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The following Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) reports were released on Friday, October 16, 2020.      Thailand: Food Service - Hotel Restaurant Institutional   This report contains information about Thailand’s food service industry. It provides an overview of market opportunities and key channels of distribution for U.S. food and beverage products destined for the food service market in Thailand. Thailand: Rice Price - Weekly Rice export prices further declined 3-6 percent as new crop rice supplies began entering the market.   For more information, or for an archive of all FAS GAIN reports, please visit gain.fas.usda.gov/.   FTC has no time for allegedly deceptive “unlimited minutes” claims By Lesley Fair “UNLIMITED Minutes.” “UNLIMITED TALK.” “‘UNLIMITED MINUTES’ We do not charge ‘per-minute’.” Those are notable claims for anyone shopping for telecom services, including consumers who want to maintain family ties with relatives who are incarcerated. But according to an FTC lawsuit, two companies and two individuals bilked unsuspecting parents, spouses, children, and other loved ones out of more than $1 million by selling them misleading “unlimited” inmate calling plans. Read more >   Fake calling plans cheat prisoners and their loved ones by Lisa Lake Consumer Education Specialist, FTC When people who are in jail or prison want to call family and friends, they can only use official service providers for either collect or pre-paid calls. The per-minute charges for these calls can be costly. And that’s how scammers have found a way to take people’s money. Read more >