---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20191003202754.GA4126@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2019 20:27:54 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Don't Hide The Differences In The Products When Doing Comparative Price Advertising by Jeffrey A. Greenbaum Can you advertise that your product is cheaper than a competitor's product when your product doesn't offer the same features? Can you use a disclaimer to explain the differences? These are some of the key issues in a false advertising lawsuit between two companies -- Asurion and SquareTrade -- that sell extended warranties for mobile phones. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=850618&email_access=on -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20191003205836.GA4465@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2019 20:58:36 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Large Telecom Companies And State Attorneys General Agree On Anti-Robocall Principles By Glenn S. Richards and Joseph A. Cohen Twelve large telecom companies and the attorneys general of 50 states and the District of Columbia announced yesterday an agreement on eight voluntary principles that the companies will adopt to combat illegal and unwanted robocalls. The announcement comes as regulators, telecom companies, and legislators continue to grapple with a worsening robocall problem that has become a significant concern for consumers, generating more complaints at the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission than any other topic. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=849976&email_access=on -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <37389684-74A2-49F9-BDD5-F93E41186473@roscom.com> Date: 4 Oct 2019 19:17:33 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Here's How to Type Faster on Your Phone Get those index fingers off your screen. For many of us, our approach to typing on a smartphone is something we stumble upon. Unlike composing words on a typewriter or computer keyboard, there is no widely taught, proper way. If speed is the goal, however, a study of around 37,000 people suggests that one particular approach is better than others: writing with two thumbs and embracing autocorrect, but avoiding predictive text. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/04/technology/phone-typing.html ------------------------------ Message-ID: <7AD3AB6A-FD8A-4172-A1AD-908986CF2559@roscom.com> Date: 5 Oct 2019 00:44:39 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: The court allowed the FCC to kill net neutrality because washing machines can't make phone calls It's been a hard week for net neutrality supporters, as the Trump Federal Communication Commission's decision to strip neutrality rules from the internet was upheld by the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. It was a fairly narrow win for the FCC, as the court said it was required to defer to the agency's judgment, and bound by the precedent set in a controversial 2005 case called NCTA v. Brand X (or just Brand X for short). And the court said the FCC cannot block states like California from writing their own net neutrality laws, so that's where the fight moves next. https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/4/20898779/fcc-net-neutrality-court-of-appeals-decision-ruling ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Mon, 07 Oct 2019