---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <47fc0dd3-d8d9-19bb-815f-575cb88ca20e@billhorne.com> Date: 6 Jan 2021 13:46:28 -0500 From: Bill Horne <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Mass. offers Internet access help for unemployed Program will underwrite costs of equipment and monthly service By Anissa Gardizy Massachusetts is offering to help the unemployed find work by providing subsidies for Internet access, and in some cases doling out free equipment. Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito announced a program Tuesday at the Springfield Innovation Center that will offer subsidies and tech assistance to unemployed residents, with the goal of helping them find work. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/01/05/business/mass-offers-internet-access-help-unemployed/ -- Bill Horne ------------------------------ Message-ID: <c9fc87d1-b509-e14c-4ec4-dd5fb8a0c548@billhorne.com> Date: 6 Jan 2021 13:33:57 -0500 From: Bill Horne <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Verizon Again Delays Plans to Shut Down 3G Network by Juli Clover Verizon does not plan to shut down its 3G network in the near future, a Verizon spokesperson told Light Reading this week (via The Verge). "Our 3G network is operational and we don't have a plan to shut it down at this time," said the spokesperson, who also added that Verizon will "work with customers to move them to newer technology." https://www.macrumors.com/2021/01/05/verizon-delays-3g-network-shutdown/ -- Bill Horne ------------------------------ Message-ID: <6dac614e-3c14-1977-14fe-f5ff5b92335d@billhorne.com> Date: 6 Jan 2021 13:29:02 -0500 From: Bill Horne <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: 5G Wireless Auction Bidding Nears $79 Billion As Verizon, AT&T, and Others Pony Up By Reinhardt Krause Bidding for 5G wireless spectrum in the telecom industry's most expensive auction has reached $78.5 billion amid speculation over how much Verizon Communications, AT&T, T-Mobile US, and others will wind up spending. The Federal Communications Commission's auction of mid-band or "C-band" airwaves has pressured Verizon stock as well as shares of other telecoms. https://www.investors.com/news/technology/5g-wireless-auction-pressures-verizon-stock/ -- Bill Horne ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Thu, 07 Jan 2021