---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20180317153734.GA18954@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2018 11:37:35 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Samsung's SIM snafu may have nudged some Sprint Galaxy S9 owners toward Verizon By Mark Davis Friday's launch of the newest Galaxy model from Samsung included a snafu that may have steered some Sprint customers toward rival Verizon. The mix up affected an undisclosed number of Sprint subscribers who went directly to Samsung to buy the Galaxy S9 or S9+, the device maker confirmed Friday but without revealing many details. http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/technology/article205479319.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180317153400.GA18937@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2018 11:34:00 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: CenturyLink Gets Justice Dept OK on Sale of Level 3 Network Assets in Albuquerque By Anna Forrester TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 16, 2018 - CenturyLink has secured initial clearance to sell certain Albuquerque, New Mexico-based fiber network assets of recently acquired Level 3 Communications to Unite Private Networks following a review by the Justice Department, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The Federal Communications Commission and other government agencies are also anticipated to provide approval for the proposed sale of network assets, which is part of an agreement CenturyLink had with the Justice Department in line with the Level 3 acquisition, the communications provider said Wednesday. https://www.govconwire.com/2018/03/centurylink-gets-justice-dept-ok-on-sale-of-level-3-network-assets-in-albuquerque/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <036E9C25-520E-441F-A409-1417E0732A45@roscom.com> Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 22:08:13 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: D.C. Circuit rejects FCC attempt to expand TCPA protections Author(s): Dan Deane, Leah Threatte Bojnowski A recent D.C. Circuit ruling in a TCPA "junk fax" case involving unsolicited faxes narrows the scope of the Act's "opt out" requirements and sends a signal that future court decisions may further undermine the FCC's more aggressive interpretations of the statute. This alert discusses what businesses need to know. https://www.nixonpeabody.com/en/ideas/articles/2017/04/12/dc-circuit-rejects-fcc-attempt-to-expand-tcpa-protection ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sun, 18 Mar 2018