---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20181221212012.GA14943@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 16:20:12 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Top telco executives make their 2019 predictions by Mike Robuck With 2018 rapidly heading toward the rearview mirror, it's time to take a look at what might be coming down the road in 2019. FierceTelecom asked a few of the industry's top executives to look into their respective crystal balls to make their predictions for next year. Here are their thoughts. https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/top-telco-executives-make-their-2019-predictions -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20181221211728.GA14923@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 16:17:28 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: The operator CenturyLink blocked access to the Internet for the sake of displaying their ads (This is a translated version of a site that appears in a language other than English.) Posted by: Julia Trepalina In early December, residents of the US state of Utah, using the services of the telecom-operator CenturyLink, began to complain massively that the provider was blocking access to the Internet to show their ads. At the same time, the company explained its actions with the requirements of local legislation. Judging by the messages on Twitter and Reddit, CenturyLink subscribers faced sudden disruptions in access to the Network. When trying to open a web page on the devices screen, a pop-up window appeared with a CenturyLink advertisement, in which the operator offered his own paid content filter that protects children from malicious online materials. Access could be restored only by pressing the "OK" button, confirming that the user has read the information. https://nag.ru/news/newsline/102949/operator-centurylink-blokiroval-dostup-v-internet-radi-pokaza-svoey-reklamyi.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20181221213006.GA14980@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 16:30:06 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Owners of Land Next to or Under Railroad Rights of Way May Be Eligible for Cash Payments Current and Former Owners of Land Next to or Under Railroad Rights of Way May Be Eligible for Cash Payments from Class Action Settlement WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The following class-action Settlement is being announced by Court-approved Notice-program designer, Kinsella Media LLC: A federal court has granted preliminary approval for a class-action Settlement involving fiber-optic cable and related telecommunications equipment that have been installed in railroad Rights of Way. This Settlement resolves a lawsuit in Arizona and will provide cash benefits to current and former owners of land next to or under the Rights of Way. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/current-and-former-owners-of-land-next-to-or-under-railroad-rights-of-way-may-be-eligible-for-cash-payments-from-class-action-settlement-300769950.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sat, 22 Dec 2018