---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20210213213216.AA2B6761@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2021 21:32:16 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Centurylink: E911 State and Local regulations require all Telecom Service Providers that deliver dial tone service provide Enhanced 911 (E911) services to their customers. The E911 database contains the Master Street Address Guide (MSAG) and Emergency Service Number (ESN) information. It is the responsibility of the E911 Provider to assign, maintain and resolve discrepancies in MSAG data for their service area. The E911 Customer is also responsible for providing new address information and changes to address information to the Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC ) data vendor for updating to the MSAG database. It is the responsibility of all telecommunication companies (wireless and wireline) participating in an E911 service area to ensure that all data records sent to the E911 host database have an MSAG valid address. Each telecommunication company will work directly with the E911 Customer to resolve any address discrepancies. https://ease.lumen.com/Document/WebHelp/e911.htm ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20210214024015.64E53761@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2021 02:40:15 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: California man, 90, spends $10G on ads to complain about AT&T's Shoddy Internet Service The company has since provided his street with AT&T Fiber coverage By Julia Musto A 90-year-old California man grabbed national attention last week after placing two ads in The Wall Street Journal calling out AT&T for providing shoddy internet service. Aaron M. Epstein, a customer of the communications company for two decades, spent more than $10,000 in an effort to spur change. https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/california-man-ads-complain-atts-terrible-internet-service ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20210214032837.0C2CD761@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2021 03:28:37 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: New broadband bill draws opposition in Georgia Senate committee By Dave Williams ATLANTA - Legislation that would tap into a new source of funding to expand broadband service in Georgia got some pushback this week from the telecom industry. Senate Bill 65 would convert a portion of a state fund that now subsidizes land-line service provided by rural telephone companies into a pot of money to be used for broadband projects. That portion of the Universal Access Fund (UAF) is due to expire later this year, a decade after the fund was created. https://www.moultrieobserver.com/news/new-broadband-bill-draws-opposition-in-georgia-senate-committee/article_76cb137c-6d7e-11eb-83db-9b1fdb26d6c9.html ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20210213212522.7949F761@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2021 21:25:22 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: CenturyLink, WA state regulators at odds over huge fine for 911 outage in 2018 By Alexis Krell December 24, 2020 05:00 AM Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission staff have recommended penalizing CenturyLink up to $7.2 million for a 911 outage in 2018. "In the investigation report filed today, UTC staff found that CenturyLink committed up to 72,015 violations of four state laws and rules, including 24,000 violations for failing to transmit 911 calls," a news release about the recommendation said Tuesday. "Staff also alleged 15 violations for failing to promptly notify Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) of the outage." https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article248062520.html ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Mon, 15 Feb 2021