---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20190824220524.GA28485@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2019 22:05:24 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: The FCC's Reassigned Number Database On December 12, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") adopted a new rule to establish a reassigned number database. The database is intended to both enable callers to verify the status of phone numbers and help prevent consumers with reassigned numbers from receiving unsolicited telephone calls. http://www.mondaq.com/ac/content.asp?content_id=3990&email_access=on -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190824215342.GA28328@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2019 21:53:42 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: FCC Seeks To Close The Digital Divide With Its Proposed $20.4 Billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund by Angela Y. Kung In recognition that broadband access is no longer a luxury, but critical for all Americans, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to establish a fund - the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund ("RDOF") - that would commit at least $20.4 billion over the next decade to support high-speed broadband networks in rural America. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=838156&email_access=on -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <FEC6D418-CF41-4BDA-B56B-FE2274228B67@roscom.com> Date: 25 Aug 2019 00:44:32 -0400 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Cities Are Saying 'No' to 5G, Citing Health, Aesthetics – and FCC Bullying Those hawking specious safety concerns about the new technology have found common cause with some of America's most powerful mayors By Christopher Mims Jack Tibbetts, a member of the Santa Rosa, Calif., city council, knew he had a problem. It was early 2018, and he'd started getting calls from constituents at opposite ends of the political spectrum. The common thread: cellular antennas going up next to their homes, causing concerns over property values and health. https://www.wsj.com/articles/cities-are-saying-no-to-5g-citing-health-aestheticsand-fcc-bullying-11566619391 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <B57EC5C4-D5FF-42B4-ABF0-29B1639D7FEB@roscom.com> Date: 24 Aug 2019 08:50:31 -0400 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Testing cellphones for radiofrequency radiation: How we did it By Sam Roe Over the past year, the Chicago Tribune hired RF Exposure Lab in San Marcos, Calif., to measure 11 different cellphone models for radiofrequency radiation. RF Exposure, an accredited testing lab recognized by the Federal Communications Commission, has conducted radiation tests for 15 years for wireless companies seeking FCC approval for new products. Jay Moulton, the lab's owner and former engineering director for chip-making giant Qualcomm, conducted the Tribune's tests. https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-cell-phone-radiation-testing-methodology--20190821-whddrljk6fbmxoqh25u5t7lkb4-story.html ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Tue, 27 Aug 2019