---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20170629031229.GA11744@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 23:12:29 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Verizon illegally denied Charter access to utility poles, complaint says Verizon illegally denied Charter access to utility poles, complaint says Charter fined for slow Internet rollout but says Verizon delayed construction. By Jon Brodkin Charter Communications has filed a complaint against Verizon, saying the telco violated New York state's public service law and regulations by denying access to utility poles. Charter is required to extend its network in New York state to 145,000 homes and businesses by May 2020 under a condition imposed on its purchase of Time Warner Cable, and it was supposed to complete the first 36,250 locations by May of this year. Charter last week was fined by New York regulators for failing to complete the first wave of construction on time, but it largely blamed its failure on Verizon in a complaint filed on Saturday with the New York Public Service Commission. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/06/verizon-prevented-charter-from-deploying-broadband-charter-alleges/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <f2aaaa85-c6a4-42bc-d88d-287a0acf7a6c@horne.net> Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 23:16:16 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Verizon says T-Mobile's service doesn't work on Thursdays Commentary: After a T-Mobile outage, a Verizon executive tweets that his company's service works every day. Does it? By Chris Matyszczyk There's little more enjoyable than phone carriers carping in each other's directions. The latest was a warning on Wednesday to T-Mobile customers. The message: Your service might not work on Thursdays. It came, astonishingly, from Verizon's Vice President of corporate Communications, Jeffrey Nelson.On Twitter he reacted to a reported outage suffered by T-Mobile customers in some areas last Thursday. "MAJOR OUTAGE? Ditch T-Mobile if you want to make a call & get data on, say, Thursdays. @Verizon. We work every day," he tweeted. https://www.cnet.com/news/verizon-says-t-mobiles-service-doesnt-work-on-thursdays/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <dd62b94b-f98c-62d3-459b-4f0ab3ff7902@horne.net> Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 23:04:04 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Verizon's Roaming Plan Slammed By Customers Over $1,000 Bills Like most carriers, Verizon has moved away from pricey per-MB roaming plans and towards systems that charge a set rate per day. The $10-per-day TravelPass program oh-so-generously lets you use your regular data plan in over 100 countries worldwide. (Travelpass URL: <https://www.verizonwireless.com/plans/travelpass-countries/ >) It's supposed to mean low bills and hassle-free roaming, but some customers who've come home to four-figure bills claim it's anything but. http://bgr.com/2017/06/28/verizons-roaming-travel-pass-billing-problems-vs-t-mobile/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <f9341d07-a42c-e596-df5a-5bc6d4f4f5df@horne.net> Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 23:03:42 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Verizon Wireless Ripping Off Customers Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) says telco giant Verizon Wireless is scamming U.S. travelers to Israel with its TravelPass service. The plan, which promises big savings to customers who travel abroad with a flat rate of only $10 per day, has resulted in a bait-and-switch for many New Yorkers - including the Assemblyman himself. "When I travel abroad, I'm like everyone else - I want the best possible deals," said Hikind. "Naturally, when I heard about Verizon's TravelPass, I was interested. Who doesn't want to save money and have the convenience of using their own phone?" http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/1305838/verizon-wireless-ripping-off-customers.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Thu, 29 Jun 2017