Message-ID: <20220319153644.C36A380C@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 16:29:06 +0000 (UTC)
From: Sean Murphy <murphy.s@remove-this.telecomdigest.net>
Subject: Copper Retirement Network Change Notification Filed By
Bellsouth Telecommunications, LLC
BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Georgia (AT&T),
an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification
that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of
copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet
site, as required by section 51.329(a)(2) of the rules of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or Commission), See 47 CFR §
51.329(a)(2). together with certification of service on identified
interconnecting telephone exchange service providers, as required by
section 51.333(a). See 47 CFR §§ 51.333(a). Upon initial
review the filing appears to be complete. See 47 CFR §§
51.325 through 51.335. Specific network change information can be
obtained on the Internet at:
https://ebiznet.att.com/networkreg/.
https://www.fcc.gov/document/wcb-copper-retirement-network-change-notification-filed-att-ga-27
Message-ID: <20220319161312.8E54880C@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 12:13:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: FTC Finalizes Order Banning Stalkerware Provider from
Spyware Business
December 21, 2021
The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order banning a
stalkerware provider and its CEO from the surveillance business to
settle allegations the company secretly harvested and shared data on
people's physical movements, phone use, and online activities.
In a complaint first announced in September 2021, the FTC alleged that
Support King, LLC, which did business as SpyFone.com, and its CEO
Scott Zuckerman sold stalkerware apps that allowed purchasers to
surreptitiously monitor photos, text messages, web histories, GPS
locations, and other personal information on the phone on which the
app was installed without the device owner's knowledge.
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2021/12/ftc-finalizes-order-banning-stalkerware-provider-spyware-business
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It's amazing what turns up when you go poking around the FTC web site
on a Saturday morning. I hope one of my readers will explain to me
what "Stalkerware" is, and why I've never heard of it before. Now,
I've been sidelined for a while, so I'm not up on current news, but I
would have thought that this would be seen on the nightly news all
over the U.S. Was it?
Bill
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Message-ID: <20220318162232.B15B476F@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 16:22:32 +0000 (UTC)
From: Sean Murphy <murphy.s@remove-this.telecomdigest.net>
Subject: FTC Sends Refunds to T-Mobile Customers
The FTC is mailing a second round of refund checks to T-Mobile
customers who had third-party charges added to their mobile phone
bills. These refunds are the result of a 2014 settlement with
T-Mobile.
The first round of checks mailed in February 2017. Because the FTC
recovered additional funds from several third-party crammers, the FTC
is mailing 164,440 additional checks totaling more than $9.6 million.
If you receive a check, you have 90 days to cash it.
The FTC provides answers to common questions about refund payments on
our FAQ page. If you have any other questions, please call the refund
administrator at 1-844-746-4695.
https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/refunds/t-mobile-refunds
***** Moderator's Note *****
I don't know when this was issued: it's a "Round two" announcement
AFAICT, but it has a date from 2021.
Bill Horne
Moderator
