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The Telecom Digest for Wed, 10 Jun 2020
Volume 39 : Issue 146 : "text" format

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FCC failed to monitor Chinese telecoms for almost 20 years: Senate report
Environmentalists Targeted Exxon Mobil. Then Hackers Targeted Them.
Seattle's Digital Divide Leaves Many Homes Disconnected
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200610000051.GA24618@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2020 00:00:51 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: FCC failed to monitor Chinese telecoms for almost 20 years: Senate report Senate report blasts FCC and other agencies for two decades of inaction. By Jon Brodkin The Federal Communications Commission and other US agencies have failed to properly oversee Chinese telecom companies that operate in the United States, according to a bipartisan Senate report released today. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/06/fcc-failed-to-monitor-chinese-telecoms-for-almost-20-years-senate-report/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <8FDE3B3D-335B-4B90-AFD5-917D37B47CE5@roscom.com> Date: 9 Jun 2020 09:53:48 -0400 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Environmentalists Targeted Exxon Mobil. Then Hackers Targeted Them. Environmentalists Targeted Exxon Mobil. Then Hackers Targeted Them. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating a global hacker-for-hire operation that sent phishing emails to environmental groups, journalists and others. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/nyregion/exxon-mobil-hackers-greenpeace.html ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200609235812.GA24595@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2020 23:58:12 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Seattle's Digital Divide Leaves Many Homes Disconnected For low-income, immigrant and senior households, having at-home Internet is often too expensive. This digital divide has been highlighted as the coronavirus has shifted work and school online. By Anne Patrick (TNS) - When Daria Smith moved to South Seattle, Wash., she wasn't planning to get the internet any time soon. It's expensive, and she had other, more pressing bills to pay. But her priorities shifted after the Auburn School District sent her son and daughter, ages 14 and 13, home in the middle of March because of the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.governing.com/community/Seattles-Digital-Divide-Leaves-Many-Homes-Disconnected.html -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Wed, 10 Jun 2020
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