---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <d83fdc54-8ad8-4432-04c1-2de2f4de7432@horne.net> Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 21:31:51 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: State, city IT buyers line up behind net neutrality By Matt Leonard New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed an executive order Jan. 24, directing state agencies to abstain from entering into any contracts with internet service providers that do not "agree to adhere to net neutrality principles." No agencies may sign contracts for internet, data or telecommuni- cations services with ISPs that "block, throttle, or prioritize internet content or applications or require that end users pay different or higher rates to access specific types of content or applications." https://gcn.com/articles/2018/01/26/states-net-neutrality-isp-contracts.aspx -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <3c5cd369-f303-7b81-4a41-058b9255957a@horne.net> Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 21:26:35 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Why Does AT&T Want Net Neutrality Regulation? By Peter Van Doren <https://www.cato.org/people/peter-vandoren> Regulation is often portrayed as the use of government authority to alter market outcomes away from the interests of firms and toward those of consumers and employees. In turn, the "story" associated with deregulation is the opposite: corporations and the powerful use their influence to eliminate public sector controls on their conduct at the expense of consumers and employees. But if the usual narrative is true how do we explain a full-page ad ... http://about.att.com/story/consumers_need_an_internet_bill_of_rights.html that AT&T recently published in multiple newspapers, including the Washington Post and the New York Times, calling on Congress to pass new legislation to guarantee internet neutrality? The short answer is that existing companies often favor regulation that reduces compe- tition in ways not well understood by consumers or legislators. https://www.cato.org/blog/why-does-att-want-net-neutrality-regulation ------------------------------ Message-ID: <84ACD216-DC74-43A0-AC6B-DB00A8C93B00@roscom.com> Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2018 20:29:16 -0500 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Scoop: Trump team considers nationalizing 5G network Scoop: Trump team considers nationalizing 5G network Trump national security officials are considering an unprecedented federal takeover of a portion of the nation's mobile network to guard against China, according to sensitive documents obtained by Axios. Why it matters: We've got our hands on a PowerPoint deck and a memo - both produced by a senior National Security Council official - which were presented recently to senior officials at other agencies in the Trump administration. https://www.axios.com/trump-team-debates-nationalizing-5g-network-f1e92a49-60f2-4e3e-acd4-f3eb03d910ff.html ------------------------------ Message-ID: <F9C0030F-FB23-44E3-A875-A65A85C3FCDE@roscom.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 21:58:04 -0500 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Time is Running Out to Freeze Your Equifax Credit Report for Free Time is Running Out to Freeze Your Equifax Credit Report for Free http://fortune.com/2018/01/29/time-is-running-out-to-freeze-your-equifax-credit-report-for-free/ ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Wed, 31 Jan 2018