---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <1E54AB27-2A76-4E38-ADEC-D429E63A1D8F@roscom.com> Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 20:16:08 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: The Uber business model doesn't travel well The ride-hailing service is a giant, but companies that aim to get stuff done on demand for customers, like food delivery, grocery shopping and parking, are faltering. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/24/technology/the-uber-model-it-turns-out-doesnt-translate.html ------------------------------ Message-ID: <8BA0E9AA-1650-465F-8A44-C7D626DF80FF@roscom.com> Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 09:34:55 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: An Unprecedented Look into Utilization at Internet Interconnection Points An Unprecedented Look into Utilization at Internet Interconnection Points https://freedom-to-tinker.com Revealing Utilization at Internet Interconnection Points Nick Feamster Princeton University http://arxiv.org/pdf/1603.03656v1.pdf ------------------------------ Message-ID: <48216bdf-4e9e-4c2f-a32b-5644b285de0d@googlegroups.com> Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 13:46:44 -0700 (PDT) From: hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com Subject: Verizon cutting copper phone lines The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on how Verizon has advised subscribers in various Philadelphia area neighborhoods that their traditional POTS landline service will be discontinued. They would have 30 days to switch to something else. Customers are upset. They don't want to lose the reliability of telephone service that works during extended power failures, and to pay more for less service. Verizon, one of the nation's largest phone providers, has begun without a formal announcement to stop operating legacy copper and modern fiber lines on the same telephone poles. Instead, it is transitioning to all fiber, a potential concern for hundreds of thousands of Verizon customers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and other states where the phone giant operates. full article and details at: http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20160320_Verizon_quietly_cutting_copper_phone_lines.html ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Fri, 25 Mar 2016