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The Telecom Digest for Sat, 25 Jun 2022
Volume 41 : Issue 120 : "text" format

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Canada: Legislative Update: Bill C-26 Introduces New Requirements For Federally Regulated Industries
Jun 23, 2022 – Big Contract Wins at Frontier and other news
Third Circuit Decision Broadens TCPA Autodialer Definition?

Message-ID: <20220623162838.3E618815@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:28:38 +0000 (UTC) From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Canada: Legislative Update: Bill C-26 Introduces New Requirements For Federally Regulated Industries by Lisa R. Lifshitz and Cameron McMaster On June 14, 2022, the Minister of Public Safety, Marco Mendicino, introduced into Parliament the first reading of Bill C-26, An Act respecting cybersecurity, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts (the "Bill"). The Bill amends the Telecommunications Act and enacts a new Act: the Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act ("CCSPA"), establishing a new cybersecurity compliance regime for federally regulated private industries and powers for the Governor-in-Council and the Minister of Industry to order Canadian telecommunication services ("Telcos") to take action to secure the protection of the Canadian telecommunications system, including against threats of interference, manipulation or disruption. Non-compliance with either regime may result in high monetary penalties or imprisonment for individuals. https://tinyurl.com/5anj7zny -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)
Message-ID: <20220624023237.8D84F8B7@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 02:32:37 +0000 (UTC) From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Jun 23, 2022 - Big Contract Wins at Frontier and other news Bargaining Update - Frontier CWA District 4 members reached a tentative agreement yesterday for the Frontier North contract, which covers close to 600 workers over 12 locals in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The new four-year contract includes wage increases, improved pension minimums, job security protections, no changes to 401(k) contributions, a recognition of Juneteenth as a paid holiday, and more. CWA members at Frontier in Minnesota also have reached a tentative agreement for a new four-year contract. The contract includes wage increases every six months for the life of the contract, improved benefits such as increased boot and meal allowances, added language to ensure workers' receive full termination pay, new health and safety language to protect members, a recognition of Juneteenth as a paid holiday, and more. https://cwa-union.org/news/e-newsletter/2022-06-23 -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)
Message-ID: <20220623164704.30E43815@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:47:04 +0000 (UTC) From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Third Circuit Decision Broadens TCPA Autodialer Definition? by David O. Klein Courts across the country continue to adapt in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid. A little over a year ago, this landmark case settled a circuit split about what features dialing equipment must have to qualify as an autodialer under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA"). Despite the decision's ramifications, most interpreting courts declined to step away from Facebook's analysis. However, this may have changed in a case titled Panzarella v. Navient Solutions, Inc. In this recent decision, the Third Circuit seems to have broadened the TCPA autodialer definition to a startling degree. https://tinyurl.com/5jaxbc76 -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)
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