---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <426A45E4-8A8F-4958-ADDE-A4847EC8A721@roscom.com> Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2018 12:56:20 -0500 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Hawaii missile alert: How one employee 'pushed the wrong button' and caused a wave of panic Hawaii missile alert: How one employee "pushed the wrong button" and caused a wave of panic Details are emerging on how the mistake occurred - and what officials are doing to prevent it from happening again. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/01/14/hawaii-missile-alert-how-one-employee-pushed-the-wrong-button-and-caused-a-wave-of-panic/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <d3414ef9-36e1-4de9-978f-5f1694621825@googlegroups.com> Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:01:18 -0800 (PST) From: HAncock4 <withheld@invalid.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Re: False Missile Warning in Hawaii Adds to Scrutiny of Emergency Alert System On Sunday, January 14, 2018 at 6:19:31 PM UTC-5, Monty Solomon wrote: > False Missile Warning in Hawaii Adds to Scrutiny of Emergency Alert > System [snip] It's bad enough that a false alert went out. But it is also very bad that it took them 38 minutes to issue an "ALL CLEAR". According to CBS News, that was because the computer wasn't programmed to do so, so it took a while to get it out. It is a disgrace they had no manual backup. Historical Notes: Here are several ads from the Bell System about their civil defense contributions, including the alert system. SAC Red Phone: https://books.google.com/books?id=bUkEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA91&dq=life%20bell%20telephone%20sac&pg=PA91#v=onepage&q&f=false DEW Line: https://books.google.com/books?id=PT8EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA73&dq=life%20bell%20telephone%20dew%20line&pg=PA73#v=onepage&q&f=false WHITE ALICE: https://books.google.com/books?id=JD8EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA87&dq=life%20bell%20telephone%20white%20alice&pg=PA87#v=onepage&q&f=false ------------------------------ Message-ID: <60AA5DE7-31A2-4DC8-AC77-CB4906294A63@roscom.com> Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 10:07:42 -0500 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: TiVo sues Comcast again over alleged patent infringement TiVo sues Comcast again over alleged patent infringement This time it says Comcast's X1 set-top boxes are violating eight of its patents. Though TiVo and Comcast just wrapped up a round of patent infringement litigation, TiVo's looking for another go. Yesterday, it filed lawsuits in California and Massachusetts alleging that Comcast's X1 set-top boxes are infringing on no less than eight of its patents. "Through decades-long investment in research and development, Rovi has created innovations that delight consumers in their day-to-day entertainment experience. Our commitment to our customers and stockholders compels us to protect these valuable inventions from unlicensed use," TiVo CEO Enrique Rodriguez said in a statement. TiVo was acquired by Rovi in 2016. The merged companies took the more recognizable name TiVo and at joining, they together held over 6,000 patents. https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/14/tivo-sues-comcast-again-patent-infringement/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <894ddf0e8fc494f087adde675115b8fb.squirrel@email.fatcow.com> Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 14:06:13 -0600 From: "Neal McLain" <nmclain.remove-this@and-this-too.annsgarden.com> Subject: CenturyLink wraps New York metro fiber expansion, expands on-net building reach CenturyLink has completed the build out of a new metro fiber loop in Greenwich, Connecticut, capping off a series of network expansions throughout the East Coast during the past year. Besides Greenwich, CenturyLink also completed fiber loop builds in three other areas: Hartford and Norwalk, Connecticut, and White Plains, New York. A key focus of this fiber expansion is on extending its services and fiber network to more area business customers. https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/centurylink-wraps-new-york-metro-fiber-expansion-expands-net-building-reach?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTmpCbE9URTFOalZsTUdabSIsInQiOiIrbHpiQWVDMkJ2SHF3NDErSldHKzAzdjh2bWRIYmw0a0cxQ2pocWdScnNPdTNyalExaWh1OHh1Y1IrTUI4UnBNeEpXNXNkem5reitnQktjaWptTEhDbkh4OGZuQ1RPSkRlc1Mycm5tVXFadjlwa0xkcE0xaTFpd05pUWNJMU91ayJ9&mrkid=693414 -or- https://tinyurl.com/ycuqczu7 Neal McLain ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Wed, 17 Jan 2018