---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20210107184357.2B6AF761@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2021 18:43:57 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Telecom execs, industry leaders react to chaos at the U.S. Capitol by Mike Robuck While the nation looked on in horror as hundreds of pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, telecom execs and industry leaders took to Twitter. Dating back to 2016, telecommunications executives were bullish on President Donald Trump's election as the nation's 45th president, but that luster has long since worn off for some of them. https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/telecom-execs-react-to-chaos-at-u-s-capital ------------------------------ Message-ID: <4b488d19-a71c-1e3d-a02f-9a4a63786123@billhorne.com> Date: 6 Jan 2021 13:40:28 -0500 From: Bill Horne <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Verizon puts 3G shutdown plans on hold indefinitely It will keep the network operational alongside its 4G and 5G networks. By Mariella Moon Verizon (owner of Engadget's parent company, Verizon Media) isn't shutting down its 3G network anytime soon. Kevin King, the carrier's spokesperson, told Light Reading that Verizon's "3G network is operational" and that it doesn't "have a plan to shut it down at this time." He also added that the company will "work with customers to move them to newer technology." King has confirmed the report's accuracy to Engadget. https://www.engadget.com/verizon-puts-3g-network-shutdown-on-hold-055421069.html -- Bill Horne "A man's memory might have only a hundred clear days in it and he has lived thousands. Can't do much about that. We have our store of days and we spend them like forgetful drunkards." -Sebastian Barry, Days Without End ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20210107183510.9C700761@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2021 18:35:10 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Nashville bombing caused fires and floods at AT&T facility But mobile Edge nodes were brought in to get everyone back online, after the Christmas day blast By Sebastian Moss Christmas morning Nashville bombing disrupted wireless services, including that of the First Responder Network Authority. The suicide attack was carried out directly in front of AT&T's central office facility, but it is not known if the telecoms company was intentionally targeted. Suspected bomber Anthony Quinn Warner sent letters to local media claiming baseless conspiracy theories, including that the moon landing and 9/11 were faked. https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nashville-bombing-causes-fires-and-floods-t-facility/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20210107183011.10A44761@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2021 18:30:11 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: AT&T Is Restoring Its Bullshit Broadband Caps Because Apparently The COVID Crisis Is Over from the do-not-pass-go,-do-not-collect-$200 dept By Karl Bode Last March, the Trump FCC put on a big show about a new "Keep America Connected Pledge" to help broadband users during COVID. In it, the FCC proudly proclaimed that it had gotten hundreds of ISPs to suspend usage caps and late fees, and agree to not disconnect users who couldn't pay for essential broadband service during a pandemic. The problem: the 60 day pledge was entirely voluntary, temporary, and because the FCC just got done obliterating its consumer protection authority as part of its net neutrality repeal, was impossible to actually enforce. It was regulatory theater. https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210105/09513846000/att-is-restoring-bullshit-broadband-caps-because-apparently-covid-crisis-is-over.shtml ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Fri, 08 Jan 2021