---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20180823123321.GA29876@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 08:33:21 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: City officials: CenturyLink outage resolved, 911 calls back to normal DES MOINES, Iowa - The City of Wakuee reports Wednesday that a CenturyLink outage hindering 911 calls is resolved. CenturyLink customers in Clive, Norwalk, Urbandale, Waukee and West Des Moines were notified of the outage Tuesday just after 10 p.m. https://www.kcci.com/article/centurylink-shortage-impacting-911-calls-in-central-iowa/22798171 -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180823122625.GA29839@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 08:26:25 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: California net neutrality bill advances to Assembly By Levi Sumagaysay California took a step closer to enacting what has been called the strongest net neutrality bill in the nation Wednesday, with a final committee voting to send SB 822 to the full Assembly. The Assembly must vote on the bill by the end of August. It was passed by the state Senate in May. https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/08/22/california-net-neutrality-bill-advances-to-assembly/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180823124034.GA29909@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 08:40:34 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: When lightning took down 911 in Beaufort Co., SC, there was no backup plan BY Stephen Fastenau When a lightning strike left many Beaufort County residents with no way to call 911 on mobile phones this weekend, the county had no plan for an alternate number to call for help, the county's top emergency management official said Wednesday. The inability to reach emergency dispatchers delayed firefighters' response to a massive blaze that destroyed a Lady's Island home Sunday, the homeowners believe. https://www.islandpacket.com/latest-news/article217069520.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180823121710.GA29807@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 08:17:10 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Verizon Incompetence and Greed Leaves Firefighters Throttled During Wildfire Verizon has a long, ridiculous history of not understanding what "unlimited" means. By Karl Bode A little more than a decade ago, Verizon Wireless settled a dispute with the New York Attorney General over the definition of "unlimited" data. As part of the settlement, Verizon was forced to reimburse consumers to the tune of $1 million after a nine-month investigation found it was advertising wireless connections as "unlimited," but then kicking users off of the Verizon Wireless network for "excessive use" - without disclosing the hidden limits of these connections. https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/594evz/verizon-incompetence-and-greed-leaves-firefighters-throttled-during-wildfire -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Fri, 24 Aug 2018