Message-ID: <20210527214425.059FC799@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 27 May 2021 21:44:24 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Texas Makes Significant Strides To Expand Telehealth
by Matthew M. Shatzkes and Ehiguina L. Borha
On April 14, 2021, the Texas House passed House Bill 4 (the "Bill" or
"HB4"), a telehealth bill seeking to make permanent the temporary
waivers issued during the public health emergency (the "Pandemic") to
expand telemedicine. The Bill, sponsored by State Rep. Walter Thomas
Price, IV, is intended to provide expansive coverage to Texas citizens
and address the technology gaps that exist in more rural communities
by incorporating audio-only services into the scope of the telehealth
exceptions in the state.
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/healthcare/1065146/the-state-of-telehealth-texas--texas-makes-significant-strides-to-expand-telehealth?email_access=on
Message-ID: <20210530183629.50E167A7@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sun, 30 May 2021 18:36:27 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Frontier Communications is born of bankruptcy
Frontier Communications will exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday and
return to the public stock market next week. The company has low debt,
a new executive team, and a strategy focused on transforming an aging
copper-based communications network into a next-generation network
built on fiber optic cables. That's the way cable giants like Charter
Communications and Altice USA delivered Over the last decade,
shareholders have earned compensation.
https://illinoisnewstoday.com/frontier-communications-is-born-of-bankruptcy/217732/
Message-ID: <BB2E41C4-BF52-41D6-85CD-79DF049A8D2B@roscom.com>
Date: 29 May 2021 23:37:08 -0400
From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com>
Subject: Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet
with neighbors
Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors
Amazon's experiment wireless mesh networking turns users into guinea pigs.
If you use Alexa, Echo, or any other Amazon device, you have only 10 days to
opt out of an experiment that leaves your personal privacy and security
hanging in the balance.
On June 8, the merchant, Web host, and entertainment behemoth will
automatically enroll the devices in Amazon Sidewalk. The new wireless mesh
service will share a small slice of your Internet bandwidth with nearby
neighbors who don't have connectivity and help you to their bandwidth when
you don't have a connection.
By default, Amazon devices including Alexa, Echo, Ring, security cams, outdoor
lights, motion sensors, and Tile trackers will enroll in the system. And since
only a tiny fraction of people take the time to change default settings, that
means millions of people will be co-opted into the program whether they know
anything about it or not. The Amazon webpage linked above says Sidewalk "is
currently only available in the US."
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/amazon-devices-will-soon-automatically-share-your-internet-with-neighbors/
