---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20171003165227.GA32178@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2017 12:52:27 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: AT&T's Good News Comes With A Hidden Disconcerting Admission By Max Greve Summary * Approval of DOJ Anti-Trust division chief removes the Senate's leverage over the deal. * Brazilian objections will not derail it, as AT&T can simply divest those assets if absolutely necessary. * However, their willingness to do so signifies some more concerning things about the company's previous merger, with DIRECTV. * Despite the merger's prospects, I do not recommend going long AT&T. I have long been somewhat more skeptical of the prospects for the merger between AT&T and TimeWarner than most. Though my skepticism started to ease when the FCC removed itself from the review process earlier this year, I still argued that there was "a non-negligible chance it is blocked." https://seekingalpha.com/article/4110742-ts-good-news-comes-hidden-disconcerting-admission -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) -- Bill Horne Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20171003165500.GA32200@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2017 12:55:00 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Exasperated Puerto Ricans desperate for cellphone service turn to Mexican carrier By Nick Brown and Robin Respaut Reuters FAJARDO, Puerto Rico - Puerto Ricans exasperated by the patchy U.S. relief response to their hurricane-blasted island are turning to a Mexican billionaire's mobile phone network they say has been faster to restore service. Claro Puerto Rico, a subsidiary of America Movil owned by Carlos Slim, has stepped up to a challenge in the wake of Hurricane Maria that U.S. peers like AT&T Inc., T-Mobile US Inc. and Sprint Corp. have been slower to address, residents said. http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/exasperated-puerto-ricans-desperate-for-cellphone-service-turn-to-mexican/article_25ad0489-6c8b-556b-a3f7-0c3193c244e9.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20171003155715.GA31778@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2017 11:57:15 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: New Groundbreaking Technology Making Landlines Obsolete Clare / 2017-09-26 A little-known technology called VoIP is poised to take over peoples' homes, leaving the soon-to-be-obsolete landline behind. Are you still paying for a landline? If so, your monthly payment could increase soon. Why? Because the landscape is changing for landline companies. But luckily, there is a new technology that will let you keep your home phone line for significantly less than what you're paying today. Read below to learn more about the solution that could save you tons of money each month. https://goo.gl/AUuprj -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ***** Moderator's Note ***** I couldn't resist. Sorry. Please note that the above link has been shortened, and the source might contain tracking info. Bill Horne Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Wed, 04 Oct 2017