 4130, was introduced June 24, 2021.
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/music-and-the-arts/1156666/tech-telecom-weekly--january-31-2022-?email_access=on
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Message-ID: <20220203214239.7AC0479A@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2022 21:42:39 +0000 (UTC)
From: Sean Murphy <murphy.s@remove-this.telecomdigest.net>
Subject: Bargaining Update – Frontier Communication
After months of bargaining, mobilizing, and the threat of a strike,
CWA members at Frontier Communications in Connecticut (CWA Local 1298)
and New York (CWA Locals 1170, 1111, and 1122) reached a tentative
agreement on Monday. The new 3-year agreement includes wage increases,
elimination of two-tier medical plans, and protection of call center
jobs, and it retains the current 401(k) matching and pension
plans. This win follows a tentative agreement reached by Frontier
members in California last week. The members wrote thousands of emails
to Frontier executives, participated in countless rallies, and engaged
members of the public and elected officials. These agreements are
reflective of the power the members generated by actively mobilizing
and fueling the strength of their bargaining committees.
https://cwa-union.org/news/bargaining-update-183
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Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2022 21:44:57 +0000
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Is work-from-home really the wave of the future?
Here's a post from a couple of years ago, which now seems prophetic ...
Bill
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Is work-from-home really the wave of the future? A look at the pros, cons
by Jason Gold and Alec Stapp
WASHINGTON, D.C. Zillow CEO Rich Barton recently tweeted that he was
giving all employees the option to work from home for the rest of
2020. My personal opinions about WFH (work from home) have been turned
upside down over the past 2 months. I expect this will have a lasting
influence on the future of work - and home.
Barton's epiphany about working from home - echoed by other U.S.
business leaders - may mark a decisive shift toward pervasive telework
in the post-pandemic economy. Before COVID-19 appeared, just five
percent of the U.S. workforce worked remotely full-time. Now, thanks
to America's extensive digital infrastructure, two-thirds of employees
are working from home.
https://www.wraltechwire.com/2020/05/30/is-work-from-home-really-the-wave-of-the-future-a-look-at-the-pros-cons/
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Message-ID: <stjmo2$tdc$1@dont-email.me>
Date: 4 Feb 2022 12:11:36 -0500
From: "Michael Trew" <michael.trew@att.net>
Subject: Re: Bluetooth Keeps Stopping
On 2/2/2022 9:31, Bill Horne wrote:
> As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I was given a Google Pixel Fi phone by a
kind neighbor. I got a Verizon SIM from Ting.com, and
> looked forward to have a "new" phone.
>
> It makes and receives calls OK, but there's a problem:
>
> Every few seconds, it pops up a notice that says "Bluetooth Keeps Stopping,"
with options to send a problem report, stop the app,
> or obtain app information. It's never-ending: I keep pushing "Stop the APP,"
and it keeps coming back a few seconds later.
>
> Please tell me if you know of any cure for his problem, and thanks for your
help.
>
> Bill
Not my area of expertise, but have you tried turning the blue-tooth
setting on and off?
With Apple phones, one can do a "hard reset" by holding the home and
power buttons at the same time until it reboots. I imagine that Android
phones have a similar function.
Message-ID: <stjij4$c0$2@dont-email.me>
Date: 4 Feb 2022 11:00:42 -0500
From: "Michael Trew" <michael.trew@att.net>
Subject: ISPs lose latest California net neutrality challenge
More states could act after ISPs lose latest California net neutrality
challenge
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dealt ISP groups a blow, as a
three-judge panel upheld the state of California's right to implement
its own net neutrality rules. Analysts at New Street Research tipped
the decision to prompt more state action on the issue.
At the heart of the case is a 2018 law that the state passed to codify
net neutrality regulations after the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) repealed its own open internet rules in late 2017. The
California law was promptly challenged in separate lawsuits by
industry groups and the Department of Justice. The latter withdrew its
case in February 2021. A district court judge ruled against the ISP
groups that same month, prompting them to appeal to the Ninth Circuit.
The industry groups had argued that California's law was superseded by
federal regulations from the FCC. But the Ninth Circuit judges
determined that by classifying broadband internet services as
information services in the repeal order, the FCC forfeited "the
authority to regulate in the same manner that it did when these
services were classified as telecommunications services." Thus, the
FCC "could not preempt state action, like SB-822, that protects net
neutrality."
https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/more-states-could-act-after-isps-lose-latest-california-net-neutrality-challenge
