Message-ID: <20220321222550.B87877A7@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 22:25:50 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: FCC closes Verizon E-911 outage investigation
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
1. The Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission
has entered into a Consent Decree to resolve its investigation
into a service-wide network outage experienced by Cellco
Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless (Verizon) in May 2020 that
resulted in failed calls to 911. Congress has made emergency
communication services a national priority, and the Commission has
repeatedly emphasized that robust and reliable 911 service must be
available nationwide. It is therefore incumbent upon the
Commission to ensure that telecommunications carriers provide
reliable 911 service at all times. To settle this matter, Verizon
will implement a compliance plan and pay a $274,000 civil penalty.
2. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree and evaluating the
facts before us, we find that the public interest would be served
by adopting the Consent Decree and terminating the referenced
investigation regarding Verizon's compliance with sections 9.4 and
9.10(b) of the Commission's rules.1
3. In the absence of material new evidence relating to this matter,
we do not set for hearing the question of Verizon's basic
qualifications to hold or obtain any Commission license or
authorization.2
4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to section 4(i) of the
Act3 and the authority delegated by sections 0.111 and 0.311 of
the Commission's rules,4 the attached Consent Decree IS ADOPTED
and its terms incorporated by reference.
5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the above-captioned matter IS TERMINATED in
accordance with the terms of the attached Consent Decree.
https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-reaches-settlement-verizon-911-outage-investigation
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Message-ID: <20220321221022.24BA77A7@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 22:10:22 +0000 (UTC)
From: Sean Murphy <murphy.s@remove-this.telecomdigest.net>
Subject: T-Mobile Refunds
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.
https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/refunds/t-mobile-refunds
Message-ID: <20220321220710.8AADB7A7@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 22:07:10 +0000 (UTC)
From: Sean Murphy <murphy.s@remove-this.telecomdigest.net>
Subject: FTC Providing Over 8 Million in Refunds to AT&T Customers
FTC Providing Over $88 Million in Refunds to AT&T Customers Who Were
Subjected to Mobile Cramming
Over 2.7 million AT&T customers to be refunded, mostly through bill credits
The Federal Trade Commission is providing over $88 million in refunds
to more than 2.7 million AT&T customers who had third-party charges
added to their mobile bills without their consent, a tactic known as
“mobile cramming.” The refunds to consumers relate to 2014
settlements with AT&T, and the companies behind two of the cramming
schemes, Tatto and Acquinity.
The refunds represent the most money ever returned to consumers in a
mobile cramming case. Through the FTC's refund program, nearly 2.5
million current AT&T customers will receive a credit on their bill
within the next 75 days, and more than 300,000 former customers will
receive a check. The average refund amount is $31.
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2016/12/ftc-providing-over-88-million-refunds-att-customers-who-were-subjected-mobile-cramming
