Message-ID: <20211220190527.63624766@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2021 19:05:27 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMaassimlation@gmail.com>
Subject: Senators' Statement on FCC Approval of Verizon's
Acquisition of Tracfone
Nov 22 2021
Washington-Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sheldon Whitehouse
(D-R.I.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Edward
J. Markey (D-Mass.) issued the following statement after the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) announced its approval of Verizon's
acquisition of TracFone.
The approval comes after the senators sent a letter to the FCC in July
urging the commission to scrutinize the acquisition and secure
commitments to protect consumers who use TracFone's popular Lifeline
and budget prepaid services.
https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=653B221D-64CE-42B6-8F08-06E5F206B2E3
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Message-ID: <spm2t3$97a$1@dont-email.me>
Date: 18 Dec 2021 20:46:17 -0500
From: "Michael Trew" <michael.trew@att.net>
Subject: Re: FTC Sues Frontier Communications for Misrepresenting
Internet Speeds
On 12/18/2021 11:40, Bill Horne wrote:
> May 19, 2021
>
> Company failed to deliver DSL Internet speeds for which consumers
> paid and were promised
>
> The Federal Trade Commission, along with law enforcement agencies from
> six states, sued Internet service provider Frontier Communications,
> alleging that the company did not provide many consumers with Internet
> service at the speeds it promised them, and charged many of them for
> more expensive and higher-speed service than Frontier actually provided.
>
>
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/05/ftc-sues-frontier-communications-misrepresenting-internet-speeds
When I worked for Frontier, we were explicitly told to quote bandwidth
(speeds) as "UP TO" -- and not a guarantee. I'd assume that most ISP's
follow this practice.
Several years ago, Frontier speed tiers for basic DSL were changed. The
two bottom options were "Broadband Lite" (up to 1Mb/s down) and
"Broadband Max" (up to 6Mb/s down). Some customers that could only be
provisioned for 3Mb/s, for instance, were sold Max service.
If said customers complained about rated bandwidth (speed), we told them
that the next step down to Lite would lower your service significantly,
for only about $3/month saved.
Message-ID: <20211220194851.DD874766@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2021 19:48:51 +0000 (UTC)
From: Sean Murphy <murpht.s@remove-this.telecom.net>
Subject: Jury Convicts Former AT&T Employee of Conspiracy, Fraud,
and Identity Theft
NEW BERN, N.C. - A federal jury today convicted Alejandro Garlynn
Williams, 40, of conspiracy, access device fraud, and aggravated
identity theft, finding him guilty of all counts in the indictment
against him.
According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Williams
began working as a retail sales consultant at an AT&T store location
in Fayetteville, North Carolina in March 2016. In that capacity,
Williams' responsibilities included activating AT&T customer accounts
and selling cell phones for those accounts.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/jury-convicts-former-att-employee-conspiracy-fraud-and-identity-theft
