---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <b5313f33-ad1c-4b65-8d1e-8db128e4cf0f@googlegroups.com> Date: 1 Aug 2019 13:34:32 -0700 From: HAncock4 <withheld@invalid.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Histopry 1960 railroad wayside telephone system Waystation phones on railroads are located at considerable distances. It was not possible to provide fully automatic telephone service to them. In 1960, the Automatic Electric Co. developed a system to reach remote stations without an intermediate operator. It's described in the following article from Railway Signaling Communications, 1960. https://books.google.com/books?id=MDw7AAAAMAAJ&dq=railway%20signal%20p-a-x&pg=RA5-PA26#v=onepage&q&f=false You may also scroll through the entire volume. Many ads for relays and communications products such as carrier, microwave, radio, and cable. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <E507F4F4-EF2B-4EF0-A119-7A23ECAF4D81@roscom.com> Date: 31 Jul 2019 23:35:15 -0400 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Cisco to pay $8.6 million fine for selling government hackable surveillance technology Cisco to pay $8.6 million fine for selling government hackable surveillance technology The company allegedly did not fix the security weakness despite four years of warnings. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/31/cisco-pay-million-fine-selling-government-hackable-surveillance-technology/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <04284AA4-C6CF-44F3-A797-E29F2D6F6032@roscom.com> Date: 31 Jul 2019 23:28:27 -0400 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: [Paywall] Equifax promised $125 to each victim of the data loss. Now, the FTC says you won't get anywhere near that amount Equifax promised up to $125 for the hack. Now, the FTC says you'll get "nowhere near" that amount. As one victim of the hack wrote: "This is unacceptable. The court and Equifax knew there were 147 million claimants. Why offer $125 per claim and set aside only $31 million? Did someone forget to do the math?" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/07/31/equifax-promised-up-hack-now-ftc-says-youll-get-nowhere-near-that-amount/ ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Fri, 02 Aug 2019 Telecom Digest FAQ is at http://telecom-digest.org/faq.html