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The Telecom Digest for Tue, 20 Jun 2017
Volume 36 : Issue 69 : "text" format

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I need a 'dog ear' 66-block test clipBill Horne
Centurylink accused of running Wells-Fargo-like schemeBill Horne
Fired Arizona CenturyLink employee files lawsuit alleging fraudBill Horne
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20170619035400.GA6607@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2017 23:54:00 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: I need a 'dog ear' 66-block test clip If you have, or know where I can get, some Suttle 284-1 (or equiv- alent) "Dog ear" test clips for use on 66 blocks, please contact me. Thank you. Bill -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20170619040823.GA6693@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2017 00:08:23 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Centurylink accused of running Wells-Fargo-like scheme CenturyLink Is Accused of Running a Wells Fargo-Like Scheme A former employee alleges she lost her job after raising concerns about fraudulent billings. by Polly Mosendz and Scott Moritz A former CenturyLink Inc. employee claims she was fired for blowing the whistle on the telecommunications company's high-pressure sales culture that left customers paying millions of dollars for accounts they didn't request, according to a lawsuit filed this week in Arizona state superior court. The company's shares fell the most in six weeks on the news, while the shares of merger partner Level 3 Communications Inc. also dropped sharply. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-16/centurylink-is-accused-of-running-wells-fargo-like-scheme -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20170619035653.GA6628@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2017 23:56:53 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Fired Arizona CenturyLink employee files lawsuit alleging fraud A Gilbert (Arizona) woman has filed a lawsuit alleging she was fired after raising concerns about CenturyLink employees fraudulently signing customers up for accounts without authorization. According to the lawsuit filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, former CenturyLink employee Heidi Heiser worked from her home as a customer service and sales representative between August 2015 and October 2016. http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/consumers/2017/06/18/fired-arizona-centurylink-employee-files-lawsuit-alleges-fraud/406610001/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Tue, 20 Jun 2017

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