---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20190220222803.GA2780@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 22:28:03 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Debt Pressures Nudge Rural Phone Companies Closer to the Edge Rural telephone companies have tried to embrace the future by offering cloud services, bulking up on fiber and pushing broadband, but their landline businesses and huge debt loads are keeping them stuck in the past. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law/debt-pressures-nudge-rural-phone-companies-closer-to-the-edge-2 -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190220225007.GA3014@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 22:50:07 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: PA AG: Verizon fails to keep promises By: Lou Baxter HARRISBURG - Verizon is failing to keeps its promises, according to Pennsylvania's Attorney General. Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced that in the week following his announcement of a lawsuit against Verizon Communications Inc. ("Verizon") for failing to deliver promised incentives to consumers, the Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection has received notification from dozens of individuals that their issues have still not been resolved. This comes despite assurances from Verizon that the incentive redemption issues have been fixed. https://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/pa-ag-verizon-fails-to-keep-promises/1794751118 -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190220222423.GA2740@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 22:24:23 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Have You Received A Phone Call From 828-396-0000? By Mark Jackson GRANITE FALLS, NC (February 20, - After hearing from some residents about unsolicited calls that they have received recently, we contacted CenturyLink to see if they could provide an explanation. http://caldwelljournal.com/have-you-received-a-phone-call-from-828-396-0000/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Fri, 22 Feb 2019