---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20171220131144.GA26028@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 08:11:44 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: US Justice Department, AT&T settlement talks failed: Court filing The U.S. Department of Justice and AT&T have held unsuccessful settlement talks over the wireless and pay-TV company's bid to buy movie and TV show maker Time Warner, the two sides said in a court filing on Friday. The Justice Department has sued to stop AT&T, owner of DirecTV and the No. 2 U.S. wireless company, from buying Time Warner for $85 billion because of concerns that it could raise prices for rivals and pay-TV subscribers and hamper the development of online video. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/18/us-justice-department-att-settlement-talks-failed-court-filing.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20171220130320.GA25970@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 08:03:20 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Hackers could impersonate AT&T Wi-Fi to attack your phone HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Public Wi-Fi is available almost everywhere you go. But if you're not careful, some smartphones could automatically connect to a hacker's hotspot, without the user even knowing. Barbara Jones doesn't leave home without her phone. Like many smartphone users, she never turned off her Wi-Fi either. http://abc13.com/technology/hackers-could-impersonate-at-t-wi-fi-to-attack-your-phone/2797216/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20171220130602.GA25996@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 08:06:03 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: AT&T pink-slips 700 DirecTV installers by Daniel Frankel With AT&T's CEO having just proclaimed the addition of 7,000 new jobs tied to Republican-led corporate tax breaks and the Christmas holiday just days away, the company has confirmed the layoffs of some 700 DirecTV installers. The cuts, first reported on by the New York Post, affect regions across DirecTV's national footprint. https://www.fiercecable.com/cable/at-t-pink-slips-700-directv-installers -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Thu, 21 Dec 2017