---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20181201162652.GA13856@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 11:26:52 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Calls answered: Rappahannock VA landline subscribers finally getting relief By John Mccaslin 'We do have a very good line of communications with CenturyLink and Verizon now' After years of landline telephone service issues in Rappahannock County, where it could literally take months for repairmen to show up, problems appear to be dissipating thanks to humans interacting with humans instead of automated call centers. Or as Rappahannock County Administrator Garrey Curry creatively describes automated black holes: "A big amorphous blob offshore service center massive database computer system." https://rappnews.com/2018/11/30/calls-answered-rappahannock-landline-subscribers-finally-getting-relief/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20181201164021.GA13903@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 11:40:21 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Judge Recommends Dismissing Lawsuit Over Custom-Designed 401(k) Fund Choice The lawsuit challenges the design and monitoring of the Large Cap Fund in CenturyLink's non-union 401(k) plan. By Rebecca Moore A federal judge has recommended that a lawsuit against CenturyLink and its subsidiary CenturyLink Investment Management (CIM) over the design of an investment choice in CenturyLink's non-union 401(k) plan be dismissed. The lawsuit challenges the design and monitoring of the Large Cap Fund, an actively managed fund benchmarked against the Russell 1000 Stock Index. The fund has annual management fees of 0.41% of net assets, which is notably higher than an index fund. The fund allocated its assets between four investment firms, one actively managed mutual fund, and one large cap index fund. https://www.planadviser.com/judge-recommends-dismissing-lawsuit-custom-designed-401k-fund-choice/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20181201163026.GA13875@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 11:30:26 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: AT&T Drops ALEC for Hosting Hate Speech Submitted by David Armiak AT&T, the world's largest telecom company with assets of $446 billion, is no longer a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). AT&T's exit from the corporate bill mill follows Verizon's decision to leave in mid-September, based on ALEC's choice of hatemonger and anti-Muslim David Horowitz to headline a session at its annual meeting in New Orleans promoting the corporate lobby group's radical plan to rewrite the U.S. Constitution. https://www.prwatch.org/news/2018/11/13428/att-drops-alec-hosting-hate-speech -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sun, 02 Dec 2018