---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20191104044629.GA19017@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2019 04:46:29 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Oct 28: PG&E Outages Leave Thousands Without Internet, Phone Service Most of the outages were in Southern California, with a dozen cell sites down in Orange County and two dozen in San Diego. None were reported out in Los Angeles County, where the Tick Fire is burning. By Mallory Moench (TNS) - Nearly 11,500 customers in California were out of service - cut off from telephone, television or Internet access - as of Friday morning during the outages and wildfires crippling the state, companies reported to the Federal Communications Commission. In the Bay Area, seven cell sites were down in Sonoma County, where the Kincade Fire has raged since Wednesday night, due to loss of power. Four were out in San Mateo due to damage or issues with the network that routes communication. https://www.govtech.com/network/PGE-Outages-Leave-Thousands-Without-Internet-Phone-Service.html?fbclid=IwAR1UYXD4BCMOcpMYU-7qy4SXN-Cv2X5WMdolpOrlGQ-LgDms25GHX816TY8 -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20191104043648.GA18817@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2019 04:36:48 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Communications Status Report for Areas Impacted by California Public Safety Power Shutoffs Federal Communications Commission Communications Status Report for Areas Impacted by California Public Safety Power Shutoffs October 27, 2019 The following is a report on the status of communications services in geographic areas impacted by the power shutoffs as of October 27, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. EDT. This report incorporates network outage data submitted by communications providers to the Federal Communications Commission's Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS). DIRS is currently activated for 32 affected counties in California. Note that the operational status of communications services during the power shutoffs may evolve rapidly, and this report represents a snapshot in time. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-360454A1.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1wRT5glh7Kp5JWqcO_NB4UmvIUaTuMhb6dHpCfvsk31XOkxprKtNxO3t8 -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <4B38512F-5149-432C-A8C1-B465D7F6F4E5@roscom.com> Date: 3 Nov 2019 18:14:44 -0600 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: This might surprise you: Younger adults are more susceptible to scams than seniors This might surprise you: Younger adults are more susceptible to scams than seniors The FTC debunks a myth that seniors are more likely to lose money to a scam. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/28/this-might-surprise-you-seniors-are-not-more-susceptible-scams-younger-adults-are/ ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Tue, 05 Nov 2019