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The Telecom Digest for February 23, 2014
Volume 33 : Issue 33 : "text" Format
Messages in this Issue:
State of Washington regulators give Centurylink "pricing flexibility" (Bill Horne)
Netflix speeds lag for Verizon users amid dispute (Bill Horne)
Site shows AT&T, Centurylink, Verizon outage info (Bill Horne)

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Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 19:06:38 -0500
From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: State of Washington regulators give Centurylink "pricing  flexibility" 
Message-ID: <lebe2g$150$1@dont-email.me>

Published 1/9/2014
Media Contact: (360) 664-1116 or media@utc.wa.gov
Docket Number: UT-130477

State extends price flexibility for CenturyLink
Consumer protection regulations remain in place

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Today the Washington Utilities and Transportation 
Commission (UTC) approved a settlement agreement allowing CenturyLink 
pricing flexibility in setting residential and business landline 
telephone rates.

Approval of the "alternative form of regulation," or AFOR, gives 
CenturyLink more flexibility in determining rates for retail telephone 
services, permitting the company to change rates for most of its 
services in response to competition without commission review. The UTC 
will continue to regulate rates for other public interest services, such 
as 911 and low-income assistance, as well as wholesale services that 
CenturyLink provides to competitors. The AFOR approved today, replaces 
and expands on a previous AFOR that applied to Qwest Communications, 
implemented prior to that company's merger with CenturyLink in 2011.

Rest at:

http://www.utc.wa.gov/aboutUs/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=234

-- 
Bill Horne
(Remove QRM from my address to write to me directly)




Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 18:50:16 -0500
From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Netflix speeds lag for Verizon users amid dispute 
Message-ID: <lebd3o$rm3$1@dont-email.me>

By James O'Toole  @jtotoole February 21, 2014

NEW YORK (CNN Money)

Having trouble streaming "House of Cards?" A stand-off involving Verizon 
and Netflix may be to blame.

Streaming speeds for Verizon FiOS customers dropped by 14% between 
December and January, according to Netflix. Meanwhile, Netflix speeds on 
most other Internet service providers held steady during that time period.

The slowdown comes amid a stand-off reported this week by The Wall 
Street Journal over whether broadband providers like Verizon and AT&T 
will charge Netflix to carry its videos.

Rest at:

http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/21/technology/verizon-netflix/

-- 
Bill Horne
(Remove QRM from my address to write to me directly)




Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 19:56:01 -0500
From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Site shows AT&T, Centurylink, Verizon outage info 
Message-ID: <53094721.9090907@horne.net>

This web site shows ino on outages in the territories of AT&T, 
CenturyLink , Verizon, and some other carriers.  It also offers info on 
problems at many online sites.

Centurylink outages:

http://downdetector.com/status/centurylink/map

AT&T Outages

http://downdetector.com/status/att

Verizon outages:

http://downdetector.com/status/verizon-communications

-- 
Bill Horne
William Warren Consulting

http://www.william-warren.com/

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