---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20180818174229.GA3351@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2018 13:42:29 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Rural community leaders discuss need for internet speed Rural Broadband Breakfast Roundtable examines web access PRINCE GEORGE - When Angela McPhaul and her husband moved to Sussex County 18 months ago, they realized how difficult it can be for rural Virginians to access reliable internet. "We each own our own business, we both work out of our home," she shared during the Rural Broadband Roundtable event at the Prince George Central Wellness Center on Thursday. "As much as we are excited to be back in Virginia, to be around our family, to go back to Virginia Tech football games, this broadband issue for us is a daily source of frustration. We had a Verizon DSL line, but we actually cancelled it because what we do is we each tether to our phones." http://www.newstribune.info/news/20180817/rural-community-leaders-discuss-need-for-internet-speed -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180818175838.GA3421@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2018 13:58:38 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: AT&T Gets Court Nod to Buy Time Warner Despite Trump Opposition AT&T won court approval on Tuesday to buy for $85 billion (roughly Rs. 5.75 lakh crores), rebuffing an attempt by US President Donald Trump's administration to block the deal and likely setting off a wave of corporate mergers. The deal, which could close next week, is seen as a turning point for a media industry that has been upended by companies like and Alphabet's which produce content and sell it online directly to consumers, without requiring a pricey cable subscription. Cable, satellite and wireless carriers all see buying content companies as a way to add revenue. https://richlandstandard.com/att-gets-court-nod-to-buy-time-warner-despite-trump-opposition/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180817200918.GA32031@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 16:09:18 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Verizon Blocks SIP Traffic Using ALG In Depth: Verizon Blocks SIP Traffic Using ALG By Eric Phipps As one of the largest mobile broadband carriers in the country, the Verizon 4G LTE network is used by a sizable portion of the VoIP population. Unfortunately, it appears that Verizon is intentionally blocking SIP traffic on their 4G LTE network. Verizon is currently operating a network level SIP ALG which blocks 3rd party SIP Registrations at worst, and hinders functionality at best. Our NOC Technicians Eric Phipps and Dave Jodhan sat down to document the ALG in action. https://www.onsip.com/blog/in-depth-verizon-blocks-sip-traffic-using-alg -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sun, 19 Aug 2018