---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200904213417.GA3975@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2020 21:34:17 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: U.S. Rural Telecom Networks Need $1.8 Billion to Remove Huawei, ZTE Equipment: FCC WASHINGTON - (Reuters) U.S. rural telecommunications networks, which have relied on inexpensive network equipment from China's Huawei Technologies Co and ZTE Corp, have told the government that it would cost $1.837 billion to replace those switches and routers, the Federal Communications Commission said on Friday. https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/09/04/business/04reuters-usa-china-telecom.html -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200904213808.GA4016@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2020 21:38:08 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Editorial: Summer's last licks are here; where did the last 15 weeks go? Almost three more weeks remain, but for the majority of us, this weekend is the accepted end of summer. Labor Day weekend. Time for the last licks on the water, the big barbecue, and the three-day -- or is it three and a half to four -- weekend. Tuesday we settle into a grind of workweeks without universal holidays until it's time to pull out the tree, put up the lights and start checking our list to see who's naughty or nice. https://www.bladenjournal.com/opinion/33514/editorial-summers-last-licks-are-here-where-did-the-last-15-weeks-go-2 -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200904212613.GA3930@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2020 21:26:14 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: UPDATED: CenturyLink outage takes down remote schooling, other providers CenturyLink has located and is working on a damaged fiber cable that took down remote learning for some local students, as well as impacted providers like Mediacom. Tideland Electric Cooperative reported the outage was the result of a fiber cut, and that their phone lines were out this morning. https://www.obxtoday.com/top-stories/centurylink-outage-takes-down-remote-schooling-other-providers/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200904215129.GA4193@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2020 21:51:29 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Verizon extends hurricane Laura relief By Karen Schulz For media: we have b-roll, images and additional information on our emergency response equipment available at our Emergency Resource Center - verizon.com/emergency What you need to know: Verizon engineers and vendor partners have made significant progress in restoring cell sites, with only a handful of sites remaining out of service post-Laura. Significant progress has been made in repairing and replacing damaged or misaligned antennas on cell sites. https://www.verizon.com/about/news/verizon-response-hurricane-lauras-landfall -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ***** Moderator's Note ***** If you were wondering why all the reporting starts to sound alike ... Bill Horne Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sat, 05 Sep 2020