---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200531191050.GA3721@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 31 May 2020 19:10:50 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: How the FCC got involved in Trump's war against Twitter President Trump has put the anti-regulation FCC into an awkward spot as he asks the agency to police social media sites for political bias. By Marguerite Reardon With a stroke of his pen, President Donald Trump asked the Federal Communications Commission to regulate Facebook, Twitter and other social media companies. That would be a new task for the independent agency, and it's unclear if its Republican leadership will take on the role. After all, the agency repealed net neutrality protections in 2017 so that it wouldn't have to regulate broadband companies, like Comcast and Verizon. https://www.cnet.com/news/how-the-fcc-got-involved-in-trumps-war-against-twitter/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200531191643.GA3801@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 31 May 2020 19:16:43 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: How to Sound Your Best on Calls From Home Improve your voice and video chats by upgrading your microphone, switching your internet connection and padding your environment. By Nicole Nguyen "Can you hear me?" is the new "Hello." Whether you're remotely job interviewing or just catching up with friends, one of the most frustrating aspects of our new reality is chatting with people you can't hear properly. Worse is when you don't realize how bad you sound to them. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-sound-your-best-on-calls-from-home-11590917401 -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200531145839.GA2587@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 31 May 2020 14:58:39 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Google working on end-to-end encryption for RCS in Messages app BY Nathan Wasson Last December, we reported that Google had completed its rollout of Rich Communication Services (RCS) for the Message app in the U.S. Google had been pushing RCS as a replacement for SMS and MMS, and was able to convince AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and fifty-three other carriers to support RCS. With the U.S. infrastructure in place, Google implemented RCS support in its Messages app for Android. Sadly, RCS is not end-to-end encrypted (E2EE), but Google is working to change that. https://techreport.com/news/3470803/google-working-on-end-to-end-encryption-for-rcs-in-messages-app/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Mon, 01 Jun 2020