---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20180420205523.GA9674@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:55:23 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: U.S. Said to Investigate AT&T and Verizon Over Wireless Collusion Claim by Cecilia Kang WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has opened an antitrust investigation into potential coordination by AT&T, Verizon and a telecommunications standards organization to hinder consumers from easily switching wireless carriers, according to six people with knowledge of the inquiry. In February, the Justice Department issued demands to AT&T, Verizon and the G.S.M.A., a mobile industry standards-setting group, for information on potential collusion to thwart a technology known as eSIM, said two of the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the details are confidential. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/20/technology/att-verizon-investigate-esim.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180420211436.GA9762@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 17:14:37 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Centurylink major shareholder acquires 7,620,118 shares CenturyLink (NYSE:CTL) major shareholder Holdings (Private) Ltd Temasek acquired 7,620,118 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 4th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $16.72 per share, for a total transaction of $127,408,372.96. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Large shareholders that own at least 10% of a company's stock are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC. https://ledgergazette.com/2018/04/20/holdings-private-ltd-temasek-acquires-7620118-shares-of-centurylink-ctl-stock.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <9F496505-A6EA-41FF-8419-90401CC5ABEF@roscom.com> Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 18:29:46 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: How Europe's 'breakthrough' privacy law takes on Facebook and Google By Olivia Solon How Europe's 'breakthrough' privacy law takes on Facebook and Google Europe's General Data Protection Regulation is forcing big changes at tech's biggest firms - even if the US isn't likely to follow suit Despite the political theatre of Mark Zuckerberg's congressional interrogations last week, Facebook's business model isn't at any real risk from regulators in the US. In Europe, however, the looming General Data Protection Regulation will give people better privacy protections and force companies including Facebook to make sweeping changes to the way they collect data and consent from users - with huge fines for those who don't comply. "It's changing the balance of power from the giant digital marketing companies to focus on the needs of individuals and democratic society," said Jeffrey Chester, founder of the Center for Digital Democracy. "That's an incredible breakthrough." https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/19/gdpr-facebook-google-amazon-data-privacy-regulation ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sat, 21 Apr 2018