---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20210204152703.9AD5473B@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2021 15:27:03 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Letter to the Editor: Expanding Rural Internet - Firing the First Shot The Washington state Legislature held its first hearing on Wednesday, Jan. 27, on House Bill (HB 1336) that would create and expand the authority of a public utility district or local government to provide internet services to Washington residents. To read the text of the most current draft of the proposed bill for yourself, go to ... http://www.chronline.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-expanding-rural-internet-firing-the-first-shot/article_3227e2f4-6685-11eb-807f-57bfa398abe3.html ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20210205171152.ACBF3744@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2021 17:11:52 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Verizon Retailer Set for Arbitration Win in California Wage Suit ABC Phones of North Carolina, a licensed Verizon retailer, should win its bid to force two former store managers to individually arbitrate their proposed class claims alleging violations of California employment law, a federal magistrate judge in Fresno, Calif., said. https://news.bloombergtax.com/payroll/verizon-retailer-set-for-arbitration-win-in-california-wage-suit ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20210205170658.75A69744@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2021 17:06:58 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Verizon escalates interoperability battle with AT&T, FirstNet, others By Mike Dano Verizon's Andres Irlando is officially putting AT&T, FirstNet and others in the public safety industry on notice: The interoperability fight is not over. Not by a long shot. "We don't have true interoperability," said Irlando, who is in charge of Verizon's "public sector" business, which includes sales of services to federal, state, public safety and education customers. "It's time for the industry to come together and solve for true interoperability." https://urgentcomm.com/2021/02/05/verizon-escalates-interoperability-battle-with-att-firstnet-others/ ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sat, 06 Feb 2021