---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20180207054202.GA5381@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2018 00:42:02 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: CenturyLink says Level 3 acquisition boosts SMB network reach, service set by Sean Buckley Now that it has Level 3's assets under its belt, CenturyLink has a larger network footprint that will allow it to address not only large global multinational enterprise but also its small to medium-sized business customer base. By acquiring Level 3, CenturyLink gained a larger on-net building footprint, giving it more options to reach more businesses with its own network facilities. The acquisition of Level 3 will increase its reach by nearly 75 percent to approximately 75,000, including 10,000 buildings in EMEA and Latin America. https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/centurylink-says-level-3-acquisition-boosts-smb-network-reach-service-set -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180207054609.GA5400@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2018 00:46:09 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: AT&T bills Florida family thousands for unused service after receiving their returned phones Cell phone sticker shock leads to call for action By Jackie Callaway Betty Falaska says her phone dropped countless calls. And it wasn't just her, other family members on her plan say they ran into signal problems in and around their Bradenton homes. The retiree says AT&T sent a microcell to boost her signal but the problems persisted. She showed us an email from the carrier last fall and they offered to take back the phones. https://www.abcactionnews.com/money/consumer/taking-action-for-you/a-family-cancels-their-cell-phone-plan-and-winds-up-with-a-3200-cell-phone-bill -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180207055018.GA5421@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2018 00:50:18 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: FCC Says Releasing 'Jokes' It Wrote About Ajit Pai Colluding With Verizon Would 'Harm' Agency By Dell Cameron At its own discretion, the Federal Communications Commission has chosen to block the release of records related to a video produced last year in which FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and a Verizon executive joke about installing a "Verizon puppet" as head of the FCC. In a letter to Gizmodo last week, the agency said it was withholding the records from the public in order to prevent harm to the agency - an excuse experts say is a flagrant attempt to skirt federal transparency law. https://gizmodo.com/fcc-says-releasing-jokes-it-wrote-about-ajit-pai-collud-1822763256 -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Wed, 07 Feb 2018