---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20180612144012.GA9489@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 10:40:12 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: CenturyLink: Strategy Has Merits Summary * CenturyLink's Strategy Centered Around On-Net Buildings. * Capex Synergies derived from Level 3 Acquisition. * Consumer Strategy Centered Around Upgrades to Higher Bandwidth and Price-for-Life Promotion. To state that CenturyLink (CTL) stock has had a bad year is to state it mildly. Its stock has performed badly when the broader market has done well. The company is struggling to grow revenue and profitability in a highly competitive market. What can current, and future shareholders look forward to in the company? What is the strategy laid out by the company for revenue and profitability growth? Does that strategy hold merit? What are some things that current and future shareholders can look-out for as signs of positive progress at the company? https://seekingalpha.com/article/4180941-centurylink-strategy-merits -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180612150902.GA9568@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 11:09:02 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: FCC Chairman tells Senator that cell site simulators are not a problem Dear Congressman Pallone: June 1, 2018 Thank you for your letter regarding the recent reports of cell-site simulators operating in the Washington, D.C. area. I share your concern that cell-site simulators may be used unlawfully by foreign actors and continue to monitor reports of their use. The Department of Homeland Security has taken the lead in assessing the potential threat from certain uses of cell-site simulators. For example, the Department's April 2017 "Study on Mobile Device Security" identified cell-site simulators as an existing and emerging threat. And the Department's National Protection and Programs Directorate recently confirmed for Senator Wyden that it continues to assess the national security risks and vulnerabilities associated with cell-site simulators, as well as methods to mitigate such risks. The Commission stands ready to aid our federal partners at the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau oflnvestigation in addressing this issue. If we had particularized evidence that certain devices were being unlawfully used within the United States, we would of course investigate the matter alongside our federal partners and take all appropriate enforcement actions. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-351491A1.pdf -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <910C710F-E283-4419-8599-23646034571F@roscom.com> Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2018 10:40:59 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: A Facebook bug changed the privacy setting for 14 million users A Facebook bug changed the privacy setting to public for 14 million users who thought they were making private posts Facebook apologizes for another privacy mishap Facebook has another apology for you. The company on Thursday asked 14 million users to review posts made between May 18 and May 22. During that time, a bug in its system changed the settings on their accounts, so that people who thought they were making private updates may have made them public instead. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/06/07/a-facebook-bug-publicly-shared-the-posts-of-14-million-users-who-thought-they-were-making-private-posts/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <86924FFF-C439-429F-A6F9-F1D34709BDEA@roscom.com> Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2018 14:45:46 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: In Newark, Police Cameras, and the Internet, Watch You Surveillance cameras monitored by the police have become a ubiquitous presence in many cities. In Newark, anyone with internet access is allowed to watch. NEWARK - The camera perched above the bus stop sends back a continuous feed from the corner of 16th Avenue and South 18th Street in Newark's West Ward. Regular customers come and go from Max's, a convenience store, and a man without a shirt paces aimlessly on the same slice of pavement. Anyone with a fast internet connection and a desire to watch could also see Fernando Demarzino stepping out of his cousin's barbershop. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/09/nyregion/newark-surveillance-cameras-police.html ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Wed, 13 Jun 2018