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The Telecom Digest for Thu, 29 Apr 2021
Volume 40 : Issue 119 : "text" format

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Verizon confirms there are problems with phone calls in Southern California
The Free Streaming Service Local Now Launches On Verizon Fios TV

Message-ID: <20210428150115.A06DE576@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:01:15 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Verizon confirms there are problems with phone calls in Southern California Verizon says there's a 'wireless network issue' By Jay Peters Many Verizon customers in Southern California are reporting difficulties making calls on Tuesday afternoon, and the company has confirmed to The Verge that there is a "network issue" affecting parts of the region. "We are experiencing a network issue impacting voice services for some customers in parts of Southern California," a Verizon spokesperson said in a statement to The Verge. "Our engineers have identified the issue and are working to resolve it as quickly as possible." https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/27/22406419/verizon-southern-california-outage-down-phone-calls ***** Moderator's Note ***** Wow, Verizon, did you finally replace the SxS switches that were still running decades after every other company and country had moved them to museums? Have you decided to actually pay more than lip service to the concepts of "diversity" and "Survivability?" Bill Horne Moderator
Message-ID: <20210428150440.B601B576@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:04:40 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: The Free Streaming Service Local Now Launches On Verizon Fios TV Customers Now Have Easy Access to Local Now on Verizon Fios TV Channel 601 LOS ANGELES, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Byron Allen's Allen Media Group announced today their fast-growing streaming platform Local Now is available for all Verizon Fios TV customers with the newest set top-box models. Customers will now be able to watch Local Now on Fios Channel 601 and through the Fios TV "Widgets" menu on Verizon Fios TV One, Fios TV One Mini, VMS1100 and the IPC1100 platforms. Local Now's Fios Channel 601 is strategically placed between Fios Channel 600 (CNN) and Fios Channel 602 (CNBC). https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-free-streaming-service-local-now-launches-on-verizon-fios-tv-301278497.html
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