---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20180506171206.GA20067@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 6 May 2018 13:12:06 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Hard Facts About CenturyLink, Inc. by Morgan Ford Jr CenturyLink, Inc. closed its last session at $18.07. The stock traded within a range of $17.92 and $18.48. The company operates in the Communication Services sector with a market capitalization of 19.08 Million. Trading volume for CenturyLink, Inc. was 9.44 Million in its previous trading session. Currently, CenturyLink, Inc. has an average volume of 11.59 Million. Company Profile CenturyLink, Inc. is a telecommunications company that provides broadband, voice and wireless services to consumers and businesses in the United States. It also offers entertainment services under the CenturyLink, Prism TV and DIRECTV brands. In addition, the company provides data, voice and managed services to business, government and wholesale customers in local, national and select international markets through its fiber optic network and multiple data centers. CenturyLink, Inc., formerly known as CenturyTel, Inc., is headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana. https://topchronicle.com/business/2018/05/04/hard-facts-about-centurylink-inc-nysectl-8/amp/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180506165832.GA20037@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 6 May 2018 12:58:32 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Workers' union calls out CenturyLink on major layoffs By Gwendolyn Ducre MONROE, La. (KNOE) - For the second time in six months, CenturyLink is laying off more employees. This time, about 1,000 will be left without a job, and it's raising concerns with Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo. "We certainly hope that it does not impact jobs at the corporate headquarters. At this point, we just don't know," Mayo said. http://www.knoe.com/content/news/Workers-union-calls-out-CenturyLink-on-major-layoffs-481810351.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180506171921.GA20106@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 6 May 2018 13:19:21 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: AT&T explains why it blocked Cloudflare DNS: It was just an accident AT&T blames "unintentional IP address conflict," promises to fix it. by Jon Brodkin AT&T has been blocking the new Cloudflare DNS service, but AT&T says the blocking was unintentional and that it will fix the problem soon. The blocking is affecting AT&T home Internet customers who use an AT&T gateway. Cloudflare unveiled its DNS service on April 1, and users in DSLReports forum threads almost immediately started complaining that they couldn't access it. One thread began on April 1, within hours of Cloudflare's announcement. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/05/att-is-blocking-cloudflares-privacy-focused-dns-calls-it-an-accident/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <B3237C4E-8125-402F-84EA-F2F5E5C23DC1@roscom.com> Date: Fri, 4 May 2018 00:20:34 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Pitch Behind T-Mobile-Sprint Merger: Keep Up With China in 5G With the U.S. and China vying for tech leadership, the two companies argue their union is crucial in the race to develop faster mobile internet. by Raymond Zhong BEIJING - As tensions rise between the United States and China in the high-tech realm, even a merger of two American wireless providers has become entangled in fears about losing international competitiveness. T-Mobile and Sprint announced on Sunday that they would combine. By joining forces, the two mobile carriers said, they would help ensure that American companies remained world leaders in the coming era of fifth-generation wireless technology, or 5G. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/30/technology/tmobile-sprint-china-5g.html ------------------------------ Message-ID: <798A17F9-6A94-41DC-88DE-FD3DF5AC1113@roscom.com> Date: Fri, 4 May 2018 00:20:59 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Sprint and T-Mobile Try Again, but Antitrust Hurdles Remain the Same The two wireless carriers argue that a merger would benefit customers, but analysts, and our columnist, are skeptical about the deal's chances by Andrew Ross Sorkin Several years ago, Sprint's largest shareholder, SoftBank, quietly approached two of the nation's top regulators with a question: If Sprint were to merge with T-Mobile, would the government approve it? The answer was an emphatic "no". https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/30/business/dealbook/sprint-t-mobile-merger-approval.html ------------------------------ Message-ID: <43132A3F-518B-4DAC-AF79-FD452B614D60@roscom.com> Date: Sun, 6 May 2018 10:59:36 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Facebook accused of introducing extremists to one another Facebook accused of introducing extremists to one another through 'suggested friends' feature by Martin Evans Facebook has helped introduce thousands of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) extremists to one another, via its 'suggested friends' feature, it can be revealed. The social media giant - which is already under fire for failing to remove terrorist material from its platform - is now accused of actively connecting jihadists around the world, allowing them to develop fresh terror networks and even recruit new members to their cause. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/05/facebook-accused-introducing-extremists-one-another-suggested/ ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Mon, 07 May 2018