---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200817162909.GA3039@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 16:29:09 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Family sues Verizon after worker who 'wasn't given any PPE' dies of Covid-19 Alfred Salvatore, a service technician, died after repeatedly sounding the alarm over lack of protections from his employer By Michael Sainato Alfred Salvatore, a 47-year-old service technician at Verizon for over 20 years in Chester, Pennsylvania, died from coronavirus on 24 April, after repeatedly sounding the alarm over the lack of getting any protections from Covid-19 from his employer. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/14/family-sues-verizon-after-essential-worker-died-covid-19 -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200817165513.GA3319@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 16:55:13 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: TN: AT&T Text "Unsuccessful Payment" Scam Hits Robertson County [Telecom] Robertson County Tennessee: (Smokey Barn News) - An AT&T phishing text scam is moving its way through the 615 area code. https://smokeybarn.com/att-text-unsuccessful-payment-scam-hits-robertson-county/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200817161713.GA2961@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 16:17:13 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: 5G Smartphones Could Crush Your Home Wi-Fi. So Where's the 5G? New 5G smartphones from AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon can provide speeds 10 times faster than your home Wi-Fi, but that depends on a number of conditions. By Joanna Stern "You know, this internet connection is just too fast. Please slow it down. Maybe just as my boss asks me something important in a video call," said...no one in 2020. https://www.wsj.com/articles/5g-smartphones-could-crush-your-home-wi-fi-so-wheres-the-5g-11597670710 -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200817163141.GA3061@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 16:31:41 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Why is cellphone service so bad after Iowa derecho? By John Steppe As Eastern Iowa residents look to stay connected in the aftermath of Monday's derecho, they've been greeted with a lack of cellphone reception. https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/iowa-storm-derecho-cell-service-us-cellular-verizon-cell-towers-20200815 -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <36c43b14-8426-41e2-adb1-5c7e4bd26178n@googlegroups.com> Date: 15 Aug 2020 11:28:28 -0700 From: "Hancock-4" <withheld@telecom-digest.org.invalid> Subject: Re: IA: 911 outages reported in Black Hawk County On Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 3:46:00 PM UTC-4, Moderator wrote: > by Marissa SchwartzTuesday, August 11th 2020 > > BLACK HAWK COUNTY, Iowa - Residents living in Black Hawk County may be > experiencing a 911 outage for CenturyLink customers, according to the > sheriff's office. > > https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/911-outages-reported-in-black-hawk-county > > -- > Bill Horne > Telecom Digest Moderator Historical note: GTE/AE offered an emergency call box system. An ad for it is here: https://archive.org/details/the-saturday-evening-post-1961-03-04/page/n84/mode/1up ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Tue, 18 Aug 2020