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Judge: Wyandotte school cannot turn on controversial 5G tower while lawsuit proceeds [telecom]
By Jakkar Aimery & Kara Berg The Detroit News Wyandotte schools will not be able to turn on a controversial T-Mobile 5G tower atop Washington Elementary School, a Wayne County Circuit Court judge...
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"The FCC Won't Let Me Be": GCI Settles With DOJ And FCC In FCA Case Alleging Bid-Rigging And Inflated Pricing [telecom]
by Paula Ramer and Eliza Buergenthal On May 11, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Alaska's largest telecommunications provider, GCI Communications Corp. (GCI), had agreed to pay...
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[telecom] New Jersey's New Telemarketing Law
30 May 2023 by David O. Klein On May 15, 2023, New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy signed SB921 (the "Seinfeld Bill") into law, which amends and adds to New Jersey's telemarketing law. As readers of this...
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Amazon Wants to Offer Unlimited Wireless Phone Plans For Free [telecom]
Amazon Wants to Offer Unlimited Wireless Phone Plans For FREE From Verizon, T-Mobile, & Dish – Yes For Free! By Luke Bouma Amazon really wants you to join the Amazon Prime family and buy all of your...
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Please help us find a new Moderator for The Telecom Digest
It's now June, and our search for a new Moderator continues. Please help: the odds are that YOU know someone who knows someone that would be a good candidate. Do you know anyone who has retired from...
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Texts Seeking Real Estate Leads Don't Constitute TCPA Solicitations [telecom]
by Christine M. Reilly and Madelaine A. Newcomb Text messages sent to generate real estate sales leads did not qualify as telephone solicitations under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act's (TCPA)...
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FCC Seeking Comment On Proposed Anti-Robocall Measures, TCPA Consent Issues [telecom]
by Kate Patton During its May open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission considered a Report and Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Notice of Inquiry that would expand...
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A walk down memory lane [newmod]
Here's a look backt of an exchange between Pat Townson and a subscriber named John McHarry, back in 2006, when Pat was in ill health and talking about transitioning the Telecom Digest to a new...
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Union Win Delayed As eBay & TCGPlayer Appeal Vote, Refuse To Bargain [telecom]
By Liz Morton Despite winning their union vote on March 10 2023, TCGPlayer workers are still fighting for their first contract as eBay and TCG leadership continue to delay coming to the bargaining...
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Hedge Fund Takeover of Local News Fails Thanks to CWA Efforts [telecom]
In a major victory for journalists and media workers, local news broadcaster TEGNA terminated its proposed sale to hedge fund Standard General after funding for the deal expired. “The Federal...
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Spam facilitator gets sued by Attorneys General [telecom]
A company that allegedly facilitated billions of spam calls is being sued by nearly every attorney general in the country for allegedly violating consumer protection and telemarketing laws, according...
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CWA Bargaining Update: Oklahoma City, OK [telecom]
On Monday, Apple Retail Union-CWA members in Oklahoma City, Okla., kicked off bargaining for their first union contract, representing a significant milestone for Apple retail workers organizing across...
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[telecom] Congress moves to preserve AM radio in cars
Background: Electric cars, thanks to their motors and circuitry, cause lots of radio frequency interference. If done cheaply, this badly crashes any attempt to listen to an AM radio. Hence many car...
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AT&T consolidates footprint as it implements new return-to-office mandate [telecom]
By Ted Andersen AT&T is reducing its office footprint and requiring managers to show up in person at least three days a week, a move that could spur some workers to quit, CEO John Stankey said. The...
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AT&T restores service to fiber internet customers in East Lake but offers few details about outage [telecom]
By Dan Whisenhunt Atlanta, GA — When East Lake resident Aaron Sheinin contacted Decaturish asking for help publicizing an AT&T Fiber outage, he’d been without internet for three days. “AT&T...
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