---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20190329022354.GA18312@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 02:23:54 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: DEA says AT&T still provides access to billions of phone records By Zack Whittaker A program that allows drug agents to obtain a pool of billions of call records from AT&T is "still active," according to a watchdog report. The report, published Thursday by the Justice Department inspector general, confirmed the program - named in the report only as Project C - continues to provide access to "billions" of domestic and international call records to Drug Enforcement Administration agents. The program allows agents to pull information about the callers and when and where a call was made from the telecoms provider operating the program without requiring a court order. https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/28/hemisphere-phone-records/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190329022847.GA18340@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 02:28:47 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Woman Gets $500 Back After AT&T Promotion Isn't What It Seems After making repeated calls to AT&T without anyone helping, Sarah Hayes reached out to our Call for Action Team at WFMY News 2. Author: Kevin Kennedy GREENSBORO, N.C. - Salespeople can often be found in many neighborhoods going door to door selling everything from magazines to roof repairs, home security systems to lawn maintenance. A few months ago, one of those salesmen knocked on Sarah Hayes' door, "(He) offered a plan with phone, internet, and DirectTV so we signed up." https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/woman-gets-500-back-after-att-promotion-isnt-what-it-seems/83-125b81e5-a7c3-449f-840f-bf238ffd3c69 -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <591964EE-E301-413F-85BA-C9D91A0AE8D5@roscom.com> Date: 28 Mar 2019 13:48:29 -0400 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: The FCC has fined robocallers $208 Million. It has collected $6,790 U.S. telecom regulators impose penalties and seek to recoup ill-gotten gains from robocallers, but have struggled to collect. By Sarah Krouse America's telecommunications watchdogs have levied hefty financial penalties against illegal robocallers and demanded that bad actors repay millions to their victims. But years later, little money has been collected. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fcc-has-fined-robocallers-208-million-its-collected-6-790-11553770803 ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Fri, 29 Mar 2019