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Thursday, December 15, 2022

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Volume 41 Table of Contents Issue 285
Verizon network outages, disruption reported for some customers in Monterey County
(Paywall) Opinion: Verizon stock has had a tough year. Is a ‘drastic’ shakeup in order?
Opinion: Starlink, Verizon 5G and Crypto: What the New ‘War of the Currents’ Means for Decentralization
AT&T drove me completely crazy. Then along came Frank
Message-ID: <58c35c6f-2f4b-2ac5-1c2d-657e8018f35f@billhorne.com> Date: 14 Dec 2022 12:13:26 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Verizon network outages, disruption reported for some customers in Monterey County MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- Some Verizon customers might be experiencing a significant drop in service quality or outages overnight as Verizon is reporting a “network disruption” late Tuesday. In a statement, Verizon said the disruption is impacting people "within California," after being questioned by KION about outages in the Salinas 93905 and 93906 zip codes. https://kion546.com/news/local-news/top-stories/2022/12/13/verizon-network-outages-disruption-reported-for-some-customers-in-monterey-county/ -- (Please remove QRM to send direct replies)
Message-ID: <d37e7d23-5abf-59d2-ab56-1da19d8af228@billhorne.com> Date: 14 Dec 2022 12:34:13 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: (Paywall) Opinion: Verizon stock has had a tough year. Is a ‘drastic’ shakeup in order? By Emily Bary LightShed analysts wonder whether Verizon would consider a transformative deal for Charter amid troubles in consumer wireles. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/verizon-stock-has-had-a-tough-year-is-a-drastic-shakeup-in-order-11670543680
Moderator's Note
I couldn’t figure out how to get past the paywall: hints welcome.
- Bill Horne
Message-ID: <f837ffc9-c647-27fd-3436-aa4147892c9f@billhorne.com> Date: 14 Dec 2022 12:18:01 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Opinion: Starlink, Verizon 5G and Crypto: What the New ‘War of the Currents’ Means for Decentralization A modern-day “War of the Currents” is silently unfolding across blockchain, broadband, existing power lines and even outer space. By Tim Kravchunovsky Whether it’s Verizon courting government contracts for its 5G upgrade, blockchain startups deploying routers with crypto mining incentives, or Elon Musk making Starlink available to the Ukrainian resistance, broadband and internet of things (IoT) are the new battleground for companies, ideologies and visionaries. While it is still too early to tell whether there will be a singular or divergent solution, the new technological framework for interoperability will have ideology embedded in its code. Crypto and freedom advocates should ensure decentralization as a principle is enshrined, and cooperate to realize and expand on Nikola Tesla’s vision of a decentralized, ubiquitous network. https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/13/starlink-verizon-5g-and-crypto-what-the-new-war-of-the-currents-means-for-decentralization/
Message-ID: <b54290d2-d0a2-35a7-33e1-3090cdf1bacf@billhorne.com> Date: 14 Dec 2022 12:43:09 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: AT&T drove me completely crazy. Then along came Frank Sometimes, a brand’s ability to communicate is severely hampered by its abject carelessness. By Chris Matyszczyk, Contributing Writer I used to do it without thinking. It always worked perfectly well. If I had to take a trip abroad, I'd go to the AT&T website. I'd then buy an international data plan and believe that I wouldn’t use more than the number of GB specified. YOUR DEVICE ISN’T ELIGIBLE. GO AWAY Why would I expect this time to be any different? Yet suddenly the AT&T site decided I'd become inferior. It told me that my device wasn’t eligible for the international plan. Any international plan, that is. https://www.zdnet.com/article/at-t-drove-me-completely-crazy-then-along-came-frank/
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