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The Telecom Digest for Fri, 26 Jun 2020
Volume 39 : Issue 161 : "text" format

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Wellesley to hold public hearing on Verizon cable contract
How Thousands of Misplaced Emails Took Over This Engineer's Inbox
Madison County 911 moving ahead with updates
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200625150703.GA14163@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 15:07:03 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Wellesley to hold public hearing on Verizon cable contract The Board of Selectmen will hold a virtual public hearing on Monday, June 29, 5pm, to discuss Wellesley's contract with Verizon cable television. The hearing is one of two that are required in order for Wellesley to renew its license with Verizon. The Town's current Verizon license ends in November 2021. https://theswellesleyreport.com/2020/06/wellesley-to-hold-public-hearing-on-verizon-cable-contract/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200625152902.GA14287@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 15:29:02 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: How Thousands of Misplaced Emails Took Over This Engineer's Inbox Kenton Varda gets dozens of messages a day from Spanish-speakers around the world, all thanks to a Gmail address he registered 16 years ago. TWO WEEKS AGO, longtime software engineer Kenton Varda got an email that wasn't meant for him. It was from AT&T Mexico to a customer named Jorge, whose most recent phone bill was attached. You've probably gotten an email intended for someone else at least once. But then Varda got another AT&T Mexico bill for Gloria. And then a third for Humberto, who is overdue on paying more than 6,200 pesos, about $275. https://www.wired.com/story/misplaced-emails-took-over-inbox-temporal/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200625152104.GA14245@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 15:21:04 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Madison County 911 moving ahead with updates State OKs improvements, despite lack of consolidation By Scott Cousins WOOD RIVER - Madison County 911 is moving ahead with equipment updates for its call centers despite the lack of an approved consolidation plan. https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Madison-County-911-moving-ahead-with-updates-15363381.php -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Fri, 26 Jun 2020
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