---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <86mu14nrct.fsf@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: 2 Oct 2020 23:24:50 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Verizon's LTE Home internet service expands to 189 markets nationwide Verizon first launched the service in July. By Igor Bonifacic Verizon (Engadget's parent company) is expanding the availability of its LTE Home internet service to more rural areas across the US. After launching in July in select markets, it's now available in "parts" of 189 markets across 48 states. Current Verizon wireless subscribers can get the service for $40 a month -- as long as they're on a cellular plan that costs more than $30 per month. For those who don't have an existing plan with the carrier, the service costs $60 per month with paperless billing and autopay. https://www.engadget.com/verizon-lte-home-222205321.html -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <86d020ff3n.fsf@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: 2 Oct 2020 22:16:44 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Consent To Call? Internet Leads And The Telephone Consumer Protection Act By David O. Klein On October 16, 2013, new FCC regulations will go into effect that introduce the requirement of prior express written consent for certain types of commercial phone calls and text messages to consumers. Among other things, the new rules require that marketers have prior express written consent to autodial or send pre-recorded messages to cell phones. The rules, which put the burden of proof for compliance on the marketer/caller, come with stiff penalties ($500.00 - $1,500.00 per call/text) and will open the door for numerous consumer class action lawsuits. https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/dodd-frank-consumer-protection-act/989366/consent-to-call-internet-leads-and-the-telephone-consumer-protection-act?email_access=on -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sat, 03 Oct 2020