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Seychelles to introduce SMS-based disaster risk alert system [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 1 Hour 54 Minutes ago by: Bill Horne By Vaughan O'Grady The Seychelles Meteorological Authority (SMA) has signed an agreement with the country's two largest telecommunication companies with the aim of bringing faster disaster risk alerts to the public. The memorandum of unde
Can a newly installed cellphone tower help preserve a language? [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 2 Hours 29 Minutes ago by: Bill Horne By Elizabeth Caldwell Can a newly installed cellphone tower help preserve a language? Well, that's the hope of Cherokee Nationleaders in Oklahoma. Families can make reliable calls and send texts thanks to a nearly 360-foot-tall tower. Eli
This new Android trojan is targeting all your mobile bank accounts [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 3 Hours 27 Minutes ago by: Bill Horne By Craig Hale Campaign is also expected to get more sophisticated It’s not just legitimate companies looking to drive profitability through -aaS models, because this new MaaS (malware-as-a-service) subscription is offering cybercriminal
Three letters can make a big difference in communication rules [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 4 Hours 7 Minutes ago by: Bill Horne By JASON OGAARD A lot of three-letter government agencies are looked upon with derision by much of the public. Some of that derision can be attributed to whether or not the current president is a member of the same political party as the i
FCC Seeks Comments on ATIS Waiver Request [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 1 Day 12 Hours ago by: Bill Horne The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (“ATIS”) has been seeking to modify FCC requirements for hearing-aid compatibility. The following is from an FCC Public Notice: - - - - - - - - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREA
Verizon Might Soon Let Users Report Network Problems [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 1 Day 12 Hours ago by: Bill Horne By Kellen Verizon went through a major management shakeup in recent weeks as the company continues to see struggles on the consumer business side of things and as it tries to catch-up to T-Mobile in 5G. One of the key role changes happened
WV: AT&T working to resolve 911 dialing issue for cell phones in North Central West Virginia area [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 1 Day 13 Hours ago by: Bill Horne CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — AT&T is working to resolve an issue preventing its cell phone customers from calling 911, according to Harrison/Taylor 911. Customers in Harrison County and "several counties" in the North Central West Virg
T-Mobile to scrap 5G reliability ads [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 1 Day 13 Hours ago by: Bill Horne Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, Nicole Ferraro and Phil Harvey discuss cable versus fiber, consumer broadband labels and potential roadblocks to BEAD program rollouts. The editors also discuss why T-Mobile will need to re-think its 5G adverti
MI: Scientist says T-Mobile cell equipment on top of Wyandotte school is a health danger [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 1 Day 13 Hours ago by: Bill Horne By Brandon Hudson , David Komer and online producer WYANDOTTE, Mich. (FOX 2) - Families and elected leaders in Wyandotte marched the streets to protest the 5G cell equipment on an elementary school property on Friday. They are hoping T-Mo
[telecom] No more Moore. It's the Law. comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 2 Days 22 Hours ago by: danny burstein [Intel press release] Gordon Moore, Intel Co-Founder, Dies at 94 Moore, who set the course for the future of the semiconductor industry, devoted his later years to philanthropy. Santa Clara - Intel and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundat
Is Universal Service At Risk? [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 3 Days 3 Hours ago by: Bill Horne by Craig A. Gilley (Washington) In Consumers' Research v. FCC, the Universal Service Fund (USF) is under legal and constitutional attack in the Fifth Circuit. A decision striking the USF would have wide-ranging impacts on the telecommuni-
FCC Announces Grants In The ACP And Teases Upcoming New Online ACP Application Release [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 3 Days 3 Hours ago by: Bill Horne by Michael Dover (Los Angeles) In November 2022, the FCC published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) seeking community partners to develop outreach programs to promote awareness of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) among eligi
Outage might prevent 911 calls for some, Harrison County OEM says [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 3 Days 4 Hours ago by: Bill Horne by: Sam Kirk CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — The Harrison County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) announced that an outage may prevent cell phone users with certain providers from making emergency phone calls. A Facebook post from the of
Infuriated parents to protest cell tower placement at Wyandotte elementary school [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 3 Days 4 Hours ago by: Bill Horne WYANDOTTE (WWJ) - A group of concerned Downriver parents are gathering Friday morning to protest a T-Mobile cell phone tower and generator that appeared right on top of an elementary school earlier this month. While organizers say the even
Plan To Jam Mobile Phones In Schools Is Madness [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 3 Days 4 Hours ago by: Bill Horne By: Lewin Day Mobile phones in schools. If you’re a teacher, school staffer, or a parent, you’ve likely got six hundred opinions about this very topic, and you will have had six hundred arguments about it this week. In Australia, push
T-Mobile and Verizon Take Different Paths Down a Dark Road [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 3 Days 4 Hours ago by: Bill Horne T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon all claim to be the best, but a major watchdog has big questions. By Daniel Kline Most wireless ads involve one company claiming to be better than its rivals. Some of those assertions are based on surveys, and
CA: Some T-Mobile customers in Plumas County without service; no estimated time for restoration [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 3 Days 21 Hours ago by: Bill Horne By Editor Plumas News reader Jenn Stetler as been without her T-Mobile cell phone service for nearly two weeks and she is sharing what she has learned with other individuals who use the same service provider. She received information that
CWA Organizing Update [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 3 Days 22 Hours ago by: Bill Horne March 23, 2023 Verizon Wireless On Monday, workers rallied in Seattle to celebrate Verizon Wireless Worker Jesse Mason's return to work. Verizon illegally fired Mason in early 2022 in retaliation for his union organizing activity. In resp
'It's just overwhelming': Community supports Bellevue (Nebraska) restaurant struggling without internet, phone service [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 3 Days 23 Hours ago by: Paul W. Schleck "BELLEVUE, Neb. - On a Tuesday in late March, the lunch-rush line at John's Grecian Delight is out the door. The packed house is armed with an appetite and, as one patron put it, 'cash. Lots of cash.' Paper money, because for more than two
[telecom] FTC proposes simple "click to cancel" requirement comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 4 Days 9 Hours ago by: danny burstein [FTC press release] Federal Trade Commission Proposes Rule Provision Making it Easier for Consumers to "Click to Cancel" Recurring Subscriptions and Memberships Proposal seeks to make it as easy to cancel enrollment as it was to
Re: Wyandotte parents meeting with T-Mobile to discuss 5G tower on school building [telecom] (thread) comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 4 Days 11 Hours ago by: Marco Moock All the same BS again and again over the years. Here in Walldorf, Germany, ISPs planned to mount 4G/5G antennas on the roof of the city hall - a petition was started by people who fear the radiation - but still use mobile phones and WiFi
Wyandotte parents meeting with T-Mobile to discuss 5G tower on school building [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 4 Days 12 Hours ago by: Telecom Digest Moder By: Darren Cunningham, Matt Dale WYANDOTTE, Mich. (WXYZ) — Tuesday night, parents in Wyandotte are preparing to meet with T-Mobile to discuss a 5G cellphone tower built atop Washington Elementary School. 7 Action News has followed this
Wyandotte 5G antenna debacle continues, T-Mobile and 2018 board president speak at recent school board meeting [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 4 Days 12 Hours ago by: Telecom Digest Moder By Terell Bailey WYANDOTTE, MICH. (CBS DETROIT) - The ever-evolving story out of Wyandotte continued Tuesday evening. Parents and guardians want a T-mobile antenna gone from Washington Elementary School. During a recent school board meetin
T-Mobile reps walk out of Wyandotte meeting as tempers flare over cell site on school [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 4 Days 12 Hours ago by: Bill Horne By Dave Kinchen, David Komer and online producer T-Mobile officials leave Wyandotte school board meeting early over cell tower controversy WYANDOTTE, Mich. (FOX 2) - A Wyandotte school board meeting with T-Mobile moved along as planned Tu
Re: Fiber to the Home [telecom] (thread) comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 4 Days 12 Hours ago by: Marco Moock If they still use a 5ESS Switching System, I can completely understand that the want to shut it down and move customers to VoIP. It is possible to provide POTS ports on new MSANs, but many ISPs just don't provide POTS anymore - the line
Vintage Teletype Machine with table +etc [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 5 Days 1 Hour ago by: Bill Horne Anyone looking for a Teletype machine should check this one, being sold on Ebay for a "Buy It Now" price of $400; the selling will also consider offers. One of the labels on the side of the table says something about "TELEX," so this *MIGH
Fiber to the Home [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 5 Days 7 Hours ago by: David Note Verizon is engaged in an aggressive campaign to migrate POTS users in FIOS-fed neighborhoods over. Their catch phrase is "Fiber is the only Fix." I was forced off two years ago. The reason, as told to me by a recent ex-employe
Re: [telecom] Searching for Teletype machines comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 6 Days 6 Hours ago by: Harold Hallikainen For all things Teletype, see the GreenKeys mailing list at https://www.rtty.com/greenkeys.htm . Machines show up there a few times a month. And, there's great discussion on Teletype history and related topics. Harold https://w6iwi.org/rtty
Lumen Technologies, Inc. Equity Alert: Lead Plaintiff Deadline [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 6 Days 10 Hours ago by: Bill Horne SAN DIEGO, March 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Class: Robbins LLP reminds investors that a shareholder filed a class action on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Lumen Technologies, Inc. securities b
T-Mobile's latest 5G spectrum purchases stuck in limbo [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 6 Days 10 Hours ago by: Bill Horne By Mike Dano According to the financial analysts at New Street Research, T-Mobile isn't able to access the 2.5GHz spectrum it purchased in an FCC auction last year. However, the analysts argued the delay is only temporary, and T-Mobile wil
Re: Fiber To The Home [telecom] (thread) comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 6 Days 21 Hours ago by: Michael Trew (snip) Frontier is not a very progressive telco. I haven't worked there for several years, but I've never heard of someone being pushed off of their service for fiber. It sounds like a marketing ploy to push people to buy new se
Re: Fiber To The Home [telecom] (thread) comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 7 Days 9 Hours ago by: Marco Moock It can be installed at any place in the house - you need to find a place. From one of the sockets in the house - maybe an extension cord is needed. That is a normal process in technical evolution, you can't do anything against it.
Fiber To The Home [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 7 Days 10 Hours ago by: Steven Fleckenstein, Last September Frontier ran fiber in my neighborhood. This month their telemarketers have been calling me daily with a script informing me that "This call is being recorded, copper being replaced by fiber." I like the technology, and the
What T-Mobile's acquisition of Mint Mobile means for competition in the industry [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 8 Days 6 Hours ago by: Bill Horne By Ayesha Rascoe NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Antonios Drossos, of mobile data strategy firm Rewheel, about T-Mobile's acquisition of Mint Mobile and competition in the mobile service industry. Copyright 2023 NPR Ayesha Rascoe Ayesha
Re: T-Mobile buys Mint Mobile for $1.5 Billion [telecom] (thread) comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 9 Days 3 Hours ago by: Michael Trew I would suggest that you try CC with your wife. They offer a discount if you have two lines with them on the same bill. I had CC at one point, with two other family members on the plan. You can port your same phone number over to t
T-Mobileâs move for Mint reignites debate over MVNOs [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 9 Days 22 Hours ago by: Bill Horne By Monica Alleven T-Mobile’s move to buy Mint Mobile and its affiliated brands Ultra Mobile and Plum is raising questions yet again about the competitive role Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) play in the U.S. market. Most industr
FCC advances satellite-to-phone regulation plan [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 9 Days 22 Hours ago by: Bill Horne The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) moved ahead with plans to propose a regulatory framework covering satellite-to-phone offerings, seeking to tap growing availability of such services to tackle coverage gaps. Commissioners toda
Starlink/T-Mobile plan for satellite-to-phone service to get boost from FCC [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 9 Days 23 Hours ago by: Bill Horne Low-Earth orbit satellites to serve phones in remote areas without cell coverage. By Jon Brodkin The Federal Communications Commission says it wants to help satellite companies and mobile carriers partner up to close gaps in wireless netw
Searching for Teletype machines [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 10 Days 4 Hours ago by: Fred Weksberg Hello Bill, I am a ham operator, and want to setup a teletype station I am looking for a model 28 ASR as my first choice, and a 2nd/3rd choice would be the 28 KSR, or the model 28 compact. I would appreciate any sources you may know of,
Mar 16, 2023 - First Group of eBay Workers Join CWA [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 10 Days 23 Hours ago by: Bill Horne Workers at eBay-owned TCGPlayer won their union election last Friday and will become members of CWA Local 1123. TCGPlayer is one of the largest online marketplaces for verification services, card games, comics, and collectible trading cards
Fiber to the Home Demand & SWOT Analysis By 2031 [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 11 Days 7 Hours ago by: Bill Horne Fiber to the Home Demand & SWOT Analysis By 2031 Corning, Furukawa Electric, Fiberhome, Futong, Prysmian, Sumitomo Electric, Nexans, YOFC, ATAndT Fiber, Charter Spectrum, Frontier FiOS, CenturyLink, Verizon Forums, Colonial Teltek marketr
Re: How the FBI proved a remote admin tool was actually malware [telecom] (thread) comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 11 Days 7 Hours ago by: Bill Horne The press release mentioned in the techcrunch article tells us that the investigation leading to this seizure was started in 2020. I don't know what the reasons are for the prolonged delay, but in an industry where companies sometimes sta
T-Mobile buys Mint Mobile for $1.5 Billion [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 11 Days 11 Hours ago by: Bill Horne By Joe Hernandez The telecommunications giant T-Mobile announced it's buying the budget cell service provider Mint Mobile — best known for its ads with actor and part-owner Ryan Reynolds. The cash-and-stock deal, which includes two other
Re: [telecom] Open RAN: Revolutionary, or a tool for a revolution? (thread) comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 12 Days 10 Hours ago by: Fred Goldstein You're making an incorrect assumption about what Open RAN is. They're doing nothing about spectrum; the carriers are trying to buy it up as much as possible in order to play Monopoly with it, where you get higher rent when you have all of
FCC Proposes Rules To Block Illegal Text Messages And Close The "Lead Generator Loophole" [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 13 Days ago by: Bill Horne On February 23, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) seeking public comment on proposed rules targeting unlawful text messages. If the proposed rules are adopted, they wil
You Are Now Accepting A Very Long-Distance Call: FCC To Propose Regulatory Framework For Satellite-Terrestrial Connectivity [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 13 Days ago by: Bill Horne by Laura A. Stefani (Washington) and Melanie English (New York) New opportunities for wireless communication may be coming, as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) considers a new regulatory regime allowing satellite connectivity by
How To Stop The Bleeding In Business Wireline [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 13 Days ago by: Bill Horne by Andrej Danis (New York) and Clement Ogujiofor (Dallas) It's hardly breaking news that large telco operators face severe revenue and margin pressures in the business wireline segment. But the scale of the year-on-year revenue decline (be
NLRB Announces its Focus on Online Tracking Tools Used to Manage Remote Worker Performance [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 13 Days 1 Hour ago by: Bill Horne A significant concern for managers of remote workers is the ability to engage, manage and monitor performance and productivity – and some healthcare employers have turned to technologies like tracking employee keystrokes, capturing screen
Lumen Technologies, Inc. Shareholder Notice [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 13 Days 7 Hours ago by: Bill Horne Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) Shareholder Notice: Robbins LLP Reminds Investors of Lead Plaintiff Deadline in Class Action Against Lumen Technologies, Inc. f/k/a CenturyLink Inc. SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Class: Robbins LLP reminds
Open RAN: Revolutionary, or a tool for a revolution? [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 13 Days 8 Hours ago by: Bill Horne Until a few minutes ago, I didn't know that something named "open RAN" existed, or what it is. I came across a story on the subject, and I've included the URL for the story, and one for a "white paper" that gives technical details, below.
T-Mobile US Open to Open RAN [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 13 Days 8 Hours ago by: Bill Horne By Dan Meyer BARCELONA, Spain – T-Mobile US has been aggressive in rolling out new technology to support its rapidly expanding 5G network, but has so far not dipped its commercial toe into the open radio access network (RAN) space. Nevi
SpaceX says it will test Starlink’s satellite-to-cell service with T-Mobile this year [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 13 Days 8 Hours ago by: Bill Horne By Michael Sheetz Key Points * SpaceX plans to begin testing its Starlink satellite-to-cell service with T-Mobile this year, an executive of Elon Musk’s company said on Monday. * The market for space-based data services that go dir
[telecom] Does anyone know where to find reg. about cell phones and "911" ... comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 15 Days 1 Hour ago by: danny burstein Where [are] the regulations mandating cellphones (whenever technologically capable) be allowed to make "911" calls, whether or not the cell phone is registered, has an account with the local cellco or, for that matter, even has a SIM in the
AT&T plans to replac copper with fiber during Wisconsin construction [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 17 Days ago by: Bill Horne AT&T plans to retire copper facilities in response to a Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) road construction project. WisDOT has requested removal or relocation of facilities in the affected distribution area(s) (DA) that are i
5G Fixed-Wireless Access Not a Fiscal Panacea, PwC Finds [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 17 Days 1 Hour ago by: Bill Horne By Dan Meyer Mobile telecommunication operators looking to better monetize their 5G network investments need to tread lightly into the fixed-wireless access (FWA) space as that upfront fiscal boost could come with a big bill on the back
AT&T informs 9M customers about data breach [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 17 Days 2 Hours ago by: Bill Horne The company’s marketing vendor suffered a security failure in January and exposed CPNI data that included first names, wireless account numbers, wireless phone numbers, and email addresses. By Apurva Venkat AT&T is informing customers
Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Dish have all been targets of hacks this year [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 17 Days 2 Hours ago by: Bill Horne By Mike Dano 2023 is shaping up to be the year of telecom hacks. All of the big 5G operators in the US – Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and Dish Network – have been involved in some kind of security incident already this year. Broadly, t
How the FBI proved a remote admin tool was actually malware [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 17 Days 23 Hours ago by: Monty Solomon By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai On Thursday, the U.S. government announced that it had seized a website used to sell malware designed to spy on computers and cellphones. The malware is called NetWire, and for years several cybersecurity
Northern District Of California Doubles Down On Dismissal Of Wiretapping Claims Under State Privacy Law [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 18 Days 1 Hour ago by: Bill Horne By J. Colin Knisely (Philadelphia) and Michael Zullo (Philadelphia) On the heels of holding that defendants' use of session replay software did not constitute a violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act, Judge William Alsup in Wi
USF Tracker - February 2023 [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 18 Days 1 Hour ago by: Bill Horne By Kelley Drye & Warren LLP (New York) General On February 28, 2023, in the School and Libraries docket, CC Docket No. 02-6, and in the Contribution Methodology docket, WC Docket No. 06-122, the Wireline Competition Bureau (WC
Reconsideration Of Subscriber-Level ACP Data Collection [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 18 Days 2 Hours ago by: Bill Horne By Michael Dover (Los Angeles) A key aspect of the FCC’s ACP Transparency Data Collection rules may be in doubt if the FCC takes up a recent petition for reconsideration. In its Fourth Report and Order and FNPRM, the FCC adopted an aggre
Post-Facebook V. Duguid Litigation Roundup [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 18 Days 2 Hours ago by: Bill Horne By Christine M. Reilly (Los Angeles) , Alexandra N. Krasovec (Los Angeles), John W. McGuinness (Los Angeles), A. Paul Heeringa (Chicago), Cody A. DeCamp (Los Angeles), Madelaine A. Newcomb (Chicago) and Tina P. Lapsia (Washington, DC) As p
Mini-TCPA Laws You Should Know And That May Be Coming Soon In 2023 [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 18 Days 2 Hours ago by: Bill Horne By Brooks R. Brown (Boston) , W. Kyle Tayman (Washington), Christina L. Hennecken (Boston) and Briana Adams-Seaton (New York) In April 2021, the US Supreme Court issued its decision in Facebook v. Duguid narrowly construing the Telephone C
Number Of Calls Informs Standing, Eleventh Circuit Says [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 18 Days 2 Hours ago by: Bill Horne by John W. McGuinness (Los Angeles) and Cody A. DeCamp (Los Angeles) A district court erred when it failed to ascertain the number of telephone calls allegedly received by the plaintiffs in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class
Mini-TCPA Laws You Should Know And That May Be Coming Soon In 2023 [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 18 Days 2 Hours ago by: Bill Horne by Brooks R. Brown (Boston) , W. Kyle Tayman (Washington), Christina L. Hennecken (Boston) and Briana Adams-Seaton (New York) In April 2021, the US Supreme Court issued its decision in Facebook v. Duguid narrowly construing the Telephone
FL: Several more residents discuss problems with internet and cell service in Ocala/Marion County [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 18 Days 10 Hours ago by: Bill Horne Three more residents submitted letters to Ocala-News.com to voice their concerns regarding the quality of internet and cellphone service in Ocala/Marion County. “I agree with the gentleman who submitted a letter about the poor internet a
The FBI Just Admitted It Bought US Location Data [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 18 Days 23 Hours ago by: Monty Solomon Rather than obtaining a warrant, the bureau purchased sensitive data - a controversial practice that privacy advocates say is deeply problematic. The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has acknowledged for the first time that it
Biden F.C.C. Nominee Withdraws [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 19 Days 21 Hours ago by: Bill Horne Gigi Sohn, who was first nominated by President Biden in October 2021, said she had faced “unrelenting, dishonest and cruel attacks” on her character and career. By David McCabe One of President Biden’s nominees to the Federal Commu
Issues For Brands And Social Media Influencers [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 20 Days 3 Hours ago by: Bill Horne by Nicholas Saady (New York) Pryor Cashman lawyer Nick Saady [The author of the piece] wrote an article for TechCrunch about the legal issues and risks faced by influencers and brands in the social media age, particularly those relating "t
QUICK LOOK: Will 5G Fixed Wireless Access Technology Alter Connectivity As We Know It? [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 20 Days 3 Hours ago by: Bill Horne by Paige McKirahan (New York) Last year, we saw the wireless communications market undergo a massive shift as the deployment of the c-band 5G spectrum became widespread. With this new spectrum came an entirely new era of connectivity, open
FCC Enforcement Monitor February 2023 [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 20 Days 3 Hours ago by: Bill Horne by Scott R. Flick (Washington, DC) , Betsy Craig (Washington) and Adam J. Sandler (Washington) Pillsbury's communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement a
An Expert's Look At The Current Wireless Landscape And Potential Disputes In 2023 [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 20 Days 3 Hours ago by: Bill Horne by Paige McKirahan (New York) What's to come in the wireless space as 5G offerings ramp up in 2023? We asked WIT IP Panel member and leading wireless expert Dr. Muriel Medard to evaluate the industry with regard to 5G technology, wireless
Re: [telecom] CenturyLink has left Estero residents without phone or internet for over 3 months (thread) comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 20 Days 7 Hours ago by: Fred Atkinson Years ago, the phone company trenched through our yard to run an underground phone cable to my parents' home and business property. After they were done, I noticed that power to a shed on the business property was out. When I called the
Re: CenturyLink has left Estero residents without phone or internet for over 3 months [telecom] (thread) comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 20 Days 8 Hours ago by: Marco Moock Did they get their money back? What about business? Who pays for the damage?
FL: More residents voice concerns on internet and cellphone service in Ocala/Marion County [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 20 Days 8 Hours ago by: Bill Horne Several more residents recently submitted letters to Ocala-News.com to share their thoughts on the quality of internet and cellphone service in Ocala/Marion County. “I’ve been seeing so many letters from people who have terrible intern
Robbins LLP Informs Investors of Class Action Against Lumen Technologies, Inc. [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 20 Days 8 Hours ago by: Bill Horne Shareholder Alert: Robbins LLP Informs Investors of Class Action Against Lumen Technologies, Inc. f/k/a CenturyLink Inc. SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Class: Robbins LLP informs investors that a shareholder filed a class action on behalf
CenturyLink has left Estero residents without phone or internet for over 3 months [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 20 Days 9 Hours ago by: Bill Horne by Tori Kinley ESTERO, Fla. – In a world reliant on the internet, many of us can’t imagine being without wifi for even a few hours, let alone for over three months. For some residents in Estero, this has been their reality. “I have
T-Mobile CFO says cable's wireless growth isn't profitable [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 21 Days 8 Hours ago by: Bill Horne Just as the cable MSOs like to downplay the competitive impact of fixed wireless access (FWA) on their broadband businesses, wireless operators like to minimize the effect of the cable industry’s wireless gains on their core business. Ch
Re: [telecom] "Crab Cakes And Football" And Now Autodialers, "That's What Maryland Does!" comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 22 Days 6 Hours ago by: Fred Goldstein The Digest frequently carries the top of stories from Mondaq. These are generally written by and for lawyers who defend the telemarketing/ spam/robocalling industry against lawsuits. So they are not aimed at consumers. Their main value he
FCC Updates Equipment Authorization Rules [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 24 Days 1 Hour ago by: Bill Horne by Henry Wendel (New York) and J.G. Harrington (New York) In 2022, the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules to implement the Secure Equipment Act of 2021. Those rules, which in large part took effect on February 6, 2023, prevent
FTC And DOJ File Complaint Against "Web Of VoIP Service Providers" For Allegedly Making Illegal Robocalls Using Ringless Voicemails [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 24 Days 1 Hour ago by: Bill Horne by Thomas M. Johnson, Jr. (Washington), Kevin G. Rupy (Washington) and Stephen Conley (Washington) On February 16, the Department of Justice (DOJ), on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), filed a complaint against multiple entitie
TCPA Tracker - January 2023 [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 24 Days 1 Hour ago by: Bill Horne RECENT NEWS FCC Clarifies Ability of Government Agencies and Their Contractors to Make Medicaid Calls On January 23rd, the FCC released a Declaratory Ruling and Order confirming that federal and state governmental agencies, and certain th
Federal Judge blocks enforcement of New York's "Online Hate Speech" law [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 24 Days 5 Hours ago by: Bill Horne Yesterday, everyone who wants to speak freely online won a major victory in federal court. Because of the court’s action, websites and apps cannot be drafted into the “speech police” of New York Attorney General Letitia James On Dec.
Re: [telecom] The Wall Street Journal and Baron's are offering a (thread) comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 24 Days 6 Hours ago by: danny burstein I've peridcially seen the WSJ offer $1/wk (without Barrons), and I'm now in my 2.5th year of them... It's annoying that they play the whole "you have to call us to cancel" deal and then go through the garbage, but otherwise no great proble
The Wall Street Journal and Baron's are offering a $2.50/week subscription [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 24 Days 6 Hours ago by: Bill Horne I just came across this offer, and I was moved to sign up for a year, so I'm passing it along FYI. The terms are that you get the Wall Street Jounal, and Baron's, and Market Watch for $2.50 per week, for one year. After that, it's about $5
Re: "Crab Cakes And Football" And Now Autodialers, "That's What Maryland Does!" [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 24 Days 8 Hours ago by: Thomas Horne The opposing statement reads like flak talk to me. Of course the comment on the proposed legislation reads “only serves to inject ambiguity and raise questions regarding what is prohibited. If passed, the Stop the Spam Calls Act of 2023
'There's No Ceiling': Ransomware's Alarming Growth Signals a New Era, Verizon DBIR Finds [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 25 Days 11 Hours ago by: Bill Horne Ransomware has become so efficient, and the underground economy so professional, that traditional monetization of stolen data may be on its way out. By Tara Seals The past year has seen a staggering acceleration in ransomware incidents, w
Token tactics: How to prevent, detect, and respond to cloud token theft [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 25 Days 11 Hours ago by: Bill Horne As organizations increase their coverage of multifactor authentication (MFA), threat actors have begun to move to more sophisticated techniques to allow them to compromise corporate resources without needing to satisfy MFA. Recently, the Mi
MFA bypass: how bad actors can circumvent strong security [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 25 Days 11 Hours ago by: Bill Horne Multifactor authentication, or MFA, is widely used to help prevent malicious actors from gaining access to your accounts. Multifactor authentication also goes by names like 2-Step Verification or two-factor authentication. UNC-Chapel Hill u
Cyberattackers Double Down on Bypassing Multi-Factor Authentication [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 25 Days 11 Hours ago by: Bill Horne As companies increasingly adopt MFA, cybercriminals are developing a variety of strategies to steal credentials and gain access to high-value accounts anyway. By Robert Lemos As companies increasingly require stronger versions of securi
Dark Web's BidenCash Leaks 2 Million Debit, Credit Card Details As Anniversary Promo [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 25 Days 11 Hours ago by: Bill Horne By Dane Enerio A dark web marketplace publicly leaked the information of more than 2 million valid payment cards earlier this week, according to reports. BidenCash released Tuesday a 260-megabyte dataset containing the details of around
[telecom] worker electrocuted by power lines while fixing fiber comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 25 Days 19 Hours ago by: danny burstein [NJ news] Worker Killed After Being Electrocuted By Live Power Line In Mercer, NJ Dean Kitchin of Cherry Hill was working on fiber optic lines when he was electrocuted, Hamilton Police said. A worker was killed Wednesday morning after c
Verizon Is Adding a New Fee to Some of Its Older Unlimited Plans [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 26 Days 2 Hours ago by: Bill Horne Verizon Is Adding a New Fee to Some of Its Older Unlimited Plans The nation's largest carrier really wants to push people to its latest unlimited plans. By Eli Blumenthal Verizon is adding a new $2 fee to some of its older unlimited plan
Google Fi Reportedly Drops US Cellular, Leaving T-Mobile As Last Network [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 26 Days 8 Hours ago by: Bill Horne Users can reportedly still access US Cellular's network while roaming and won't be charged for it. By David Lumb Feb. 28, 2023 5:25 p.m. PT Google Fi, the tech company's mobile virtual network operator, once based its service on three d
Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times in 2022 [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 26 Days 8 Hours ago by: Bill Horne Three different cybercriminal groups claimed access to internal networks at communications giant T-Mobile in more than 100 separate incidents throughout 2022, new data suggests. In each case, the goal of the attackers was the same: Phish
With 63% ownership, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) boasts of strong institutional backing [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 27 Days ago by: Bill Horne Many institutions measure their performance against an index that approximates the local market. So they usually pay more attention to companies that are included in major indices. Verizon Communications already has institutions on the sha
Verizon’s_Ed Chan reflects on noise in the C-band neighborhood [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 27 Days 1 Hour ago by: Bill Horne By Monica Alleven BARCELONA—Despite the headlines and the hassles associated with the C-band, Ed Chan, SVP and chief technology officer at Verizon, had some kind words for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “The FAA worked wel
How, and why, T-Mobile partnered with AWS for private wireless [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 27 Days 10 Hours ago by: Bill Horne MWC23 – T-Mobile in the US recently announced a teaming with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to sell its private wireless networking offerings through AWS' new "Integrated Private Wireless" program. T-Mobile's Mishka Dehghan, SVP of the ope
AT&T seeks to shed cybersecurity division, sources tell Reuters [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 1 Month ago by: Bill Horne AT&T Inc, the second-biggest U.S. wireless carrier, is exploring a sale of its cybersecurity division, potentially undoing an acquisition it completed five years ago. The sale of the cybersecurity business would add to a string of dives
Kagan: How AT&T and Verizon are impacting their landline users [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 1 Month ago by: Bill Horne By Jeff Kagan Let me help AT&T and Verizon solve a growing problem they are wrestling with. When you are in a competitive industry, you must first focus on the customer. Happy customers let you grow and succeed. Unhappy customers are al
Calling all New Yorkers: A few numbers with the 212 area code are back in circulation [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 1 Month 1 Day ago by: Bill Horne By Ben Yakas Since 212 numbers were depleted over a decade ago, New Yorkers have used a variety of questionable methods and paid hundreds of dollars to acquire their own. But while 212 remains an extremely rare commodity, a few numbers
Dish Network's Internal Systems Are So Broken Some Employees Haven't Worked In Over a Day [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 1 Month 1 Day ago by: Bill Horne https://slashdot.org/story/23/02/24/2236224/dish-networks-internal-systems-are-so-broken-some-employees-havent-worked-in-over-a-day -- (Please remove QRM for direct replies)
Nokia_launches_smartphone_you_can_fix_yourself,_jumping on ‘right to repair’ trend [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 1 Month 1 Day ago by: Bill Horne By Ryan Browne The next smartphone to come from mobile icon Nokia is a handset that users can repair themselves. The Nokia G22, developed by Finnish manufacturer HMD Global, is a standard smartphone with a 6.5-inch screen and a 50-megap
Update: West Maui network outage caused by break in fiber [telecom] comp.dcom.telecom Posted: 1 Month 1 Day ago by: Bill Horne We have reports of network issues in the West Maui area affecting mobile service quality for various wireless and wi-fi customers in Lahaina. Hawaiian Telcom reports that some customers in West Maui, including Lahaina, Nāpili, Kāʻanap

Seychelles to introduce SMS-based disaster risk alert system [telecom]

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Posted: 1 Hour 54 Minutes ago by: Bill Horne

By Vaughan O'Grady The Seychelles Meteorological Authority (SMA) has signed an agreement with the country's two largest telecommunication companies with the aim of bringing faster disaster risk alerts to the public. The memorandum of unde

Can a newly installed cellphone tower help preserve a language? [telecom]

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Posted: 2 Hours 29 Minutes ago by: Bill Horne

By Elizabeth Caldwell Can a newly installed cellphone tower help preserve a language? Well, that's the hope of Cherokee Nationleaders in Oklahoma. Families can make reliable calls and send texts thanks to a nearly 360-foot-tall tower. Eli

This new Android trojan is targeting all your mobile bank accounts [telecom]

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Posted: 3 Hours 27 Minutes ago by: Bill Horne

By Craig Hale Campaign is also expected to get more sophisticated It’s not just legitimate companies looking to drive profitability through -aaS models, because this new MaaS (malware-as-a-service) subscription is offering cybercriminal

Three letters can make a big difference in communication rules [telecom]

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Posted: 4 Hours 7 Minutes ago by: Bill Horne

By JASON OGAARD A lot of three-letter government agencies are looked upon with derision by much of the public. Some of that derision can be attributed to whether or not the current president is a member of the same political party as the i

FCC Seeks Comments on ATIS Waiver Request [telecom]

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Posted: 1 Day 12 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (“ATIS”) has been seeking to modify FCC requirements for hearing-aid compatibility. The following is from an FCC Public Notice: - - - - - - - - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREA

Verizon Might Soon Let Users Report Network Problems [telecom]

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Posted: 1 Day 12 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

By Kellen Verizon went through a major management shakeup in recent weeks as the company continues to see struggles on the consumer business side of things and as it tries to catch-up to T-Mobile in 5G. One of the key role changes happened

WV: AT&T working to resolve 911 dialing issue for cell phones in North Central West Virginia area [telecom]

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Posted: 1 Day 13 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — AT&T is working to resolve an issue preventing its cell phone customers from calling 911, according to Harrison/Taylor 911. Customers in Harrison County and "several counties" in the North Central West Virg

T-Mobile to scrap 5G reliability ads [telecom]

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Posted: 1 Day 13 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, Nicole Ferraro and Phil Harvey discuss cable versus fiber, consumer broadband labels and potential roadblocks to BEAD program rollouts. The editors also discuss why T-Mobile will need to re-think its 5G adverti

MI: Scientist says T-Mobile cell equipment on top of Wyandotte school is a health danger [telecom]

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Posted: 1 Day 13 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

By Brandon Hudson , David Komer and online producer WYANDOTTE, Mich. (FOX 2) - Families and elected leaders in Wyandotte marched the streets to protest the 5G cell equipment on an elementary school property on Friday. They are hoping T-Mo

[telecom] No more Moore. It's the Law.

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Posted: 2 Days 22 Hours ago by: danny burstein

[Intel press release] Gordon Moore, Intel Co-Founder, Dies at 94 Moore, who set the course for the future of the semiconductor industry, devoted his later years to philanthropy. Santa Clara - Intel and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundat

Is Universal Service At Risk? [telecom]

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Posted: 3 Days 3 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

by Craig A. Gilley (Washington) In Consumers' Research v. FCC, the Universal Service Fund (USF) is under legal and constitutional attack in the Fifth Circuit. A decision striking the USF would have wide-ranging impacts on the telecommuni-

FCC Announces Grants In The ACP And Teases Upcoming New Online ACP Application Release [telecom]

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Posted: 3 Days 3 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

by Michael Dover (Los Angeles) In November 2022, the FCC published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) seeking community partners to develop outreach programs to promote awareness of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) among eligi

Outage might prevent 911 calls for some, Harrison County OEM says [telecom]

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Posted: 3 Days 4 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

by: Sam Kirk CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — The Harrison County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) announced that an outage may prevent cell phone users with certain providers from making emergency phone calls. A Facebook post from the of

Infuriated parents to protest cell tower placement at Wyandotte elementary school [telecom]

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Posted: 3 Days 4 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

WYANDOTTE (WWJ) - A group of concerned Downriver parents are gathering Friday morning to protest a T-Mobile cell phone tower and generator that appeared right on top of an elementary school earlier this month. While organizers say the even

Plan To Jam Mobile Phones In Schools Is Madness [telecom]

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Posted: 3 Days 4 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

By: Lewin Day Mobile phones in schools. If you’re a teacher, school staffer, or a parent, you’ve likely got six hundred opinions about this very topic, and you will have had six hundred arguments about it this week. In Australia, push

T-Mobile and Verizon Take Different Paths Down a Dark Road [telecom]

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Posted: 3 Days 4 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon all claim to be the best, but a major watchdog has big questions. By Daniel Kline Most wireless ads involve one company claiming to be better than its rivals. Some of those assertions are based on surveys, and

CA: Some T-Mobile customers in Plumas County without service; no estimated time for restoration [telecom]

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Posted: 3 Days 21 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

By Editor Plumas News reader Jenn Stetler as been without her T-Mobile cell phone service for nearly two weeks and she is sharing what she has learned with other individuals who use the same service provider. She received information that

CWA Organizing Update [telecom]

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Posted: 3 Days 22 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

March 23, 2023 Verizon Wireless On Monday, workers rallied in Seattle to celebrate Verizon Wireless Worker Jesse Mason's return to work. Verizon illegally fired Mason in early 2022 in retaliation for his union organizing activity. In resp

'It's just overwhelming': Community supports Bellevue (Nebraska) restaurant struggling without internet, phone service [telecom]

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Posted: 3 Days 23 Hours ago by: Paul W. Schleck

"BELLEVUE, Neb. - On a Tuesday in late March, the lunch-rush line at John's Grecian Delight is out the door. The packed house is armed with an appetite and, as one patron put it, 'cash. Lots of cash.' Paper money, because for more than two

[telecom] FTC proposes simple "click to cancel" requirement

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Posted: 4 Days 9 Hours ago by: danny burstein

[FTC press release] Federal Trade Commission Proposes Rule Provision Making it Easier for Consumers to "Click to Cancel" Recurring Subscriptions and Memberships Proposal seeks to make it as easy to cancel enrollment as it was to

Re: Wyandotte parents meeting with T-Mobile to discuss 5G tower on school building [telecom] (thread)

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Posted: 4 Days 11 Hours ago by: Marco Moock

All the same BS again and again over the years. Here in Walldorf, Germany, ISPs planned to mount 4G/5G antennas on the roof of the city hall - a petition was started by people who fear the radiation - but still use mobile phones and WiFi

Wyandotte parents meeting with T-Mobile to discuss 5G tower on school building [telecom]

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Posted: 4 Days 12 Hours ago by: Telecom Digest Moder

By: Darren Cunningham, Matt Dale WYANDOTTE, Mich. (WXYZ) — Tuesday night, parents in Wyandotte are preparing to meet with T-Mobile to discuss a 5G cellphone tower built atop Washington Elementary School. 7 Action News has followed this

Wyandotte 5G antenna debacle continues, T-Mobile and 2018 board president speak at recent school board meeting [telecom]

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Posted: 4 Days 12 Hours ago by: Telecom Digest Moder

By Terell Bailey WYANDOTTE, MICH. (CBS DETROIT) - The ever-evolving story out of Wyandotte continued Tuesday evening. Parents and guardians want a T-mobile antenna gone from Washington Elementary School. During a recent school board meetin

T-Mobile reps walk out of Wyandotte meeting as tempers flare over cell site on school [telecom]

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Posted: 4 Days 12 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

By Dave Kinchen, David Komer and online producer T-Mobile officials leave Wyandotte school board meeting early over cell tower controversy WYANDOTTE, Mich. (FOX 2) - A Wyandotte school board meeting with T-Mobile moved along as planned Tu

Re: Fiber to the Home [telecom] (thread)

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Posted: 4 Days 12 Hours ago by: Marco Moock

If they still use a 5ESS Switching System, I can completely understand that the want to shut it down and move customers to VoIP. It is possible to provide POTS ports on new MSANs, but many ISPs just don't provide POTS anymore - the line

Vintage Teletype Machine with table +etc [telecom]

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Posted: 5 Days 1 Hour ago by: Bill Horne

Anyone looking for a Teletype machine should check this one, being sold on Ebay for a "Buy It Now" price of $400; the selling will also consider offers. One of the labels on the side of the table says something about "TELEX," so this *MIGH

Fiber to the Home [telecom]

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Posted: 5 Days 7 Hours ago by: David

Note Verizon *is* engaged in an aggressive campaign to migrate POTS users in FIOS-fed neighborhoods over. Their catch phrase is "Fiber is the only Fix." I was forced off two years ago. The reason, as told to me by a recent ex-employe

Re: [telecom] Searching for Teletype machines

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Posted: 6 Days 6 Hours ago by: Harold Hallikainen

For all things Teletype, see the GreenKeys mailing list at https://www.rtty.com/greenkeys.htm . Machines show up there a few times a month. And, there's great discussion on Teletype history and related topics. Harold https://w6iwi.org/rtty

Lumen Technologies, Inc. Equity Alert: Lead Plaintiff Deadline [telecom]

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Posted: 6 Days 10 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

SAN DIEGO, March 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Class: Robbins LLP reminds investors that a shareholder filed a class action on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Lumen Technologies, Inc. securities b

T-Mobile's latest 5G spectrum purchases stuck in limbo [telecom]

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Posted: 6 Days 10 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

By Mike Dano According to the financial analysts at New Street Research, T-Mobile isn't able to access the 2.5GHz spectrum it purchased in an FCC auction last year. However, the analysts argued the delay is only temporary, and T-Mobile wil

Re: Fiber To The Home [telecom] (thread)

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Posted: 6 Days 21 Hours ago by: Michael Trew

(snip) Frontier is not a very progressive telco. I haven't worked there for several years, but I've never heard of someone being pushed off of their service for fiber. It sounds like a marketing ploy to push people to *buy* new se

Re: Fiber To The Home [telecom] (thread)

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Posted: 7 Days 9 Hours ago by: Marco Moock

It can be installed at any place in the house - you need to find a place. From one of the sockets in the house - maybe an extension cord is needed. That is a normal process in technical evolution, you can't do anything against it.

Fiber To The Home [telecom]

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Posted: 7 Days 10 Hours ago by: Steven Fleckenstein,

Last September Frontier ran fiber in my neighborhood. This month their telemarketers have been calling me daily with a script informing me that "This call is being recorded, copper being replaced by fiber." I like the technology, and the

What T-Mobile's acquisition of Mint Mobile means for competition in the industry [telecom]

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Posted: 8 Days 6 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

By Ayesha Rascoe NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Antonios Drossos, of mobile data strategy firm Rewheel, about T-Mobile's acquisition of Mint Mobile and competition in the mobile service industry. Copyright 2023 NPR Ayesha Rascoe Ayesha

Re: T-Mobile buys Mint Mobile for $1.5 Billion [telecom] (thread)

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Posted: 9 Days 3 Hours ago by: Michael Trew

I would suggest that you try CC with your wife. They offer a discount if you have two lines with them on the same bill. I had CC at one point, with two other family members on the plan. You can port your same phone number over to t

T-Mobileâs move for Mint reignites debate over MVNOs [telecom]

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Posted: 9 Days 22 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

By Monica Alleven T-Mobile’s move to buy Mint Mobile and its affiliated brands Ultra Mobile and Plum is raising questions yet again about the competitive role Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) play in the U.S. market. Most industr

FCC advances satellite-to-phone regulation plan [telecom]

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Posted: 9 Days 22 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) moved ahead with plans to propose a regulatory framework covering satellite-to-phone offerings, seeking to tap growing availability of such services to tackle coverage gaps. Commissioners toda

Starlink/T-Mobile plan for satellite-to-phone service to get boost from FCC [telecom]

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Posted: 9 Days 23 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

Low-Earth orbit satellites to serve phones in remote areas without cell coverage. By Jon Brodkin The Federal Communications Commission says it wants to help satellite companies and mobile carriers partner up to close gaps in wireless netw

Searching for Teletype machines [telecom]

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Posted: 10 Days 4 Hours ago by: Fred Weksberg

Hello Bill, I am a ham operator, and want to setup a teletype station I am looking for a model 28 ASR as my first choice, and a 2nd/3rd choice would be the 28 KSR, or the model 28 compact. I would appreciate any sources you may know of,

Mar 16, 2023 - First Group of eBay Workers Join CWA [telecom]

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Posted: 10 Days 23 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

Workers at eBay-owned TCGPlayer won their union election last Friday and will become members of CWA Local 1123. TCGPlayer is one of the largest online marketplaces for verification services, card games, comics, and collectible trading cards

Fiber to the Home Demand & SWOT Analysis By 2031 [telecom]

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Posted: 11 Days 7 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

Fiber to the Home Demand & SWOT Analysis By 2031 Corning, Furukawa Electric, Fiberhome, Futong, Prysmian, Sumitomo Electric, Nexans, YOFC, ATAndT Fiber, Charter Spectrum, Frontier FiOS, CenturyLink, Verizon Forums, Colonial Teltek marketr

Re: How the FBI proved a remote admin tool was actually malware [telecom] (thread)

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Posted: 11 Days 7 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

The press release mentioned in the techcrunch article tells us that the investigation leading to this seizure was started in 2020. I don't know what the reasons are for the prolonged delay, but in an industry where companies sometimes sta

T-Mobile buys Mint Mobile for $1.5 Billion [telecom]

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Posted: 11 Days 11 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

By Joe Hernandez The telecommunications giant T-Mobile announced it's buying the budget cell service provider Mint Mobile — best known for its ads with actor and part-owner Ryan Reynolds. The cash-and-stock deal, which includes two other

Re: [telecom] Open RAN: Revolutionary, or a tool for a revolution? (thread)

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Posted: 12 Days 10 Hours ago by: Fred Goldstein

You're making an incorrect assumption about what Open RAN is. They're doing nothing about spectrum; the carriers are trying to buy it up as much as possible in order to play Monopoly with it, where you get higher rent when you have all of

FCC Proposes Rules To Block Illegal Text Messages And Close The "Lead Generator Loophole" [telecom]

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Posted: 13 Days ago by: Bill Horne

On February 23, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) seeking public comment on proposed rules targeting unlawful text messages. If the proposed rules are adopted, they wil

You Are Now Accepting A Very Long-Distance Call: FCC To Propose Regulatory Framework For Satellite-Terrestrial Connectivity [telecom]

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Posted: 13 Days ago by: Bill Horne

by Laura A. Stefani (Washington) and Melanie English (New York) New opportunities for wireless communication may be coming, as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) considers a new regulatory regime allowing satellite connectivity by

How To Stop The Bleeding In Business Wireline [telecom]

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Posted: 13 Days ago by: Bill Horne

by Andrej Danis (New York) and Clement Ogujiofor (Dallas) It's hardly breaking news that large telco operators face severe revenue and margin pressures in the business wireline segment. But the scale of the year-on-year revenue decline (be

NLRB Announces its Focus on Online Tracking Tools Used to Manage Remote Worker Performance [telecom]

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Posted: 13 Days 1 Hour ago by: Bill Horne

A significant concern for managers of remote workers is the ability to engage, manage and monitor performance and productivity – and some healthcare employers have turned to technologies like tracking employee keystrokes, capturing screen

Lumen Technologies, Inc. Shareholder Notice [telecom]

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Posted: 13 Days 7 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) Shareholder Notice: Robbins LLP Reminds Investors of Lead Plaintiff Deadline in Class Action Against Lumen Technologies, Inc. f/k/a CenturyLink Inc. SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Class: Robbins LLP reminds

Open RAN: Revolutionary, or a tool for a revolution? [telecom]

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Posted: 13 Days 8 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

Until a few minutes ago, I didn't know that something named "open RAN" existed, or what it is. I came across a story on the subject, and I've included the URL for the story, and one for a "white paper" that gives technical details, below.

T-Mobile US Open to Open RAN [telecom]

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Posted: 13 Days 8 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

By Dan Meyer BARCELONA, Spain – T-Mobile US has been aggressive in rolling out new technology to support its rapidly expanding 5G network, but has so far not dipped its commercial toe into the open radio access network (RAN) space. Nevi

SpaceX says it will test Starlink’s satellite-to-cell service with T-Mobile this year [telecom]

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Posted: 13 Days 8 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

By Michael Sheetz Key Points * SpaceX plans to begin testing its Starlink satellite-to-cell service with T-Mobile this year, an executive of Elon Musk’s company said on Monday. * The market for space-based data services that go dir

[telecom] Does anyone know where to find reg. about cell phones and "911" ...

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Posted: 15 Days 1 Hour ago by: danny burstein

Where [are] the regulations mandating cellphones (whenever technologically capable) be allowed to make "911" calls, whether or not the cell phone is registered, has an account with the local cellco or, for that matter, even has a SIM in the

AT&T plans to replac copper with fiber during Wisconsin construction [telecom]

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Posted: 17 Days ago by: Bill Horne

AT&T plans to retire copper facilities in response to a Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) road construction project. WisDOT has requested removal or relocation of facilities in the affected distribution area(s) (DA) that are i

5G Fixed-Wireless Access Not a Fiscal Panacea, PwC Finds [telecom]

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Posted: 17 Days 1 Hour ago by: Bill Horne

By Dan Meyer Mobile telecommunication operators looking to better monetize their 5G network investments need to tread lightly into the fixed-wireless access (FWA) space as that upfront fiscal boost could come with a big bill on the back

AT&T informs 9M customers about data breach [telecom]

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Posted: 17 Days 2 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

The company’s marketing vendor suffered a security failure in January and exposed CPNI data that included first names, wireless account numbers, wireless phone numbers, and email addresses. By Apurva Venkat AT&T is informing customers

Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Dish have all been targets of hacks this year [telecom]

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Posted: 17 Days 2 Hours ago by: Bill Horne

By Mike Dano 2023 is shaping up to be the year of telecom hacks. All of the big 5G operators in the US – Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and Dish Network – have been involved in some kind of security incident already this year. Broadly, t

How the FBI proved a remote admin tool was actually malware [telecom]

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Posted: 17 Days 23 Hours ago by: Monty Solomon

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai On Thursday, the U.S. government announced that it had seized a website used to sell malware designed to spy on computers and cellphones. The malware is called NetWire, and for years several cybersecurity

Northern District Of California Doubles Down On Dismissal Of Wiretapping Claims Under State Privacy Law [telecom]

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Posted: 18 Days 1 Hour ago by: Bill Horne

By J. Colin Knisely (Philadelphia) and Michael Zullo (Philadelphia) On the heels of holding that defendants' use of session replay software did not constitute a violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act, Judge William Alsup in Wi

USF Tracker - February 2023 [telecom]

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Posted: 18 Days 1 Hour ago by: Bill Horne

By Kelley Drye & Warren LLP (New York) General On February 28, 2023, in the School and Libraries docket, CC Docket No. 02-6, and in the Contribution Methodology docket, WC Docket No. 06-122, the Wireline Competition Bureau (WC

Reconsideration Of Subscriber-Level ACP Data Collection [telecom]

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