Message-ID: <20221021034424.GA599130@telecomdigest.us>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2022 03:44:24 +0000
From: Bill Horne <malassimQRMilation@gmail.com>
Subject: [telecom] Cell Phone Repair Owners Sue Parent Assurant Alleging
Deceitful Practices
When insurance giant Assurant Inc. bought CPR Cell Phone Repair in
2019, many operators in the 825-unit mobile device repair franchise
were hoping for more business from their new parent. But CPR's
Independent Owners Association is now suing Assurant, claiming "it
changed the deal" and imposed "onerous new burdens on its franchisees,
wholly to benefit itself at their expense," the lawsuit claims.
The "culminating factor" in their complaint, said outside attorney Dan
Klein of Johnston Clem Gifford, is when Assurant started "directly
competing with CPR franchisees," including for employees that in some
cases were hired away from franchisees at higher wages to operate
repair kiosks within T-Mobile device stores, the lawsuit claims.
https://tinyurl.com/musju4b8
Message-ID: <20221020150010.GA595349@telecomdigest.us>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2022 15:00:10 +0000
From: Bill Horne <malassimQRMilation@gmail.com>
Subject: [telecom] Expired: DOD's Waiver On Section 889 Part B Prohibition On
Certain Telecom And Video Surveillance Services Or Equipment
by Marcia G. Madsen and Cameron R. Edlefsen
On September 30, 2022, the US Department of Defense's ("DoD") two-year
waiver expired with respect to contracting prohibitions set forth in
Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense
Authorization Act.
Since FY 2019, agencies have been precluded by statute from
contracting with companies that use certain telecommunications
equipment or services from companies - Huawei Technologies being the
most frequently discussed example1 - that Congress determined
presented substantial security risks to the United States and its
manufacturing base. Government agencies were allowed to grant waivers
from these restrictions for two years, but that potential grace period
has ended. On the other hand, the Director of National Intelligence
(DNI) has waiver authority that is not tied to an expiration
period. All contractors doing business with the government must be in
compliance with these substantial restrictions.
https://tinyurl.com/3ewkx85b
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Message-ID: <20221021033531.GA598949@telecomdigest.us>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2022 03:35:31 +0000
From: Bill Horne <malassimQRMilation@gmail.com>
Subject: [telecom] T-Mobile sues Belmont Trading for over $6 million
by Jared Paben
One of the largest wireless carriers in the country filed suit against
its phone resale and recycling vendor, claiming it has been
shortchanged $6.6 million.
T-Mobile USA filed a complaint on Oct. 12 against Belmont Trading,
which is based in Buffalo Grove, Ill., near Chicago. The lawsuit was
filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
https://resource-recycling.com/e-scrap/2022/10/19/t-mobile-sues-belmont-trading-for-over-6-million/
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