Message-ID: <20210906145627.76A1F7A7@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2021 14:56:27 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: CenturyLink Seeks Right to Delay Repair of Your Landline
Service (No Credits, Either)
CenturyLink wants to repeal a 1993 Idaho rule that requires phone
companies to repair service outages within 24 hours or provide one
month of service for customers at no charge.
The phone company is lobbying the state Public Utilities Commission to
be exempted from the rule that its predecessor Qwest/US West lived
under for nearly 20 years. (CenturyLink acquired Qwest.)
https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/7021920465.pdf
Message-ID: <20210906150344.CEDB17A7@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2021 15:03:44 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Verizon Recalls 2.5 Million Ellipsis Jetpack Mobile
Hotspots Imported by Franklin Wireless Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
Recall Details
Description:
This recall involves Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hotspots imported by
Franklin Wireless Corp. The recalled Jetpacks are dark navy plastic
oval devices that are about 3.5 inches wide and 2.25 inches tall.
"verizon" is printed below the digital display window on the front of
the device. The charger provided with the recalled Jetpacks has a
sticker on the wire that states: Compatible: FWC MHS900L, Model:
FWCR900TVL, DC151030.
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/verizon-recalls-2-5-million-ellipsis-jetpack-mobile-hotspots-imported-by-franklin
Message-ID: <20210906145125.5C11C7A7@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2021 14:51:25 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: AT&T & Verizon's Artificial Wireless Fiefdoms:
Interoperability is the Enemy
The arrival of the LTE/4G wireless standard in the United States, and
its adoption by the country's two largest super-carriers AT&T and
Verizon was supposed to open the door for true equipment
interoperability, allowing customers to take devices purchased from
one carrier to another. In the past, incompatible network standards
(GSM - AT&T and CDMA - Verizon Wireless) made device portability a
practical impossibility. The arrival of LTE could have changed
everything, with device manufacturers using chipsets that would allow
an iPad owner to switch from Verizon to AT&T without having to
purchase a brand new tablet.
Example: Imagine buying a television set from an
NBC station and finding out the only TV station
the set will receive is NBC. Limitation comes not
from technology but [from] wireless carriers and
equipment maker's specifications.
https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/7021921827.pdf
