---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200720174910.GA27039@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 17:49:10 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Verizon loses protest of EIS's use of lowest price, technically acceptable sources by Dave Nyczepir The Government Accountability Office has denied Verizon's protest of the use of lowest price, technically acceptable (LPTA) source selection for telecommunications services under the $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) telecom and network modernization contract. Verizon specifically protested requests for proposals by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), arguing that the reliance on LPTA violated the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, as well as the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, which both require the Department of Defense to try to avoid such source selection when acquiring information technology. https://www.fedscoop.com/verizon-lpta-eis-protest-denied/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200719162408.GA22703@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2020 16:24:08 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Minnesota AG's office settles with Frontier Communications ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says his office has settled an investigation into possible deceptive practices in Frontier Communications' billing and sale of internet services. Frontier agreed to fully disclose its prices for internet service to new customers before they take service. https://www.wdio.com/news/minnesota-ags-office-settles-with-frontier-communications/5791788/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200720185756.GA27368@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 18:57:56 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Arkansas receives failing grade for internet access in rural areas Working 4 You: Arkansas receives failing grade for internet access in rural areas by: Susan El Khoury LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- While COVID-19 is threatening safety inside the classroom staying home for virtual classes will be detrimental to thousands of kids in Arkansas because their WiFi simply isn't up to speed. The digital divide in the Natural State is so bad a recent national survey ranked Arkansas the second-worst in the country when it comes to student's internet access at home. It found about half of all students don't have access to high-speed internet. https://www.kark.com/news/working4you/working-4-you-arkansas-receives-a-failing-grade-for-internet-access-in-rural-areas/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <E9EA950B-C756-495F-B7CE-A51C217F2943@roscom.com> Date: 18 Jul 2020 10:32:02 -0400 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Bottleneck for U.S. Coronavirus Response: The Fax Machine Bottleneck for U.S. Coronavirus Response: The Fax Machine Before public health officials can manage the pandemic, they must deal with a broken data system that sends incomplete results in formats they can't easily use. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/upshot/coronavirus-response-fax-machines.html ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Tue, 21 Jul 2020