---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20180509125109.GA21314@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 9 May 2018 08:51:09 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Save net neutrality If you've ever had to self-censor a curse word or two when looking at your latest internet or cable bill, you're not alone. Telecoms are among the most loathed institutions in the United States. Two of the America's top 20 most-hated companies are telecoms - Comcast and CenturyLink - according to a recent report by 24/7 Wall St. Want to leave one of these bottom-of-the-barrel providers? Good luck. The bulk of Americans don't have much choice. Around 40 percent of the country has only one option for broadband internet access. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Save-net-neutrality-12898949.php -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180509131030.GA21426@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 9 May 2018 09:10:30 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Cyber Security: Emerging Trends in Digital Defense In this Chamber Speaker Series, "Cyber Security: Emerging Trends in Digital Defense" panel discussion, the audience learned about data breaches and how to recognize the signs of hackers and phishing scams as well as how to take the correct precautionary measures against these threats, before they happen. The panelists are Dr. Julian Rrushi, an assistant professor of Computer Science at Western Washington University, Ed O'Neill, the Interim Executive Director at Technology Alliance Group (TAG) and Mark Goldenberg, a security solutions architect at CenturyLink. Each panelist gave a presentation and these were followed by a Q and A session with attendees. http://www.whatcomtalk.com/2018/05/08/cyber-security/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180509130050.GA21372@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 9 May 2018 09:00:50 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Boulder City Council refines broadband options, considers 2018 ballot measures Further discussions, opportunities for public input are upcoming By Alex Burness No decision has been made yet as to whether a broadband-related item will be referred to Boulder voters in 2018, but a Tuesday discussion of the City Council made clear that at least a couple local measures will be placed on November's ballot. The most likely contenders are measures updating parts of Boulder's election law and making minor changes to the city charter. http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_31863849/boulder-city-council-refines-broadband-options-ballot -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180509125451.GA21340@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 9 May 2018 08:54:51 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Ambitious Plan Would Bring Statewide Public Broadband to Michigan "Mi-Fi" would treat the Internet like a utility instead of a commodity. By David Grossman A gubernational candidate in Michigan wants the entire state to have free, publicly owned Internet. Abdul El-Sayed, running as Democrat in this fall's election, calls it "Mi-Fi." Public networks are an idea that has been growing in both political parties. In January, there were rumors that President Trump was going to push for a nationalized 5G network outside of private control, that idea has yet to formally materialize on the national scale. https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a20522811/el-sayed-public-broadband-michigan/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180509131448.GA21455@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 9 May 2018 09:14:48 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Strong, ME selectmen updated on effort to get high-speed internet STRONG, ME - Selectmen were told Tuesday evening that progress is being made to deliver affordable high-speed internet access in Franklin County. "We are, right now, at the stage where we're listening to the providers," Greater Franklin Development Council Executive Director Charlie Woodworth said. http://www.sunjournal.com/strong-selectmen-updated-on-effort-to-get-high-speed-internet/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <kmt5fd119ghn77qdsvl92ifb73jh3h4hgs@4ax.com> Date: Wed, 09 May 2018 09:27:38 -0400 From: Pete Cresswell <PeteCress@invalid.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Re: Yes, It's Bad. Robocalls, and Their Scams, Are Surging. Per Monty Solomon: >The volume of automated phone calls has skyrocketed this year over last, >according to a service that tracks them, and complaints have also risen >sharply. Does anybody know if some of the perpetrators are spoofing CallerID on a call-by-call basis? Last several months I have been getting more and more calls where the CallerID is on the same exchange as my cell phone. If so, it seems like a workable way to defeat NoMoRobo and other crowd-sourced solutions. -- Pete Cresswell ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180509221934.GA23179@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 9 May 2018 18:19:34 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Novato Verizon customers still without cell service after company says problem fixed By Wayne Freedman NOVATO, Calif. (KGO) -- We're finding more inconsistencies with the troubled Verizon Wireless service in Novato. As we reported last week, what used to be reliable service has become as inconsistent as operant conditioning. http://abc7news.com/technology/some-novato-verizon-customers-still-without-cell-service/3450719/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <ffl6fdpf4mf93iq8kqmhi39mk4fijuhfbr@4ax.com> Date: Wed, 09 May 2018 21:16:04 +0100 From: Stephen <stephen_hope@xyzworld.com> Subject: Re: Save net neutrality On Wed, 9 May 2018 08:51:09 -0400, Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> wrote: >If you've ever had to self-censor a curse word or two when looking at >your latest internet or cable bill, you're not alone. Telecoms are >among the most loathed institutions in the United States. Two of the >America's top 20 most-hated companies are telecoms - Comcast and >CenturyLink - according to a recent report by 24/7 Wall St. > > >Want to leave one of these bottom-of-the-barrel providers? Good luck. >The bulk of Americans don't have much choice. Around 40 percent >of the country has only one option for broadband internet access. > >https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Save-net-neutrality-12898949.php Sorry to pour cold water on the assumptions - but lots of choices (in UK) dont seem to make it much better... We have a regulated local exchange operator (Openreach) who wholesales copper, fibre, DSL and broadband to different ISPs. DSL & FTTC broadband covers all but few % of the country there is 1 big cable operator but their footprint is almost 100% overlap with Openreach approval ratings seem to go down as size of the provider goes up. https://www.which.co.uk/news/2017/04/best-and-worst-broadband-providers-of-2017-revealed-by-which-survey/ -- Stephen ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Thu, 10 May 2018