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Saturday, December 03, 2022

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Volume 41 Table of Contents Issue 273
Duguid v. Facebook, Footnote 7: TCPA Landscape Significantly Altered By Ninth Circuit Decision
Re: Now, I HAVE to buy a phone!
Re: Now, I HAVE to buy a phone!
Why Telecom Is Driving Investment Deals
Message-ID: <20221201223943.GA934119@telecomdigest.us> Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2022 22:39:43 +0000 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Duguid v. Facebook, Footnote 7: TCPA Landscape Significantly Altered By Ninth Circuit Decision by David O. Klein It has been about one year and eight months since the United States Supreme Court released its landmark decision in Facebook v. Duguid. Since then, numerous courts have incorporated Facebook into their opinions, with variations in their interpretations. For many plaintiffs filing suit under the TCPA, Footnote 7 of the Facebook decision has provided them with a fighting chance in many of these courts. On November 16, 2022, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its own analysis of the breadth of the Facebook decision, and the application of Footnote 7, in Borden v. eFinancial. In time, as detailed herein, Borden may well prove to be the most definitive pro-defendant circuit court decision to date. https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1254710?q=1803232&n=624&tp=4&tlk=1&lk=23
Message-ID: <FbgiL.21257$MGw.9610@fx16.iad> Date: 2 Dec 2022 00:38:49 -0500 From: "Michael Trew" <michael.trew@att.net> Subject: Re: Now, I HAVE to buy a phone! On 12/1/2022 15:37, Bill Horne wrote: > I’ve been looking at various options to replace my wife’s LG phone, > since Verizon won’t allow it to work after this month. > > My wife just handed me a list of two models that she likes, and I > NEED YOUR ADVICE on which one to buy. Please. Unfortunately, I don’t have an opinion on either of those phones, but are you sure that her Verizon phone will no longer work after December? Verizon first announced that they are cutting 2/3G CDMA services in December of 2019, and here we are 3 years later... also, T-Mobile GSM 2G is still alive and “well”. When the Verizon notices first went out in 2019, my mother panicked, and ditched my grandfather’s 3G Verizon cell phone in favor of a newer model; just a plain flip-phone. Unfortunately, grandpap was deteriorating mentally, and he wasn’t able to grasp the use of the new phone; he ended up getting rid of his mobile phone all together. Meanwhile, the networks are still up and running.
Message-ID: <20221202231530.GA945245@telecomdigest.us> Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2022 23:15:30 +0000 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Now, I HAVE to buy a phone! On Fri, Dec 02, 2022 at 12:38:49AM -0500, Michael Trew wrote: > On 12/1/2022 15:37, Bill Horne wrote: >> I’ve been looking at various options to replace my wife’s LG phone, >> since Verizon won’t allow it to work after this> month. My wife >> just handed me a list of two models that she likes, and I NEED YOUR >> ADVICE on which one to buy. Please. > > Unfortunately, I don’t have an opinion on either of those phones, but > are you sure that her Verizon phone will no longer work after > December? Verizon first announced that they are cutting 2/3G CDMA > services in December of 2019, and here we are 3 years later... also, > T-Mobile GSM 2G is still alive and “well”. I’m sure: Verizon Mobile has sent me three letters, stating that the phone won’t work on Verizon’s network after December of 2022. Verizon Mobile, if it’s anything like Mother Bell, won’t put anything in a letter that could be used against it in court, and lying about the need to buy a new phone certainly meets that prohibition. As for T-Mobile, I’ll have to check that out. The phone is an LG VS930AT, and the tingmobile site says that the IMEI number from it is "incompatible" with their service. I’ll check T-Mobile and AT&T as well, so thanks for the tip. Come to think of it, I was told there’s a phone service that works only via WiFi Internet connections, and her old phone might be able to use that for a while. Does anyone know about such as offer? In the meantime, I’ll look for a good price on one of the new phones my wife wants. Bill
Message-ID: <20221201225607.GA934451@telecomdigest.us> Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2022 22:56:07 +0000 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Why Telecom Is Driving Investment Deals by Nicholas E. Rodriguez The COVID-19 pandemic spawned a number of opportunities as businesses across the world raced to meet essential needs. Remote work, virtual school and social-distancing measures accelerated the need for technology to adapt, which has resulted in an unprecedented transformation of the telecom sector. Accessible and affordable telecom services grew evermore important during lockdowns and proved to be a "pandemic-proof" industry for investors. https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1254708?q=1803232&n=624&tp=4&tlk=6&lk=28
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