---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20181212173158.GA12987@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 12:31:58 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Making Sense of the War on Huawei Last week was a wild ride for China-United States relations and for global markets. What began with the optimism of a 90-day truce in the trade war ended with market turmoil surrounding the arrest at the request of the U.S. government of Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of the founder of one of China's biggest tech companies, Huawei, where Wanzhou is CFO. The immediate media and market reactions speculated that the arrest might derail a U.S.-China trade deal next March. The arrest's impact on the trade war is only the beginning of what is clearly becoming the American government's war on Huawei. And that war has very little to do with the ostensible reason for the arrest last week - the violation of U.S. sanctions against Iran. http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/making-sense-war-huawei/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <1ab9f7b2-d2c4-0b7c-3c01-3a3811462497@ieee.org> Date: 11 Dec 2018 19:22:38 -0500 From: "Eric Tappert" <tappert@ieee.org> Subject: Satellite Internet Providers Folks, I currently have DSL for my internet from a telco who can't seem to keep it running - it goes down every week or two, the last couple of times for days ... so, I'm looking for a replacement. The alternatives are the local cable company (not highly recommended by neighbors...) or satellite (Hughes or ViaSat). I'm wondering if anybody has had direct experience with these satellite internet providers. I've heard they have difficulties in bad weather, which is not infrequent here in the mid-Atlantic region, but I haven't heard from folks who actually experienced it. So, let me know your experience, if you have any.... Thanks, in advance. Eric Tappert ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20181212171839.GA12941@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 12:18:39 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Verizon to take $4.5 Billion charge for Oath subsidiary Dec 12 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. - Verizon Communications Inc is booking a $4.5 billion accounting charge related to its Oath media business, conceding that the company's bet on high-profile internet properties hasn't worked out as planned. on.wsj.com/2QPjl9w https://www.reuters.com/article/press-digest-wsj/press-digest-wall-street-journal-dec-12-idUSL3N1YH2GR -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20181212174519.GA13264@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 12:45:19 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: FCC Investigates Mystery Mobile Carrier Suspected Of Lying About 4G Coverage By Dell Cameron In a statement late Friday, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced an investigation was underway to determine whether a particular mobile carrier had lied about the extent of its 4G coverage. But we'll have to wait to find out the name of the culprit. Pai said the investigation was prompted by a review of more than 20 million speed tests filed with the FCC in connection to the Mobility Fund Phase II Auction (MF-II), which is designed to subsidise rural areas lacking 4G access to the tune of $6 billion over the next decade. https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2018/12/fcc-investigates-mystery-mobile-carrier-suspected-of-lying-about-4g-coverage/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20181212175054.GA13435@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 12:50:54 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Purdue Professor: Lack of Anti-Trust Enforcement The Reason For Expensive Cell Phone Bills Prof. Mara Faccio says her study points to loose regulation of cell phone companies as the reason for US cell phone bills being among the most expensive in the world. By Kurt Darling WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - If you want a cheaper cell phone bill, maybe you should consider living abroad. A recent study by Purdue University researchers says the United States has some of the most costly cell phone plans compared to other countries. In 2015, the average cost of a mobile phone plan in the U.S. was $67 a month, compared to $23 in Germany and $31 in Denmark. "What we show is that there has been a huge increase in concentration in the US market," said Professor Mara Faccio who helped conduct the study. https://www.wibc.com/news/local-news/purdue-professor-lack-anti-trust-enforcement-reason-expensive-cell-phone-bills -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Thu, 13 Dec 2018