---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20160210211039.GA24147@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:10:39 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: What would Verizon gain from acquiring Yahoo? By JONATHAN BERR Less than a year after entering the content business through its $4.4 billion acquisition of AOL, Verizon (VZ) is aid to be pondering a deal to buy ailing Yahoo (YHOO). A bold move by the telecom giant to broaden its revenue stream, or a potentially pricey mistake? http://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-would-verizon-gain-from-acquiring-yahoo/ -- Bill Horne ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20160210222102.GA24466@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 17:21:02 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Washington Attorney General seeks maximum fine for 911 outage AG seeks $11.5M fine for 911 outage that impacted Pacific County by Katheryn Houghton OLYMPIA - Washington state's attorney general said he wants CenturyLink to pay the maximum fine of $11.5 million for a 2014 error that left the state without 911 service for six hours. An investigation by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) discovered CenturyLink failed to reroute 911 calls. The agency proposed a settlement in Sept. 2015, that required the company pay Washington $2.85 million. However, State Attorney General Bob Ferguson said that wasn't enough. He urged UTC to impose a fine of $11.5 million, which is based on the full penalty allowed for each unanswered call for help. http://www.chinookobserver.com -- Bill Horne ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20160210222349.GA24485@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 17:23:49 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: AT&T and FCC chairman square off in set-top box fight FCC set to vote on a card-less replacement for CableCard. by Jon Brodkin The Federal Communications Commission chairman dismissed concerns from AT&T and other pay-TV providers about new set-top box rules, saying that the companies shouldn't fear a little competition. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's proposal would force pay-TV providers to make video programming available to the makers of third-party devices and software, saying he wants customers to have more alternatives to set-top boxes rented from cable companies. A vote is scheduled for next week, and TV providers are furious. http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/02/att-and-fcc-chairman-square-off-in-set-top-box-fight/ -- Bill Horne ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Thu, 11 Feb 2016