---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20160816030049.GA2250@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 23:00:50 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: CenturyLink hints VoIP could be part of broadband bundle by Sean Buckley CenturyLink has a long legacy of delivering traditional POTS voice services, but the service provider sees an opportunity to enhance its broadband subscriber base with consumer VoIP. Tony Davis, VP of investor relations, told investors during Oppenheimer's 19th Annual Technology, Internet and Communications conference it plans to roll out a hosted VoIP service for consumers at a later date. However, Davis could not provide a specific timeline as to when the VoIP service would be available. http://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/centurylink-hints-voip-could-be-part-broadband-bundle -- Bill Horne ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20160816025157.GA2230@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 22:51:57 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: AT&T customers experience service outage across Oklahoma By KFOR-TV and K. Querry OKLAHOMA CITY - For the second straight day, customers in Oklahoma City have been left holding the phone. On Sunday, several AT&T customers couldn't make phone calls or send text messages during a large outage across the metro. On Monday, AT&T reported that it is experiencing another large outage that is affecting customers across the state. http://kfor.com/2016/08/15/att-customers-experience-service-outage-across-oklahoma/ -- Bill Horne ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20160816023939.GA2191@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 22:39:39 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: AT&T and Verizon to Lead Charge in FCC Wireless Spectrum Auction TV stations have the chance to cash out their broadcast licenses in a groundbreaking auction. By Chris Nolter AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Comcast, Dish, and others start bidding Tuesday for the most appealing wireless spectrum left in the government's portfolio. The Federal Communications Commission opens the second phase of a groundbreaking auction -- the first of its kind in the world -- that allows wireless carriers and others to buy licenses to the wavelengths that TV stations use to broadcast their programs. https://www.thestreet.com/story/13675798/1/at-amp-t-and-verizon-to-lead-charge-in-fcc-wireless-spectrum-auction.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email adress to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Tue, 16 Aug 2016