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The Telecom Digest for Dec 1, 2014
Volume 33 : Issue 217 : "text" Format
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| Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 14:48:56 -0500
From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net>
To: telecomdigestsubmissions.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Markey: Fox 25, Verizon need to settle fee beef
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by Marie Szaniszlo
U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey yesterday called on Verizon and the new owner
of Fox 25 to resolve the fee dispute that led to Thursday's blackout of
the TV station for FiOS subscribers, which caused about 400,000
Massachusetts households to miss Thanksgiving football.
"For many Massachusetts consumers, Black Friday was preceded by blackout
Thursday and could be followed by further programming blackouts until
Cox Media Group and Verizon come to agreement," the Bay State Democrat
and member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee said in
a statement. "That's not right; the consumer shouldn't be caught in the
middle. I urge both sides to continue working to resolve this dispute so
consumers can access all of the programming they have paid for and
expect from their video provider."
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/media_marketing/2014/11/markey_fox_25_verizon_need_to_settle_fee_beef
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http://goo.gl/sCFfIk
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| Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 15:03:24 -0500
From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net>
To: telecomdigestsubmissions.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Montana PSC investigating CenturyLink phone problems
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Montana's Public Service Commission wants to hear from CenturyLink
customers as part of its investigation into problems with the
company's landline telephone service.
An informal investigation found that telecommunications company's
quality of service violated PSC rules that require timely repairs.
The PSC has now sought to continue the investigation into
CenturyLink's service problems and outages, especially for rural
customers who have no other phone service options.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/state/psc-investigating-centurylink-phone-problems/article_831fdbee-6c27-11e4-9dd8-636491179654.html
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http://goo.gl/YI9Jow
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| Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 15:07:50 -0500
From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net>
To: telecomdigestsubmissions.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: AT&T Backtracks on Threat to Halt Fiber Rollout
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AT&T Backtracks on Threat to Halt Fiber Rollout
Company Assures FCC It Will Pursue Plan to Expand GigaPower Fiber Network
By THOMAS GRYTA
AT&T Inc. on Wednesday backpedaled from a threat to freeze the rollout
of its ultrafast Internet service because of uncertainty around
government regulation of Internet services.
In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission, AT&T said it
isn't limiting its fiber expansion to the two million homes it
committed to as part of its $49 billion acquisition of DirecTV , in
contrast to recent comments from its chief executive.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/at-t-backtracks-on-threat-to-halt-fiber-rollout-1417032555
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http://goo.gl/hqnyGC
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| Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 11:53:42 -0500
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestsubmissions.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: The Trolls Among Us
Message-ID: <56F9C3A1-C9BA-414B-8F5C-203630BBFEDB@roscom.com>
The Trolls Among Us
If you want to comment on this article, you shouldn't be allowed to be anonymous.
By Anne Applebaum
Nov. 28, 2014
LONDON - If you are reading this article on the Internet, stop
afterward and think about it. Then scroll to the bottom and read the
comments. Then recheck your views.
Chances are your thinking will have changed, especially if you have
read a series of insulting, negative, or mocking remarks - as so
often you will. Once upon a time, it seemed as if the Internet would
be a place of civilized and open debate; now, unedited forums often
deteriorate into insult exchanges.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2014/11/internet_trolls_pose_a_threat_internet_commentators_shouldn_t_be_anonymous.html
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http://goo.gl/FEQLwS
***** Moderator's Note *****
"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be - or to be indistinguishable
from - self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of
free time." (Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon )
Bill Horne
Moderator
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| Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 14:53:25 -0500
From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net>
To: telecomdigestsubmissions.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Verizon snaps back after accusation of substandard service
Message-ID: <m5fsj7$a30$1@dont-email.me>
Verizon snaps back at Cumberland County township's allegations of
substandard telephone service.
By Spencer Kent | South Jersey Times
Verizon is fighting back against Hopewell Township's recent allegation
that the company has continually neglected the township's copper wire
telephone service while not providing sufficient broadband options like
fiber-optic broadband service (FiOS).
Earlier this month, Hopewell Township officials sent a letter to the
state Board of Public Utilities with a summary report of 156 "serious"
and "chronic" telephone service complaints that the township compiled
from its residents over the last three months. Complaints included:
"line noise, static, crackling, buzzing, and intermittent service
outages often associated with bad weather," according to previous
reports.
http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2014/11/
verizon_snaps_back_at_cumberland_county_townships_allegations_of_substandard_telephone_service.html
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http://goo.gl/oucqP0
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