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The Telecom Digest for Mon, 20 Jan 2020
Volume 39 : Issue 20 : "text" format

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Idaho Ranks High On List of States Most Bothered By Robocalls Moderator
AT&T Settles Worker's Leave-Based Goals Case Ahead of Jury TrialModerator
Five Major US Wireless Carriers Are Vulnerable to SIM Swapping Moderator
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200117152459.GA27037@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 15:24:59 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Idaho Ranks High On List of States Most Bothered By Robocalls You probably get a handful of these spam calls every week. Imagine adding the number you get together with the number everyone else in the Gem State gets. The sum? A very annoyed population of Idahoans. https://kezj.com/idaho-ranks-high-on-list-of-states-most-bothered-by-robocalls/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200117144545.GA26846@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:45:46 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: AT&T Settles Worker's Leave-Based Goals Case Ahead of Jury Trial AT&T Corp. will pay $1,300 to resolve a call center employee's alle- gations that the company discriminated and retaliated against him for taking medical leave by failing to adjust his performance goals to account for the missed time, according to a mediation report filed Wednesday with a Texas federal court. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/at-t-settles-workers-leave-based-goals-case-ahead-of-jury-trial -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200117145423.GA26869@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:54:23 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Five Major US Wireless Carriers Are Vulnerable to SIM Swapping by Silviu Stahie Most wireless carriers in the United States are vulnerable to SIM swapping attacks and lack proper procedures to fend off hackers and other bad actors, Princeton researchers have found. https://securityboulevard.com/2020/01/five-major-us-wireless-carriers-are-vulnerable-to-sim-swapping/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Mon, 20 Jan 2020
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