---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <86d022hgh9.fsf@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: 1 Oct 2020 01:39:30 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: AT&T Must Face Lawsuit Over DirecTV Robocalls by Wendy Davis AT&T's DirecTV must face a lawsuit alleging the company violated a consumer protection law by making robocalls to a consumer's cell phone, a federal appellate court ruled Wednesday. https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/356401/att-must-face-lawsuit-over-directv-robocalls.html -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <867dsahg9d.fsf@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: 1 Oct 2020 01:44:14 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Judge Rejects AT&T ERISA Suit Over Early Retirement Benefits U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim called the plaintiffs' claims 'both internally inconsistent and illogical.' By Amanda Umpierrez A U.S. District Court judge in Northern California has dismissed a lawsuit accusing AT&T of miscalculating pension benefits for early retirees. U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim granted AT&T's motion to dismiss the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) class action suit, calling the plaintiffs' arguments "both internally inconsistent and illogical." https://www.plansponsor.com/judge-rejects-att-erisa-suit-early-retirement-benefits/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <86h7rehgl3.fsf@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: 1 Oct 2020 01:37:12 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Officials request federal audit of internet provided by AT&T The state of Mississippi on Tuesday questioned whether AT&T has adequately followed through on a federally funded initiative to make internet service available to residents as officials asked the U.S. government to perform an audit into the matter. https://www.djournal.com/mbj/officials-request-federal-audit-of-internet-provided-by-at-t/article_7aaf56c0-0329-11eb-9e65-afbef05d0ac3.html -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <CAH8yC8kLM_CVZ+jbA7jiM08FYkn9Rxx5cSLFeYwD8YZ3Dt9eUQ@mail.gmail.com> Date: 29 Sep 2020 13:33:36 -0400 From: "Jeffrey Walton" <noloader@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Verizon scrambling to unload HuffPost as losses mount On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 1:25 PM Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.remove-this.telecom-digest.org> wrote: > > Verizon has been quietly scrambling to unload HuffPost as it grapples > with continued losses at the left-leaning news and culture website, The > Post has learned. I can't help but wonder.... Why is a telecom company dabling in journalism? It is not of their core business. As Warren Buffet would say, it is a distraction that should be struck from the list of goals. What else non-essential junk is Verizon holding? Grocery store chains? Gas stations? Meat packaging plants? Jeff ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Thu, 01 Oct 2020