Message-ID: <20220505142934.7852A7B0@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 5 May 2022 14:29:34 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Federal Trade Commission Proposes Adjustments To
Telemarketing Sales Rule, Including B2b Telemarketing Calls
by Paul C. Besozzi
On April 27, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously
approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) (and an Advanced
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM)) to make adjustments to the
agency's Telemarketing Sales Rule at 16 C.F.R. Part 310 (TSR). Among
other things, the TSR "requires telemarketers to make specific
disclosures of material information; prohibits misrepresentations;
sets limits on the times telemarketers may call consumers; prohibits
calls to a consumer who has asked not to be called again; and sets
payment restrictions for the sale of certain goods and services"
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/advertising-marketing-branding/1189172/federal-trade-commission-proposes-adjustments-to-telemarketing-sales-rule-including-b2b-telemarketing-calls?email_access=on
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Message-ID: <20220505143212.434E27B0@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 5 May 2022 14:32:12 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Historic Spectrum Auction Coming This Summer; Applications
To Bid Due By May 10; Webinar Available
by Robert A. Silverman and E. Barlow Keener
For the first time in decades, the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) is auctioning highly valuable 2.5 GHz mid-band spectrum. The 2.5
GHz spectrum being auctioned is the same 2.5 GHz spectrum bands that
T-Mobile uses to deliver its highly successful 5G service. The 2.5 GHz
mid-band spectrum can support faster speeds and greater capacity than
low-band spectrum and can penetrate walls and provide more coverage
than high-band spectrum like CBRS and C-Band.
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/telecoms-mobile-cable-communications/1189508/historic-spectrum-auction-coming-this-summer-applications-to-bid-due-by-may-10-webinar-available?email_access=on
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Message-ID: <20220505143551.CF9717B0@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 5 May 2022 14:35:51 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: The Demise Of Legacy Sprint Wireline Services
by Keith Cook and Joe Schmidt
Almost everyone knows that T-Mobile acquired Sprint last year, and
many industry pundits (including we on Staying Connected) have
pontificated on what this means for the U.S. wireless
industry. Notably, as part of that acquisition, T-Mobile also acquired
Sprint's wireline business, once a go-to service for many enterprises.
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/telecoms-mobile-cable-communications/1189186/the-demise-of-legacy-sprint-wireline-services-?email_access=on
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Message-ID: <20220505220750.0CF3E7B0@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 5 May 2022 22:07:50 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Here's How to Try Out T-Mobile Home Internet (For Free)
At $50 a month with no equipment fees, data caps or price hikes,
T-Mobile Home Internet is pretty tempting. Here's how to take it for a
free test drive.
By Ry Crist
If you're fed up with your high cable bill, your slow DSL speeds or
any other of the lackluster internet options in your area, maybe
you've considered skipping the wires and getting your home online with
a fixed wireless cellular connection. Connections like that are
nothing new, but this year, Verizon and T-Mobile are each promising
better availability and faster 5G speeds, and they're each stepping up
their efforts to win customers over with high-profile ad blitzes and
tempting promotions for switching over.
Now, in the case of T-Mobile, you can try the company's home internet
service out for free for up to 15 days.
https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/heres-how-to-try-out-t-mobile-home-internet-for-free/
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Message-ID: <ECE1C53B-7911-4B49-B15D-6D32AD1FCF94@roscom.com>
Date: 3 May 2022 23:09:48 -0400
From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com>
Subject: AT&T tries pushing customers to new wireless plans with
price hikes on old ones
Unlimited and Mobile Share plans could cost up to $6 a month more for a single
line
In a bid to push people to its newer plans, AT&T is raising the price
of some of its older Unlimited and Mobile Share plans. Single-line
users will see up to a $6 a month increase, and people with family
plans could have up to $12 a month added to their bills, according to
Bloomberg.
In a statement to The Verge, AT&T spokesperson Seth Bloom said,
"we are encouraging our customers to explore our newer plans
which offer many additional features, more flexibility for each line
on their account and, in many cases, a lower monthly cost."
AT&T also said that affected customers started finding out this week
and that the price changes will go into effect starting June 1st.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/3/23055583/att-price-increase-unlimited-mobile-share-plans-newer-options
Message-ID: <49FFFA28-7F9D-4693-8078-EAF6FDC08023@roscom.com>
Date: 3 May 2022 17:42:38 -0400
From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com>
Subject: Data Broker Is Selling Location Data of People Who Visit
Abortion Clinics
Data Broker Is Selling Location Data of People Who Visit Abortion Clinics
It costs just over $160 to get a week's worth of data on where people
who visited Planned Parenthood came from, and where they went
afterwards.
A location data firm is selling information related to visits to
clinics that provide abortions including Planned Parenthood
facilities, showing where groups of people visiting the locations came
from, how long they stayed there, and where they then went afterwards,
according to sets of the data purchased by Motherboard.
The data sale is obviously more important in the context of a leaked
Supreme Court draft opinion in which Justice Alito indicated that the
court is ready to repeal the decision in Roe v. Wade, the decades-old
precedent that has provided federal protections to those seeking an
abortion. If that draft does become a formal decision, it would
immediately fully or partly ban abortion rights in at least 13 states.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7vzjb/location-data-abortion-clinics-safegraph-planned-parenthood
Message-ID: <20220505221725.F41677B0@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 5 May 2022 22:17:25 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Ban on hand-held driver phones fails after heated debate
BATON ROUGE--Lawmakers on Tuesday narrowly rejected a bill to ban
hand-held driver phones after a handful of amendments, debates and
product demonstrations.
The bill would have allowed law enforcement to ticket anyone caught
with a cell phone in hand while driving.
https://press-herald.com/ban-on-hand-held-driver-phones-fails-after-heated-debate/
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