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Re:US telcos appear to be selling non-anonymized access to c... by r00fus on Sunday October 15, 2017 @03:16PM (#15478732)
Does this mean Telcos/payfone can be sued in CA for being in violation of the constitution?
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Re:US telcos appear to be selling non-anonymized access to c... by Animats on Sunday October 15, 2017 @04:26PM (#15479112)
No. Federal preemption.
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Re:US telcos appear to be selling non-anonymized access to c... by lightedman on Sunday October 15, 2017 @07:45PM (#15479994)
That does not preclude anyone from filing regarding violations of the state constitution. There's that whole right to address ones grievances that gets in the way.
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Re:US telcos appear to be selling non-anonymized access to c... by Animats on Sunday October 15, 2017 @08:34PM (#15480135)
Unfortunately, it does.[1] See the Supreme Court decision in Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless v. Hatch. [2] FCC-regulated entities are not subject to state consumer protection laws.

[1] https://www.wileyrein.com/practices-federal-preemption.html [2] http://sblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/11-...

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Re:US telcos appear to be selling non-anonymized access to c... by lightedman on Monday October 16, 2017 @10:44AM (#15483510)
I didn't say anything about consumer protection laws - I explicitly stated violations of the state constitution.
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