---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20190624012841.GA25569@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 01:28:41 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Don't rubberstamp Verizon wireless antenna proposal Last week's hearing at the San Francisco Board of Appeals was reminiscent of the mythical battle between David and Goliath. By Robyn Purchia Last week's hearing at the San Francisco Board of Appeals was reminiscent of the mythical battle between David and Goliath. Residents who live at the corner of Belvedere and Grattan streets in Cole Valley presented evidence and arguments to the Board in hopes members would overturn The City's approval of a Verizon wireless antenna outside their homes. Instead, they'll have to wait a month before knowing whether they toppled the telecom giant. The City asked for more time to review information again. https://www.sfexaminer.com/news-columnists/dont-rubberstamp-verizon-wireless-antenna-proposal/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190624012028.GA25523@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 01:20:28 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Dallas-based AT&T plans to lay off hundreds of workers Those jobs include technicians who install service in more than 20 states, including Texas. DALLAS - Dallas-based AT&T plans to lay off hundreds of workers. Communications Workers of America, the union that represents those workers, said 1,800 positions will be cut over the next few months. Those jobs include technicians who install service in more than 20 states, including Texas. https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/dallas-based-att-plans-to-lay-off-hundreds-of-workers/287-f36aa655-d971-40c7-a0c1-01ec8c425efd -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <DAC11BCC-86FD-4F3A-8CA1-08EE62C9A81E@roscom.com> Date: 25 Jun 2019 09:14:06 -0400 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Hackers are stealing years of call records from hacked cell networks Hackers are stealing years of call records from hacked cell networks Security researchers say they have uncovered a massive espionage campaign involving the theft of call records from hacked cell network providers to conduct targeted surveillance on individuals of interest. The hackers have systematically broken in to more than 10 cell networks around the world to date over the past seven years to obtain massive amounts of call records - including times and dates of calls, and their cell-based locations - on at least 20 individuals. ... https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/24/hackers-cell-networks-call-records-theft/ ***** Moderator's Note ***** This story reeks of hype: the corporate name of the organization which claims to have discovered this exploit is mentioned several times. I'm publishing it because this is an important subject in general, and to let readers make up their own minds. Bill Horne Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Wed, 26 Jun 2019