---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20201216003514.570B0753@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2020 00:35:14 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: What CWA Members Should Know About the First COVID-19 Vaccinations December 10, 2020 It's critical that employers provide workplace protections and that CWA members fight for improved protections and safeguards. Members should continue to observe basic public health measures, both inside and outside of work, to keep themselves and their families safe and stop the spread of the virus. Wear a mask, wash your hands frequently, stay at least 6 feet apart, and avoid gatherings with other people, particularly in indoor spaces. The more steps you take, the more you are protected against COVID-19. https://cwa-union.org/news/what-cwa-members-should-know-about-first-covid-19-vaccinations ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20201216172427.585AD732@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2020 17:24:27 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: FCC Rules Government Contractors Need Consent Before Robocalling The order reconsidered a 2016 interpretation of the TCPA adopted by the prior FCC that allowed federal contractors to robocall consumers without their prior express consent. https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-rules-government-contractors-need-consent-robocalling ***** Moderator's Note ***** The "prior" FCC? Oh, pray tell, how was the "prior" FCC different from the new, improved, less fattening FCC we have now? Was it because the "prior" kleptocrats didn't make sweetheart deals with every billionaire they could find? Was it because the "prior" FCC wouldn't allow 911 diversity to become an industry inside joke instead of an enforced standard? Oh, wait, I think I can guess: it's because the wires going to the prior President's office didn't have the "right" color code. Bill Horne Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20201216172130.F059C732@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2020 17:21:30 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: CenturyLink Settles for $500K to Resolve December 2018 911 Outage [The Federal Communications Commission Enforcement Bureau] settles with CenturyLink, Inc. for a $500,000 civil penalty, resolving its investigation into whether CenturyLink violated the Commission's rules in connection with a multistate outage in December 2018. https://www.fcc.gov/document/centurylink-settles-500k-resolve-december-2018-911-outage ***** Moderator's Note ***** Take the money and run, FCC: Take The Money And RUN!!! Come to think of it, aren't you people scheduled to look for new jobs real-soon-now? Bill Horne Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <CAH8yC8m8EtvaLEGr2PtNh0=jDntapMAYNuHeDQ1Jq20mRcvFyg@mail.gmail.com> Date: 16 Dec 2020 10:07:09 -0500 From: "Jeffrey Walton" <noloader@gmail.com> Subject: An old instructional image showing how to properly use the telephone When telephones first became commonplace in the household there really was a need to educate people on how to correctly use this new piece of technology. Now, it seems as if children innately understand how to work any and all mobile technology, but the initial push for phone receivers to enter the household confused some users... https://historydaily.org/photos-that-show-how-life-really-used-to-be/5 ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Thu, 17 Dec 2020