---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20201018205531.GA11931@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 20:55:32 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Verizon forced to pull ad that claimed firefighters need Verizon 5G Ad dispute echoes 2018 controversy over Verizon throttling fire department. By Jon Brodkin Verizon's 2018 controversy over its throttling of a fire department's "unlimited" data plan during a wildfire didn't stop the carrier from rolling out numerous ads claiming that Verizon service is a must-have for firefighters and other emergency responders. But a couple of those ads apparently went too far, and Verizon agreed to stop running them after a complaint that T-Mobile lodged with the advertising industry's self-regulatory body. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/10/verizon-forced-to-pull-ad-that-claimed-firefighters-need-verizon-5g/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <86blh09z9k.fsf@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: 18 Oct 2020 00:03:03 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: CWA Urges New Mexico Supreme Court to Uphold State Oversight of CenturyLink As CenturyLink continues to oppose the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC)'s efforts to scrutinize the company's service, CWA filed a brief on October 5 urging the New Mexico Supreme Court to uphold the NMPRC's oversight of CenturyLink. https://cwa-union.org/news/cwa-urges-new-mexico-supreme-court-uphold-state-oversight-of-centurylink -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <86zh4kjtdy.fsf@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: 17 Oct 2020 23:59:53 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: AT&T's DSL Shutoff Will Leave Thousands of Consumers Without a Broadband Option AT&T recently announced that it will discontinue DSL sales nationally and disconnect 160,000 DSL customers, only some of whom have access to another wireline service from AT&T. Meanwhile, these communities are counting on the FCC to ensure reliable and uninterrupted access to broadband. https://cwa-union.org/news/atts-dsl-shutoff-will-leave-thousands-of-consumers-without-broadband-option -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Mon, 19 Oct 2020