---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200903221114.GA31945@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2020 22:11:14 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: TLS Certificates Cut to One Year From This Month: What You Need to Know "It's about making sure that, if a certificate gets into someone else's hands, it's not in someone else's hands for five years" As of the first of September companies cannot buy a TLS certificate that lasts for longer than 398 days in a move designed to protect users from compromised certificates. https://www.cbronline.com/news/one-year-tls-certificates -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200903220104.GA31860@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2020 22:01:04 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Wicomico County families worried about internet connectivity ahead of first day back to school By Hannah Cechini WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. - The first day of school for students in Wicomico County Public Schools is fast approaching. Students will begin online learning on Tuesday. Some families say they are worried about their internet connection. Parents say they've been waiting on hotspots from the school district. "They're coming, they don't have them yet, they'll let us know. But as it's getting closer to school, now we're asking if we don't have the hot spot what are our options?" said Nicole Rogers. https://www.wmdt.com/2020/09/wicomico-county-families-worried-about-internet-connectivity-ahead-of-first-day-back-to-school/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200903214627.GA31818@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2020 21:46:27 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Verizon spends big in FCC auction ahead of mid-band 5G launch Verizon placed $1.89 billion in winning bids. By Mariella Moon erizon (Engadget's parent company) was the biggest winner in the FCC's recently concluded auction for licenses in the 3.5 GHz band. In its announcement, the commission has revealed that Verizon placed $1.89 billion in winning bids, followed by Dish Network (under the name Wetterhorn Wireless) with total winning bids worth $912 million. The FCC started auctioning off 70 megahertz of Priority Access Licenses in a band that's seen as key to widespread 5G and Internet of Things deployment back in July. https://www.engadget.com/fcc-winning-bidders-35-ghz-band-auction-093946793.html -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Fri, 04 Sep 2020