---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20180818181628.GA3696@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2018 14:16:28 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Odin, MN residents join chorus of Frontier complaints By Brian Arola ODIN - Nancy Olson is dissatisfied with her internet service and plans to show Frontier Communications she's not alone. Tired of slow to nonexistent internet at her home north of Odin, Olson and other frustrated locals hope to make the hour drive to Slayton in September for a public hearing about the communications provider. http://www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_news/odin-residents-join-chorus-of-frontier-complaints/article_e27c92a2-a266-11e8-af2e-3bcdcf8288e7.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)

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------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180818180535.GA3604@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2018 14:05:35 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Battle of the internet titans By Dalton Delan Once upon a time, when Al Gore invented it, the internet was a rutted dirt road that got you where you wanted to go as long as you knew DOS (disk operating system). Now you pay extra for "high speed" access, and a handful of major players essentially control the toll roads at rush hour - which is to say, anytime and every time. This summer, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai put the final stake in the heart of the Old West era of the internet when he pushed through a repeal of the "net neutrality" regulations put in place under President Obama. Without this odd and misunderstood phrase, declaring a sort of Zurich of the Internet, broadband providers could - in theory at least - prioritize for pay one company's signal over another's. The digital equivalent of HOV lanes could divide the Prius and Tesla drivers from the rest of us gas-guzzlers. http://www.dailyitem.com/opinion/columns/battle-of-the-internet-titans/article_32d16ab4-370b-5d89-9865-0ccec25dbd64.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)

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------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180818181246.GA3648@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2018 14:12:46 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: AT&T sim-jacking highlights a strong use-case for Digi-ID Digibyte (DGB) - AT&T sim-jacking highlights a strong use-case for Digi-ID By Nick Mwenda Digibyte (DGB: Hackers are getting bolder by the day, and crypto investors are increasingly becoming a huge target of attacks. This is quite understandable considering the immense amounts of wealth that cryptos have generated in the last few years. The latest attack was targeted at crypto entrepreneur Michael Terpin who lost over $23 million in a sim jacking case. While this loss is tragic, it also exposes the vulnerability of commonly used security features such as SMS 2-FA. Clearly, there is a need for companies and individuals to move to more advanced and tamper-proof security technologies. One such technology is Digi-ID, an open-source identification system developed by Digibyte. https://cryptoglobalist.com/2018/08/18/digibyte-dgb-att-sim-jacking-highlights-a-strong-use-case-for-digi-id/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)

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------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180820020655.GA10667@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2018 22:06:55 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Privacy Tip #152 - Device Self-Defense If you have bought a new cell phone recently, you will see that the technology of the newest smart phones is far more advanced than in the past, and have features on them that most people don't understand or use. When I conduct employee education for companies on data privacy and security, I devote a portion of the session to teaching employees about their smart phones because most people don't understand even the basic components of their phones, let alone how to activate appropriate privacy or security settings on them. https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/privacy-tip-152-device-self-defense-72989/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180820014535.GA10524@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2018 21:45:35 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Castro: Local CenturyLink customers still living in the last century Castro: Local CenturyLink customers still living in the last century By Melissa Castro CenturyLink, the internet provider of last resort for many in the rural area, proclaims on its website, "We believe the right technology makes our lives simpler and brings people closer." Judging from recent customer complaints sent to this newspaper and posted on Twitter, their customers' lives have been anything but simple. https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/castro-local-centurylink-customers-still-living-in-the-last-century/article_dced51e2-a215-11e8-8f1b-1b450775ec91.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180820014931.GA10574@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2018 21:49:31 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: CenturyLink: We won't buy spectrum at auction By Mike Dano CenturyLink continues to investigate how it might deploy wireless technology to reach customers more easily in rural areas, but don't expect the company to purchase significant chunks of spectrum to do so. "If you look at unlicensed spectrum in the rural, it's not as much of a problem as unlicensed spectrum in an urban market," said CEO Jeff Storey during CenturyLink's recent quarterly conference call with analysts, according to a Seeking Alpha transcript of the event. "I don't see us going out and being a major buyer of spectrum in wireless, but we're open to how do we best serve our customers and what things make sense." https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/centurylink-we-won-t-buy-spectrum-at-auction -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180820015519.GA10609@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2018 21:55:20 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Landlines Have Been Down Since Friday for Some Virginia Residents Landlines Have Been Down Since Friday for Some Albemarle Residents ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Hundreds of people in Albemarle County have been without landline phone service since Friday morning. Many members of the community have called several times to report the problem to the service provider CenturyLink. Customers say nothing has been done to solve the problem. http://www.nbc29.com/story/38915806/landlines-have-been-down-since-friday-for-some-albemarle-residents -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Mon, 20 Aug 2018