---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <6408FD8D-09DC-4A32-B96D-1F8156214AFE@roscom.com> Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 08:38:06 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Texting and Driving? Watch Out for the Textalyzer http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/28/science/driving-texting-safety-textalyzer.html Policy makers and road safety experts are reaching back to tested strategies: They want to treat distracted driving like drunken driving. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <65EAA6DC-0534-4B7B-980F-AA453F7A597E@roscom.com> Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 08:53:14 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Verizon: Network sabotage during strike disrupted thousands of customers Verizon says its network has suffered 57 incidents of vandalism in seven states in the two weeks since 36,000 workers went on strike. The "incidents of sabotage," mostly involving the severing of fiber optic cables or damage to terminal boxes, "have cut off thousands of Verizon customers from critical wireline services," the company said Wednesday. Under normal conditions, there are only about a half-dozen incidents of sabotage over the course of a year, a Verizon spokesperson told Ars today. Verizon says it is still investigating the incidents and hasn't pinned the blame on anyone specific. But the company's announcement pointed out that "these malicious actions take place as Verizon is experiencing a strike." http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/04/verizon-network-sabotage-during-strike-disrupted-thousands-of-customers/ ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Tue, 03 May 2016