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The Telecom Digest for Tue, 14 May 2019
Volume 38 : Issue 134 : "text" format

Table of contents
AT&T Wireless Fixes Problem That Impacted 911 CallsBill Horne
AT&T Complaint [NSFW]Bill Horne
Homeowners Experience Delays With CenturyLink Marking Yards For Digging ProjectsBill Horne
AT&T reaches deal with IBEW on call centre contractBill Horne
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20190513114307.GA19303@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 11:43:07 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: AT&T Wireless Fixes Problem That Impacted 911 Calls Service was restored late Friday night, according to a spokesperson. By Dave Copeland WOBURN, MA - A spokesperson for AT&T Wireless said the company has fixed the problem that caused a "significant...cellular phone outage. Several police departments, including the Bridgewater State University Police Department, the Williamsburg Police Department and the Westhampton Police Department, sent out notices late Friday night warning people of the outage, that may have impacted customers' ability to call 911. https://patch.com/massachusetts/woburn/t-wireless-outage-may-impact-911-calls-massachusetts -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190513113926.GA19214@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 11:39:26 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: AT&T Complaint [NSFW] AT&T Sucks By Jack Lunch I receive a phone bill last month for somewhere around $250. I look at it and realize that they've charged me for some international calls. What international calls? I gotta call AT&T and challenge this, I say to myself. A few weeks pass. They send me a late notice. Oh, right. That damn bill. http://thesheetnews.com/2019/05/10/att-sucks/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190513115133.GA19362@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 11:51:33 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Homeowners Experience Delays With CenturyLink Marking Yards For Digging Projects By Erin Hassanzadeh MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - It's the time of year when many of us plan projects that involve digging in our yard. Before you dig, you need to contact utility companies. They come out to mark your lawn for important areas to avoid. https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/05/07/homeowners-experience-delays-with-centurylink-marking-yards-for-digging-projects/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190513114745.GA19332@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 11:47:45 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: AT&T reaches deal with IBEW on call centre contract AT&T reached a tentative agreement with the IBEW System Council on the mobility labour contract. The four-year tentative agreement was reached prior to the 24 August expiration of the existing contract. The agreement, which will be submitted to the union's membership for a ratification vote in coming days, covers about 1,500 employees who work in call centre positions in Illinois, Idaho and Montana. https://www.telecompaper.com/news/atandt-international-brotherhood-of-electrical-workers-reach-tentative-deal-in-mobility-contract-negotiations--1292448 -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Tue, 14 May 2019

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