Message-ID: <20210819030752.BACB976F@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2021 03:07:52 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: CWAers Win Labor Protections in Historic Broadband
Infrastructure Agreement
August 12, 2021
In a first for federal broadband investment, the bipartisan
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which passed the Senate this
week, includes protections for workers in the telecommunications
industry. This historic legislation includes $65 billion in funding to
support the expansion and affordability of broadband deployment and
prioritizes funding for responsible employers with high labor
standards.
https://cwa-union.org/news/cwaers-win-labor-protections-in-historic-broadband-infrastructure-agreement
Message-ID: <BA1AC418-DA42-4D52-9BB8-D3DB63543AC5@mishmash.com>
Date: 18 Aug 2021 16:03:04 -0700
From: "Fred Atkinson" <fatkinson.remove-this@and-this-too.mishmash.com>
Subject: Re: PIN Code to Reach
> On Aug 18, 2021, at 1:29 PM, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
>
> Is AT&T the incumbent telco for Atlanta, GA? Have you tried calling
> AT&T customer service? If they can't help you, call the "retention
> team"; they are more experience in handling these matters.
>
I believe it is.
My experience with telco business offices is that if you
don't know the specific name of the service, the more likely that they
won't know what you want.
I once had a Centurylink business office tell me they did
not sell ISDN service. Both the CSR and the supervisor told me the
same thing. This was despite the fact that we already had Centurylink
ISDN lines.
It would help if I knew the name of that service (the name
that AT&T calls it).
Regards,
Fred
Message-ID: <0a18ad9d-49aa-ff57-cb84-59f7b72e252d@phreaknet.org>
Date: 18 Aug 2021 15:46:11 -0500
From: phreak@phreaknet.org
Subject: Re: PIN Code to Reach
On 8/18/2021 1:17 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
> On 8/14/2021 4:38 PM, Fred Atkinson wrote:
>> Folks,
>> Some years ago, I had a friend [who is now departed] living in
>> Bishopville, South Carolina. He had a feature added to his phone
>> service that required the caller to enter a four digit PIN in order
>> to get through to his phone after you dialed his phone number. I
>> knew the PIN so I could call him when I needed to. But it shut
>> down the telemarketers pretty quickly.
>
> (Moderator snip)
>
>> I do not what the name of this service would be. So, I
>> can't tell my cousin what to ask for if he calls her phone company
>> to see if it could be added to her service.
>> She lives near Atlanta, Georgia. She is on a POTS line.
>>
>> Can any of you help me by providing me with the name of
>> this service?
>
> Is AT&T the incumbent telco for Atlanta, GA? Have you tried calling
> AT&T customer service? If they can't help you, call the "retention
> team"; they are more experience in handling these matters.
The name of this service is "Security Screen" and it is a proprietary
CenturyLink "exclusive" feature as far as I know. I mapped out all of
their custom features some time ago and the description matches the
code and prompts that I have. If CenturyLink is not the RBOC/ILEC
(depending on where you live), it may not be an option. I have the
feature on my personal switch.
***** Moderator's Note *****
I have a friend who uses Google Voice to screen his calls: whenever I
call him, GV asks me to state my name and then promises to try and
find him. I don't know what's involved or what it costs.
I assume that if I knew his actual cell phone number, I could bypass
Google Voice, but it's better than nothing.
Of course, most AutoSleazers dial random numbers, so that might not be
a viable solution.
Bill Horne
Moderator
