Message-ID: <20220704180151.F02CE815@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2022 18:01:51 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: AT&T Plans for Fiber-Powered Internet Access in Amarillo,
Texas
City of Amarillo Plans to Deliver Fiber-Powered Broadband Access to
More Than 22,000 Locations via AT&T
Plan calls for AT&T Fiber with speeds of up to 5 Gigs to help close
the digital divide in Texas Panhandle city
The city of Amarillo today announced a $24M project with AT&T* to
build its state-of-the-art fiber network to more than 22,000 customer
locations throughout the city. The project proposes providing access
to AT&T Fiber for homes, businesses and government agencies in the
city center. The project is contingent upon funding approval by the
city of Amarillo and a final contract between AT&T and the city.
https://about.att.com/story/2022/amarillo-broadband-access.html
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Message-ID: <20220704180902.9FC38815@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2022 18:09:02 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: AT&T Wireless Workers Win Substantial Wage Increases, Jobs
Security and Privacy Commitments in New Agreement
Contract covers 13,000 retail workers, customer service represen-
tatives, and technicians in 36 states and the District of Columbia
After six months of negotiations, wireless workers at AT&T have
reached a tentative contract agreement that raises base wages,
includes adjustments for inflation, limits mandatory overtime,
curtails the outsourcing of jobs to third-party authorized retailers,
and adds privacy protections for call center representatives who are
working from home.
https://cwa-union.org/news/releases/att-wireless-workers-win-substantial-wage-increases-jobs-security-and-privacy
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Message-ID: <20220702182724.2c489f07@ryz>
Date: 2 Jul 2022 18:27:24 +0200
From: "Marco Moock" <mo01@posteo.de>
Subject: Re: T-Mobile shuts down its 3G networks
Am Freitag, 01. Juli 2022, um 13:37:40 Uhr schrieb Bill Horne:
> T-Mobile will complete the shutdown of the Sprint LTE network by
> today, June 30, 2022.
>
> T-Mobile will also shut down its 3G UMTS system by tomorrow, July 1,
> 2022.
Does than mean that they only provide 4G LTE or 5G in the US?
What happens to old GSM phones?
I assume they can't be used anymore.
Is that true?
Message-ID: <t9vbus$232s$1@gal.iecc.com>
Date: 4 Jul 2022 18:36:12 -0000
From: "John Levine" <johnl@taugh.com>
Subject: Re: T-Mobile shuts down its 3G networks
According to Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de>:
>> T-Mobile will also shut down its 3G UMTS system by tomorrow, July 1,
>> 2022.
>
>Does than mean that they only provide 4G LTE or 5G in the US?
Yes.
>What happens to old GSM phones?
>I assume they can't be used anymore.
That's right. It's not a big deal for handsets which people frequently
replace anyway, but it is a significant issue for burglar alarms and other
IoT devices which are not easy to upgrade and in many cases, the owner
has no idea they depend on 3G and will stop working.
If you're planning to visit the US, be sure your phone works on US LTE
bands.
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