---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200524175948.GA21450@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 24 May 2020 17:59:48 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: The FCC has received thousands of complaints about carriers' Coronavirus pledge FCC chairman Ajit Pai said most complaints 'have been resolved to ensure that the consumer remains connected' By Makena Kelly The Federal Communications Commission has received over 2,000 complaints related to the novel coronavirus pandemic, FCC chairman Ajit Pai said in a statement to the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday. https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/19/21263843/fcc-ajit-pai-coronavirus-pandemic-keep-americans-connected-verizon-att-comcast -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200524171505.GA21307@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 24 May 2020 17:15:06 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Verizon reports network traffic returning to normal levels Verizon said its network has returned to normal traffic levels, as seen before the Covid-19 crisis. Over 776 million calls were made and 5.87 billion texts sent on 18 May, showing a significant decline from peak pandemic volumes, the US operator said. The company said it expects to feel the impact of the pandemic for some time yet, but "the biggest changes in how, when and where people use the networks are behind us". Network monitoring will continue 24-7 to ensure optimum customer experience. https://www.telecompaper.com/news/verizon-reports-network-traffic-returning-to-normal-levels--1339645 -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200524172904.GA21334@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 24 May 2020 17:29:04 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Verizon Has Fastest 5G, But Users See 5G Just 0.5% Of The Time Verizon Has Fastest 5G, But Users See 5G Just 0.5% Of Time Analysis of ten 5G operators across US, S. Korea, UK, and Australia finds that while Verizon has the fastest 5G speeds, its users see 5G just 0.5% of the time [opensignal.com] http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Has-Fastest-5G-But-Users-See-5G-Just-05-Of-Time-Comcast-Fully-Committed-To-Full-Duplex-DOCSIS-more-news-142667 -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <65861295-ccff-898a-04ef-2a50055179f1@ionary.com> Date: 23 May 2020 15:14:02 -0400 From: "Fred Goldstein" <invalid@see.sig.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Re: By Sea, Land And Air Trump's Pirates Attack Venezuela On 5/22/2020 7:00 PM, Moderator wrote: > By Sea, Land And Air Trump's Pirates Attack Venezuela > > The outsourcing of war, waged through business for private security, > is unfortunately an element of fact in conflict. A great business that > promises to renew and expand even in the post pandemic. A 1989 UN > convention, which entered into force in 2001, prohibits the training > and use of mercenaries, but the law can be circumvented, and the > United States always finds a way to place itself above the law. > > http://www.maritimeherald.com/2020/by-sea-land-and-air-trumps-pirates-attack-venezuela/ Really, Bill you should vet your sources, rather than pull more fake news off of whatever feeds you get and post them indiscriminately. Maritime Herald, from Bulgaria? In broken English? The situation in Venezuela is bad; a kleptocracy abusing the term "socialist" is giving real socialists a bad name. The article doesn't have much to do with telecom, except mentioning a couple of companies, and AT&T's nominal stopping DirecTV service there under Trump's pressure. The article's inaccuracy was tipped off, however, by this sentence: The government of Narnia, the Minister of Communication Jorge Rodríquez defined it correctly, during an update of the facts related to the attempt of a mercenary incursion on the coasts of Venezuela. Did Aslan the lion get involved too? --- Fred R. Goldstein k1io fred "at" ionary.com +1 617 795 2701 ***** Moderator's Note ***** In my own defence: * I though "The government of Narnia" was a satirical reference to the ways some members of the Venezuelan government had behaved. * The "Broken English" could have been caused by someone running a non-English version of the story through a software translater - or simply because one of the reporters uses English as a second language. * We had a global economy before COVID-19, and we're even more interconnected now. I didn't think twice about some of the staff having offices in Bulgaria, any more than the one who has his office in L.A. Bill Horne Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Mon, 25 May 2020