---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200414041412.GA18750@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 04:14:12 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: AT&T is giving three months of FirstNet service to nurses and physicians for free The deal is meant to help those working against the coronavirus pandemic in the US By Kim Lyons AT&T is providing three months of free wireless service on the FirstNet network to physicians and nurses dealing with the coronavirus response in the US, the company announced. Nurses and physicians in the US and US territories who are already on FirstNet mobile responder plans will get the three-month credit applied automatically to a line of service for a smartphone or tablet. Beginning today, new subscribers also will be eligible for the credit. Nurses and physicians can also get a $200 activation credit for a FirstNet-ready smartphone on a new FirstNet mobile responder plan. https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/13/21218900/at-t-firstnet-free-nurses-physicians-coronavirus -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200414042304.GA18822@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 04:23:04 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: VA: Russell, Wise counties and Norton experiencing 911 communications problems LEBANON, Va. (WJHL) - Officials in Wise and Russell counties and the City of Norton are reporting issues with 911 communications Monday. According to the Russell County Emergency Management Agency, the technical problems are the result of last night's storms. The EMA says Verizon communication lines have been severed. https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/russell-wise-counties-experiencing-911-communications-problems/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200414041032.GA18669@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 04:10:32 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: COVID-19 update: AT&T's core network traffic increases at a lower rate by Mike Robuck While AT&T's core network traffic is still above its baseline levels, the increases actually dropped a bit last week. AT&T's core network traffic, which includes business, home broadband and wireless usage, went from a 26% increase - compared to a similar day at the end of February - on Thursday to an 18% increase on Saturday. https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/covid-19-update-at-t-s-core-network-traffic-increases-at-a-lower-rate -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Tue, 14 Apr 2020