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The Telecom Digest for Mon, 18 Jul 2022
Volume 41 : Issue 142 : "text" format

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FCC Agrees to O'Halleran Plan to Open Investigation into Northern Arizona Communications Outages
NC: Local Access Line Telephone Technical Details
AZ: Centurylink's Assistance Program for the Medically Needy
IA: Lee County may join CenturyLink settlement

Message-ID: <20220717044655.4C17672F@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2022 04:46:55 +0000 (UTC) From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: FCC Agrees to O'Halleran Plan to Open Investigation into Northern Arizona Communications Outages July 12, 2022 Press Release WASHINGTON - This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) directed the agency's Enforcement Bureau to investigate repeated network outages in northern and eastern Arizona in areas served by Frontier Communications Corporation, heeding the call of Congressman Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01). O'Halleran reached out to the agency in June, following reports of a catastrophic outage in Frontier Communications' network in northern and eastern Arizona that cut access to all communications--including to 911--for multiple days. https://dan.hersam.com/tools/smart-quotes.php -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)
Message-ID: <20220718050902.C219976D@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 05:09:02 +0000 (UTC) From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: NC: Local Access Line Telephone Technical Details This page from the North Carolina Department of Information Technology gives technical requirements for various "Local Access Service" items, including a "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) based Basic Rate Interface (BRI)" I don't know if any LEC in North Carolina actually offers ISDN BRI, but I'd sure like to know. I like ISDN BRI! https://it.nc.gov/services/telecom/classic-telephony-services/local-access-line-telephone/local-access-line-telephone -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)
Message-ID: <20220718045528.0915E76D@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 04:55:28 +0000 (UTC) From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: AZ: Centurylink's Assistance Program for the Medically Needy In Arizona, if I'm reading this right, if there are two people in your household and your household income is less than $23,592, your family qualifies to benefit from the Telephone Assistance program. Here's what the form says: In order to be eligible for Centurylink's TAP discount program, there must be a medical need for a telephone in the household and [the household must] be at or below the federal poverty guidelines indicated in the income chart below. https://coconino.az.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3157/Telephone-Assistance-Program-TAP?bidId= -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)
Message-ID: <20220718044052.4A3B076D@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 04:40:52 +0000 (UTC) From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: IA: Lee County may join CenturyLink settlement Agreement with Qwest stems from IFC road project By Chuck Vandenberg, Pen City Current Editor LEE COUNTY - A proposed $280,000 settlement with CenturyLink will be in front of the Lee County Supervisors on Monday. The agreement is being proposed as a settlement to litigation that CenturyLink initiated in 2020 after the communications company satisfied a judgment against it related to a construction project to expand and repave a road to and around the Iowa Fertilizer Plant in Lee County. https://www.pencitycurrent.com/stories/county-may-join-centurylink-settlement,15240 -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)

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