---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200106180730.GA5452@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2020 18:07:30 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Glitch hinders 911 calls in Sequim PA area Friday, January 3, 2020 1:30am By Rob Ollikainen SEQUIM - Emergency calls originating from landlines in the Sequim area have been working sporadically since Wednesday, Peninsula Communi- cations officials said Thursday. https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/glitch-hinders-911-calls-in-sequim-area/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200106180253.GA5429@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2020 18:02:53 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: CenturyLink Owes Cities' License Taxes, Mo. High Court Says By Paul Williams - January 2, 2020, 7:24 PM EST Telecommunications giant CenturyLink and its subsidiaries owe four Missouri cities license taxes on most of their revenue, but can exclude certain carrier access revenue from taxation, the state Supreme Court has [ruled]. https://www.law360.com/tax-authority/articles/1230801/centurylink-owes-cities-license-taxes-mo-high-court-says -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <4ACC97EA-C59D-4110-9C86-2C993C8EEA86@roscom.com> Date: 10 Jan 2020 12:27:20 -0500 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Verizon's great FiOS offer to me: Pay $50 extra for slow er Internet Verizon today claimed that it is "disrupt[ing] the cable industry" with new broadband-and-TV deals that eliminate "traditional cable bundles" and hidden fees, and the move immediately received positive press from the likes of The Wall Street Journal and Consumer Reports. Verizon claims the new deals are available immediately for both new and existing subscribers. But actually getting one of these great deals is, so far, difficult or impossible if you already have Verizon FiOS service. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/verizons-great-fios-offer-to-me-pay-50-extra-for-slower-internet/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <F942E1AC-986D-40E5-9A2D-076B3BEB47DC@roscom.com> Date: 10 Jan 2020 12:25:12 -0500 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: US Government-funded Android phones come preinstalled with unremovable malware Phones were sold to low-income people under the FCC's Lifeline Assistance program. By Dan Goodin An Android phone subsidized by the US government for low-income users comes preinstalled with malware that can't be removed without making the device cease to work, researchers reported on Thursday. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/us-government-funded-android-phones-come-preinstalled-with-unremovable-malware ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sat, 11 Jan 2020