Message-ID: <20220314172840.E350880C@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 17:28:40 +0000 (UTC)
From: Sean Murphy <murphy.s@remove-this.telecomdigest.net>
Subject: Affordable Connectivity Program
Emergency Broadband Benefit recipients fully enrolled as of December
31, 2021 will automatically continue to receive their current monthly
benefit until March 1, 2022. You can learn more about the program
transition and steps you may need to take to stay enrolled after March
1st, by visiting
fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit.
About the Affordable Connectivity Program
The Affordable Connectivity Program is an FCC benefit program that
helps ensure that households can afford the broadband they need for
work, school, healthcare and more.
The benefit provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet
service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households
on qualifying Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a
one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop
computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute
more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price.
The Affordable Connectivity Program is limited to one monthly service
discount and one device discount per household.
https://www.fcc.gov/acp
Message-ID: <20220313175616.04461892@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2022 17:56:15 +0000 (UTC)
From: Sean Murphy <murphy.s@remove-this.telecomdigest.net>
Subject: Facts, Deadlines, and More About the 3G Sunset and
Transition to 5G for Business
By Robin Manke-Cassidy
For many companies, the ongoing success of IoT relies on upgrading to
newer Wireless WAN networks and edge solution
If you're a network admin or business owner who still uses 3G for
certain aspects of enterprise networking, your newsfeed might be
making you feel like there's a big, bad cellular broadband bogeyman on
the loose. You keep seeing phrases like "AT&T 3G shutdown," Verizon 3G
sunset," and "T-Mobile 3G shutdown," and it's a little unnerving.
Is 3G going away?
Yes, 3G networks are going away. However, the situation is far from
dire. Finding 4G and 5G wireless edge solutions that can be deployed
efficiently and managed through the cloud isn't as cumbersome of a
process as you might think. Let's dive into cellular router refresh
options and processes. First, though, let's cover the timeline.
https://tinyurl.com/2p8cw4c8
Message-ID: <20220313173111.GA9009@telecom.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2022 17:31:11 +0000
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Find free or low-cost laptops and computers
On Sat, Mar 12, 2022 at 11:04:21PM -0500, Michael Trew wrote:
> On 3/12/2022 13:48, Bill Horne wrote:
> >Blog post by Spencer Duncan
> >
> >Experts say that "insufficient access to large-screen devices -
> >desktops, laptops, or tablets - can have negative consequences for
> >people of all ages." Research shows that 19% of Philadelphia
> >households still do not have any working computer, which is critical
> >to fully participate in today's society.
>
> Would that be 19% of households in Philadelphia have never had a computer or
> internet access, or would that percentage be households that only have a
> mobile device, and no full-size computer?
The link in the original page points to the original research report, which
includes this paragraph:
An additional note on metrics: the ACS includes a measure called
"broadband of any type" which includes services such as satellite
and cellular data as part of broadband adoption. For the city of
Philadelphia, 84% of households in 2019 had broadband of any type
- above the 70% figure for wireline broadband. That difference
consists almost entirely of households who have a cellular data
plan (e.g., a smartphone) but no wireline service. However, as
noted, reliance on cellular data only is insufficient for online
classes, telehealth, working from home, and other data intensive
applications.
That page is at ...
https://www.phila.gov/media/20211019110414/Connecting-Philadelphia-2021-Household-Internet-Assessment-Survey.pdf
Bill
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Bill Horne
Telecom Digest Moderator
Message-ID: <C5734AF8-232A-47F7-BEF6-EB65E074779A@mishmash.com>
Date: 14 Mar 2022 22:58:41 -0700
From: "Fred Atkinson" <fatkinson.remove-this@and-this-too.mishmash.com>
Subject: August 2nd, 2022 - The Decommissioning of Copper Gets Real
Networks are aging, parts are unavailable, and technicians are
retiring. If your organization uses copper-based services, make
a plan to eliminate them quickly.
https://www.nojitter.com/consultant-perspectives/decommissioning-copper-gets-real
Fred
Message-ID: <t0jqfu$o4$1@dont-email.me>
Date: 12 Mar 2022 23:04:21 -0500
From: "Michael Trew" <michael.trew@att.net>
Subject: Re: Find free or low-cost laptops and computers
On 3/12/2022 13:48, Bill Horne wrote:
> Blog post by Spencer Duncan
>
> Experts say that "insufficient access to large-screen devices -
> desktops, laptops, or tablets - can have negative consequences for
> people of all ages." Research shows that 19% of Philadelphia
> households still do not have any working computer, which is critical
> to fully participate in today's society.
Would that be 19% of households in Philadelphia have never had a
computer or internet access, or would that percentage be households that
only have a mobile device, and no full-size computer?
Message-ID: <20220315145949.GA18998@telecom.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:59:49 +0000
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: August 2nd, 2022 - The Decommissioning of Copper Gets Real
On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 10:58:41PM -0700, Fred Atkinson wrote:
>
> Networks are aging, parts are unavailable, and technicians are
> retiring. If your organization uses copper-based services, make
> a plan to eliminate them quickly.
>
>
https://www.nojitter.com/consultant-perspectives/decommissioning-copper-gets-real
The "nojitter" article is a paen to the all-mighty "MOTHER BELL" and
her infinite wisdom: Ms. Munro's breathless boosterism includes these
paragraphs:
Carriers have quietly tried to eliminate POTS lines, DSL, primary
rate interfaces (PRIs), and private data services delivered over
this old copper cable network. Carriers have been slowly
attempting to discourage continued use of these services, by
increasing pricing, not renewing contracts, ending maintenance
and support, and requiring customers to move to VoIP (fiber)
based services.
The subtle approach changed recently when Verizon Business sent a
notice to all of its channel sales organizations that said all
customers with a current VZB POTS line must completely migrate to
a new product no later than April 30, 2022. Customers who don'dt
migrate will be subject to disconnection on or after April 30,
2022. Verizon Business operates in about a dozen states. Though
Verizon Business only mentions POTS lines, this announcement has
big implications for everyone.
First, the obvious: VoIP is not equal to fiber. Phone companies love
VoIP because it hides a multitude of sins, like the ongoing efforts to
shuffle all trunk lines on to the Internet, thus externalizing the
cost of maintaining them on to <anyone else>. The virtual-circuit,
switched-with-links-in-tandem paradigm is now pass=C3=A9. What nobody wants
to think about is the dramatic increases in fire and theft insurnce
costs which the business owners are soon to be hit with, since their
dedicted-pair phone lines are soon to be "as available" connections
which are neither "always on," nor reliable.
Second, the all-too-obvious: "Carriers" haven't done anything
"quietly." They have been trying, in ways both subtle and gross, to
rid themselve of their well-paid, hard-working, loyal, and, yes, aging
union workforce. It seems the old "Get in the truck" dedication and
"hard work is its own reward" tradition is no longer fashionable, at
least when the executives at the ilec's have to choose between their
million-dollar bonuses or loyalty to the men and women who made them
possible, and the union men who raised their familiess and paid their
mortgages with notions of hard work, best-in-the-world service, and
no-excuses "always on" service are soon to be museum displays.
Bill
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Bill Horne
(Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)
