---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200504213504.GA8709@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 4 May 2020 21:35:04 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: MN: Centurylink Fined $2.25 Million For Pipeline Violations [Telecom] By Jennifer Lewerenz (KNSI) - The Minnesota Office of Pipeline Safety says they are fining CenturyLink $2.25 million for repeated violations of the state's One Call Law. MNOPS started investigating complaints in April 2019 that CenturyLink was not responding to marking requests from excavation and construction companies. Soon after, MNOPS began sending the company violation notices regarding Minnesota's One-Call Law. https://knsiradio.com/news/local-news/centurylink-fined-225-million-pipeline-violations -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200505154803.GA11872@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 5 May 2020 15:48:03 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: How effective are VPNs? By Brian Lewis Privacy is a great privilege. It is a right of every individual to separate themselves from the greater society and dwell in their solitude; a need much older than society itself. This statement is true in all spheres of one's life and its role is much more fitting in today's digital world. https://www.besttechie.com/how-effective-are-vpns/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200505160933.GA11895@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 5 May 2020 16:09:34 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: The phone call makes a comeback in the time of coronavirus The phone call makes a comeback in the time of coronavirus with volumes doubling typical Mother's Day traffic By Richard A. Marini Since he started making random phone calls to friends, Ray Fuller said he's found himself talking to former work colleagues, the widow of a friend he didn't know had died and another friend in Houston who is living in an apartment by himself. https://www.expressnews.com/lifestyle/article/The-phone-call-makes-a-comeback-in-the-time-of-15245620.php -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Wed, 06 May 2020