---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200519183711.GA7396@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 19 May 2020 18:37:11 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: CenturyLink To Lay Off 150 Employees In Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - CenturyLink has announced approximately 150 employee positions will be terminated in Minnesota. On Friday, the telecom company announced that it is reducing its field operations workforce. The last day worked for those employees will be May 29, 2020. https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/02/21/centurylink-to-lay-off-150-employees-in-minnesota/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200519182130.GA7324@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 19 May 2020 18:21:30 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: TN: A device for every student and teacher is the first step. Now we need Internet access By Brandon Bruce Peanut butter and jelly. Pencil and paper. A computer and access to the Internet. On May 13, the Knox County Schools Board of Education approved the 1:1 Student Device Deployment plan for grades K-12 for the 2020-2021 school year. It means that every teacher and each of the approximately 60,000 students in Knox County Schools will get a tablet or laptop to use during the upcoming school year. This is a big and exciting step forward for students and teachers in our region. https://www.knoxnews.com/story/money/2020/05/19/device-knox-county-student-1st-step-internet-access-next/5218438002/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200519181200.GA7298@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 19 May 2020 18:12:00 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: AT&T tracked its own sales bods using GPS, secretly charged them $135 a month to do so, lawsuit claims See, it's not just users getting shafted By Kieren McCarthy AT&T tracks its sales reps to make sure they keep to its schedule and then charges them for doing so, claims one of its "in-home experts" Daniel Gunther. Gunther has sued the American telco giant, and hopes to lead a class-action lawsuit against it in California, where he is based. He alleges the cellular network uses the GPS in its cars to keep tabs on sales reps, hassling them if they spend longer than the allocated 45 minutes with a customer, and coming down on them if they are suspected to be using the car for personal reasons. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/05/19/att_gps_lawsuit/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200519193739.GA7876@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 19 May 2020 19:37:39 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Current and Former CenturyLink Residential and Small Business Customers May Be Eligible for a Payment from a Settlement A FEDERAL COURT AUTHORIZED THIS NOTICE. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FROM A LAWYER. A settlement ("Settlement") has been proposed in a class action involving customers who had an account for local or long distance telephone, internet, or television services with a CenturyLink Operating Company. CenturyLink denies it did anything wrong and the Court has not decided who is right. If you are a member of the Class and claim you were overcharged and not reimbursed by CenturyLink, you are eligible to make a claim for $30 from the Settlement (subject to a pro rata adjustment up or down depending on how many valid claims are filed), or more (depending on whether you choose to provide additional explanation and documentation with your claim). https://centurylinkmdlclasssettlement.com/Home/portalid/0 -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Wed, 20 May 2020