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The Telecom Digest for Tue, 04 Jul 2017
Volume 36 : Issue 74 : "text" format

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CenturyLink customers protest in Northeast PortlandBill Horne
CenturyLink customer warns of scamsBill Horne
CenturyLink Introduces Beta Version of OTT TV ServiceBill Horne
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <25fa14ff-bb04-c568-bddd-d0adf156ea46@horne.net> Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 01:07:27 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: CenturyLink customers protest in Northeast Portland PORTLAND, Ore. - Dozens of frustrated consumers protested outside of a CenturyLink office in Northeast Portland Wednesday in response to the company's billing and sales practices. "They agree to a certain price and then when they bill you, it is like three times the price," said Portland resident Hap Wong. "Nothing was as it was represented to me," said Pauline Williams, another protester from Portland. The Oregon Consumer League organized the mid-day rally after receiving numerous complaints. http://www.kgw.com/news/local/centurylink-customers-protest-in-northeast-portland/452884603 -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <aef05ba6-3bcf-9231-dcc1-fcb48f4220b5@horne.net> Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 01:02:34 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: CenturyLink customer warns of scams By Brittany Costello ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Deception, false promises and scare tactics; thieves will go to any lengths to get what they want. One CenturyLink customer is warning of a new scam. One minute the phone is ringing, the next there's a strange voice on the other line. "On Friday I received a phone call from someone representing themselves as CenturyLink," said that customer, Leo Killian. "He had a heavy accent from India." http://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/centurylink-scams-warning-phone-calls/4532652/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <d7fc1cf3-4d72-f79f-2e7b-25a84c8671d8@horne.net> Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 01:10:47 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: CenturyLink Introduces Beta Version of OTT TV Service CenturyLink Inc. CTL recently unveiled the long-awaited over the top (OTT) TV service - beta version of theVirtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributor service (V-MVPD). V-MVPD offers a broad range of premium video content over the internet without having to own any network infrastructure like other cable MSO or video service providers. CenturyLink's $45 per month OTT TV service has a cloud DVR that can store up to 50 hours of HD programming. It also features a broad mix of add-on programming packages. The company has announced plans to offer a seven-day free trial for its new OTT service and a discount of $5 to CenturyLink broadband subscribers. http://www.nasdaq.com/g00/article/centurylink-ctl-introduces-beta-version-of-ott-tv-service-cm811085 -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Tue, 04 Jul 2017

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