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The Telecom Digest for Sat, 11 Jul 2020
Volume 39 : Issue 175 : "text" format

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Mid-Michigan Flooding: Some homeowners still without phone, internet, clean water
Washington internet company to pay $900,000 in fines for misleading customers
Frontier misled subscribers about Internet speeds and prices, AG finds
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200710202848.GA8739@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 20:28:48 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Mid-Michigan Flooding: Some homeowners still without phone, internet, clean water Midland Co. homeowner opens up regarding two-month-long struggle By Charlie Tinker FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) (07/09/2020)- "It does seriously feel like we're just trapped." Mike Richmond struggles to put feelings of isolation into words. He lives in rural Midland County near the epicenter of the May flooding that inundated much of Mid-Michigan. https://www.abc12.com/2020/07/10/mid-michigan-flooding-some-homeowners-still-without-phone-internet-clean-water/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200710202613.GA8707@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 20:26:13 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Washington internet company to pay $900,000 in fines for misleading customers By Tim Gruver (The Center Square) - A Washington internet company will have to pay $900,000 in fines after being found guilty by the state attorney general's office for failing to disclose fees and conditions of service. Everett-based Frontier Northwest Communications is accused of misrepresenting its available internet speeds to customers as it advertised in addition to demanding previously undisclosed charges since 2016. https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/washington-internet-company-to-pay-900-000-in-fines-for-misleading-customers/article_8f9f891c-c231-11ea-ae49-03514e451c42.html -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200710203222.GA8791@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 20:32:22 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Frontier misled subscribers about Internet speeds and prices, AG finds By Isaac Novak -July 10, 2020 Frontier Communications misled thousands of customers about the prices it charges and about the speeds its broadband network can provide, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson's office has found. https://upnewsinfo.com/2020/07/10/frontier-misled-subscribers-about-internet-speeds-and-prices-ag-finds/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sat, 11 Jul 2020
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