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The Telecom Digest for Sat, 13 Jun 2020
Volume 39 : Issue 149 : "text" format

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Louisiana lawmakers start over on rural internet legislation
HI: AT&T seeks use of county poles for faster data speeds
Analysis: Data from 15M phones shows some Americans are gathering at pre-pandemic levels
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200612192115.GA18409@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2020 19:21:15 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Louisiana lawmakers start over on rural internet legislation By David Jacobs Louisiana legislators on Wednesday started over on an effort to encourage high-speed internet access in rural areas. Sen. Beth Mizell, who authored a bill with the same goal that lawmakers approved during the regular session, said Gov. John Bel Edwards intends to veto that measure because it could lead to lawsuits against the state. https://www.hannapub.com/franklinsun/news/local_state_headlines/louisiana-lawmakers-start-over-on-rural-internet-legislation/article_9db99160-ac14-11ea-876a-8ffb0a93cb0f.html -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200612185319.GA18328@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2020 18:53:19 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: HI: AT&T seeks use of county poles for faster data speeds A major telecommunications company wants to rent space on Hawaii County utility poles to attach equipment increasing wireless data speeds and reducing dead zones, but community reception has been less than enthusiastic. https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2020/06/12/hawaii-news/att-seeks-use-of-county-poles-for-faster-data-speeds/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <60571A59-E52C-40CC-8C5F-3261B69D00C9@roscom.com> Date: 11 Jun 2020 22:04:53 -0400 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Analysis: Data from 15M phones shows some Americans are gathering at pre-pandemic levels Analysis: Data from 15M phones shows some Americans are gathering at pre-pandemic levels Cellphone location data shows where people are leaving home and coming near other people. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/analysis-data-15m-phones-shows-some-americans-are-gathering-pre-n1229636 ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sat, 13 Jun 2020
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