---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200805191357.GA7299@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2020 19:13:57 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Verizon takes delivery of Ericsson's US-made 5G base station by Monica Alleven Ericsson announced today that Verizon is the first recipient of a U.S.-manufactured commercial 5G base station from Ericsson's new smart factory in Texas. https://www.fiercewireless.com/operators/verizon-takes-delivery-ericsson-s-u-s-made-5g-base-station -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200805192624.GA7348@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2020 19:26:24 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Read the Fine-Print on Verizon's New 4G Home Internet By Joanna Nelius Verizon announced today that it has launched a brand new 4G LTE home internet option for residents in parts of Savannah, Georgia, Springfield, Missouri, and the Tri-Cities of both Tennessee and Virginia. In a statement to Gizmodo, a Verizon spokesperson said the new plan is primarily for rural customers in those areas where there is "excess network capacity." It's not exactly the kind of expansion the U.S. needs to close the digital divide, but it's a small, small start. https://gizmodo.com/read-the-fine-print-on-verizons-new-4g-home-internet-1844562135 -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <CAH8yC8n=_nskRxRDnvrSwR6Njf-WGvRFy322XJjNFVr4hwJoPQ@mail.gmail.com> Date: 4 Aug 2020 20:54:35 -0400 From: "Jeffrey Walton" <noloader@gmail.com> Subject: How Cops Can Secretly Track Your Phone A guide to stingray surveillance technology, which may have been deployed at recent protests. https://theintercept.com/2020/07/31/protests-surveillance-stingrays-dirtboxes-phone-tracking/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200805195819.GA7452@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2020 19:58:19 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: 911 services down for some in Yancey/Mitchell areas Too-Close-To-Home-Department ... Authorities said 911 services and some landline services are down in the Yancey and Mitchell areas as Frontier Communications engineers perform network upgrades. According to a news release, the work is scheduled for midnight to 6 a.m. on Aug. 4, 5 and 6 and will result in limited phone dialing and an interruption of internet service lasting approximately two hours for Frontier customers in Mars Hill on Aug. 4, Weaverville on Aug. 5 and Burnsville on Aug. 6. All work is expected to be complete and services restored by 6 a.m. on those dates. E911 service will continue to be available. https://wlos.com/news/local/911-services-down-for-some-in-yanceymitchell-areas -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Thu, 06 Aug 2020