33 Years of the Digest ... founded August 21, 1981Copyright © 2015 E. William Horne. All Rights Reserved.The Telecom Digest for Feb 22, 2015
| ||||||||
| We do not even inquire whether a black man is a rebel in arms, or not, if he is black, be he friend or foe, he is thought best kept at a distance. It is hardly possible God will let us succeed while such enormities are practiced. - James A. Garfield |
See the bottom of this issue for subscription and archive details.
| Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 13:18:08 -0800 (PST) From: Neal McLain <nmclain.remove-this@and-this-too.annsgarden.com> To: telecomdigestsubmissions.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org. Subject: $342K Fine for Violation-Laden Robocalls Message-ID: <2258f025-d798-4787-916e-7a1673b74c68@googlegroups.com> More Tales of the TCPA: $342K Fine for Violation-Laden Robocalls By Paul J. Feldman, CommLawBlog, February 20, 2015 Spoofing tactic appears to backfire on robocaller. As a public service, we offer a couple of helpful CommLawBlog tips to folks who feel like violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by making unsolicited prerecorded advertising calls: - First and foremost, DON'T violate the TCPA; If you insist on ignoring Tip No. 1, at least: - Don't call numbers on the National Do No Call Registry; - Don't provide an "opt-out" number that doesn't work; - Don't "spoof" somebody else's number so that their number, not yours, shows up in the caller ID display of the folks you're illegally calling; - And, ABOVE ALL, don't tick off constituents of Senator John McCain. Security First of Alabama (Security First) made all these mistakes, and it's now got $342,000 worth of reasons to regret having done so. http://www.commlawblog.com/2015/02/articles/enforcement-activities-fines-f/more-tales-of-the-tcpa-342k-fine-for-violationladen-robocalls/ -or- http://tinyurl.com/kxullm4 Neal McLain |
| Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 12:14:32 -0800 (PST) From: Neal McLain <nmclain.remove-this@and-this-too.annsgarden.com> To: telecomdigestsubmissions.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org. Subject: Small ISPs make case for Title II exemption Message-ID: <b8819b70-9e32-4984-9aa2-e352bdb2bf18@googlegroups.com> By Brian Santo, CED magazine, 02/20/2015 The American Cable Association met again with the FCC earlier this week to present its case that small ISPs should be exempted from Title II reclassification. The organization said its members are pledged to uphold the network neutrality principles (no blocking, no throttling, no paid prioritization) the FCC wants Title II authority to enforce. Representatives of the ACA, including Ross Lieberman, SVP government affairs, along with ACA legal counsel, met with members of the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau, to reiterate its argument that Title II would impose "unwarranted and onerous burdens" on small service providers. http://www.cedmagazine.com/news/2015/02/small-isps-make-case-for-title-ii-exemption?et_cid=4426439&et_rid=652835436&type=cta -or- http://tinyurl.com/mzjwzy8 Neal McLain |
| Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 12:17:17 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> To: telecomdigestsubmissions.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org. Subject: Centurylink files form 13G Message-ID: <mc7q5l$gv8$1@dont-email.me> By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Telecommunications Weekly According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by VerticalNews journalists, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing by Centurylink, Inc. (Form SC 13G) was posted on February 6, 2015. The SIC code for this company is 4813, Telephone Communications. There was one document filed with this form. The SEC file number is 0000215457-15-000138. The contact information for this company is P O BOX 4065, 100 CENTURYLINK DR, MONROE LA 71203, 3183889000. http://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/2015/02/19/centurylink-inc-files-sec-form-sc-13g-statement-of-acquisition-of-beneficial--a-596392.html#.VOdrPvmjOm4 -or- http://goo.gl/1PDiod -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my address to write to me directly) |
TELECOM Digest is an electronic journal devoted mostly to telecom- munications topics. It is circulated anywhere there is email, in addition to Usenet, where it appears as the moderated newsgroup 'comp.dcom.telecom'.
TELECOM Digest is a not-for-profit educational service offered to the Internet by Bill Horne.
The Telecom Digest is moderated by Bill Horne.
| Contact information: |
Bill Horne Telecom Digest 43 Deerfield Road Sharon MA 02067-2301 339-364-8487 bill at horne dot net |
| Subscribe: | telecom-request@telecom-digest.org?body=subscribe telecom |
| Unsubscribe: | telecom-request@telecom-digest.org?body=unsubscribe telecom |
This Digest is the oldest continuing e-journal about telecomm- unications on the Internet, having been founded in August, 1981 and published continuously since then. Our archives are available for your review/research. We believe we are the oldest e-zine/mailing list on the internet in any category! URL information: http://telecom-digest.org Copyright © 2015 E. William Horne. All rights reserved.
Finally, the Digest is funded by gifts from generous readers such as yourself. Thank you!
All opinions expressed herein are deemed to be those of the author. Any organizations listed are for identification purposes only and messages should not be considered any official expression by the organization.