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Friday, December 09, 2022

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Volume 41 Table of Contents Issue 279
Leaked: EU To Charge Meta/Facebook Over Secret Agreement With Google
Telephone And Texting Compliance News — November 2022
United States: FCC Proposes Updated Network Outage Rules
Message-ID: <20221207053624.GA984851@telecomdigest.us> Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2022 05:36:24 +0000 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Leaked: EU To Charge Meta/Facebook Over Secret Agreement With Google by MoginRubin While the European Commission announced back in March that they would investigate Facebook, sources have leaked that it is ready to announce formal charges, according to Politico and Reuters. Earlier this year, Executive Vice-President of the EU Commission Margrethe Vestager stated that an agreement between Google and Meta, called “Jedi Blue,” targets competing advertisers on the marketplace site and may be an abuse of power that violates EU antitrust laws. The Commission is reportedly ready to lay out how Meta allows Facebook to buy up advertising space, which keeps prices high and choices low for consumers. Jedi Blue also potentially restricts other companies from advertising through Meta. The United Kingdom has raised similar charges against Facebook, and Brussels is investigating the social media giant over Jedi Blue. https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1257362?q=1803232&n=628&tp=14&tlk=10&lk=58
Message-ID: <20221207060336.GA985070@telecomdigest.us> Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2022 06:03:36 +0000 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Telephone And Texting Compliance News — November 2022 by Russell H. Fox , Jonathan P. Garvin , Joshua Briones and Matthew Novian We are pleased to present our latest Telephone and Texting Compliance News, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In this issue’s Regulatory Update, we discuss an FCC Enforcement Bureau Public Notice to all U.S.-based voice service providers regarding Urth Access, LLC, an originator of student-loan-related robocalls. The so-called K4 Notice informed service providers that they may block voice calls or cease accepting traffic from Urth without liability and that they could face enforcement action for continuing to accept or facilitate traffic from Urth. This enforcement action could include removal from the Robocall Mitigation Database, which would bar intermediate and terminating providers from accepting traffic from the removed voice services providers. The Enforcement Bureau also issued a cease-and-desist letter directing Urth to stop transmitting illegal traffic and take steps to prevent its network from being a source of illegal robocalls. The agency also adopted a Notice of Inquiry seeking information on the non-IP technology in the nation’s phone networks. https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1256950?q=1803232&n=628&tp=14&tlk=13&lk=61
Message-ID: <20221207050840.GA984494@telecomdigest.us> Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2022 05:08:40 +0000 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: United States: FCC Proposes Updated Network Outage Rules by Wesley K. Wright and Jason P. Chun The FCC adopted a Second Report and Order at its Open Meeting on November 17, promulgating rules requiring service providers to deliver more timely and actionable information to 911 facilities during network outages. The Commission hopes the new rules will streamline the network outage notification process and align the requirements imposed on different service providers. Maintenance of 911 Special Facility Contact Information The new rules require both covered 911 service providers (“C9SP”) and Originating Service Providers (“OSPs”) (i.e., cable, satellite, wireless, wireline, and interconnected VoIP providers) to gather and maintain up-to-date, accurate contact information for 911 special facilities. The providers must confirm the accuracy of this contact information at least annually. In this context, “special facilities” are entities enrolled in the TSP Program at priority Levels 1 and 2, which include major military installations, key government facilities, and public safety answering points (“PSAPs”), among others. https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1257440?q=1803232&n=628&tp=14&tlk=6&lk=54
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