---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <C2A035F1-8642-4746-B19B-341B3E58BF65@roscom.com> Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2017 11:12:37 -0500 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Days after iPhone battery fiasco, lawsuits against Apple begin to mount Days after iPhone battery fiasco, lawsuits against Apple begin to mount Customers say they would rather have replaced battery than bought a new phone. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/12/days-after-iphone-battery-fiasco-lawsuits-against-apple-begin-to-mount/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <A537A205-99BD-4D78-BCB7-9FFB9B18FA9B@roscom.com> Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2017 11:25:48 -0500 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Charter promises Internet service to family--then says it'll cost $16,000 Charter promises Internet service to family - then says it'll cost $16,000 Charter falsely told man that service was available at new home. By Jon Brodkin When Chad Pierce and his family bought a new house this year, they made sure of one thing: that getting Internet service wouldn't be a problem. "The first thing we did was go on [Charter] Spectrum's website and punch the address in," Pierce told Ars, recalling the day this past summer when he and his family saw the house in Newaygo, Michigan, that they'd ultimately buy. The Charter website indicated that Internet service was available at the address. But Pierce wanted to make extra sure. "I had read articles saying the [Internet providers'] websites aren't always accurate," he noted. So he called Charter's customer service line and was told the same thing - that Internet was available. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/12/charter-promises-internet-service-to-family-then-says-itll-cost-16000/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20171224204828.GA13827@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2017 15:48:28 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Centurylink COO Purchases $1,015,300.00 in Stock Nice-work-if-you-can-get-it department ... - - - - - - - - Centurylink COO Jeffrey K. Storey purchased 71,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 8th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $14.30 per share, for a total transaction of $1,015,300.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief operating officer now owns 2,498,668 shares of the company's stock, valued at $35,730,952.40. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. https://ledgergazette.com/2017/12/24/centurylink-inc-ctl-coo-jeffrey-k-storey-buys-71000-shares.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20171224204255.GA13805@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2017 15:42:55 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: CenturyLink will not give holiday bonus in 2017 MONROE, La. (KNOE) - On Saturday, CenturyLink personnel confirmed that CEO Glen Post sent an email to employees letting them know they would not receive holiday bonuses. According to Yahoo! Finance, Post sent the email on December 18th, one week before Christmas, and cites low cash flow as the reason for his decision. http://www.knoe.com/content/news/CenturyLink-cancels-holiday-bonus-466169533.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Mon, 25 Dec 2017