---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20191106002907.GA30032@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 00:29:07 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: The FCC's Reassigned Number Database On December 12, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") adopted a new rule to establish a reassigned number database. The database is intended to both enable callers to verify the status of phone numbers and help prevent consumers with reassigned numbers from receiving unsolicited telephone calls. http://www.mondaq.com/ac/content.asp?content_id=3990&email_access=on -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20191106002044.GA30005@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 00:20:44 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Pennsylvania Gives Telephone Subscribers New Protections Against Telemarketers And Robocallers by Bob Jaworski Highlights * Pennsylvania has enacted House Bill 318, which expands and extends the protections given to Pennsylvania residential and wireless telephone subscribers by the 1996 Telemarketer Registration Act (TRA) in connection with telephone solicitation calls. * With specific respect to robocalls, the new law requires telemarketers to establish procedures to allow called persons to opt out of receiving future telephone solicitation calls and be immediately taken off the list. * The new law becomes effective on Dec. 3, 2019, providing only a short period of time for telemarketers to upgrade their systems to meet the new requirements. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=860268&email_access=on -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <1D222BB3-E6D7-46EA-8617-9D7D1B3D31EE@roscom.com> Date: 5 Nov 2019 11:41:30 -0500 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: xkcd: Software Updates https://xkcd.com/2224/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <9BDB71DC-5233-435F-8983-809FBE490732@roscom.com> Date: 5 Nov 2019 14:20:13 -0600 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: AT&T to Pay $60 Million to Settle Claims It Misled Data Subscribers FTC alleged wireless company charged customers for 'unlimited' plans after reducing their data speeds By Dave Sebastian AT&T Inc. has agreed to pay $60 million to settle the Federal Trade Commission's allegations that the wireless provider reduced millions of customers' data speeds while charging them for unlimited data plans. https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-to-pay-60-million-to-settle-claims-it-misled-data-subscribers-11572976179 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <2E7A3C18-6868-49FB-A5AF-EFEB54606F08@roscom.com> Date: 5 Nov 2019 21:53:17 -0600 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Failure to Encrypt Mobile Devices Leads to $3 Million HIPAA Settlement The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has agreed to pay $3 million to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and take substantial corrective action to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules. URMC includes healthcare components such as the School of Medicine and Dentistry and Strong Memorial Hospital. URMC is one of the largest health systems in New York State with over 26,000 employees. https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2019/11/05/failure-to-encrypt-mobile-devices-leads-to-3-million-dollar-hipaa-settlement.html ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Thu, 07 Nov 2019