---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20201108141630.693D24E8@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2020 14:16:30 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: IA: 911 service restored for landlines in Altoona, east Des Moines By William Morris The Polk County Sheriff's Office said 911 landline service for thousands of east Polk County residents has been restored. The phone outage, which left about 7,600 customers of Lumen Technologies, previously known as CenturyLink, without service for more than 12 hours in the area of Altoona and eastern Des Moines, was caused by a severed fiber line. https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2020/11/05/911-outage-altoona-east-des-moines-polk-county/6181301002/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20201108142027.916364E8@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2020 14:20:27 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Frustrated by internet service providers, cities and schools push for more data By Cyrus Farivar and April Glaser Months into the school year, the one thing many families have learned is how much they rely on a functioning internet connection to access remote classrooms. So education equality experts who are trying to chip away at the many challenges families are struggling with through the pandemic are starting by simply trying to identify which students aren't connected to make sure those households have access to affordable packages. https://news.yahoo.com/frustrated-internet-providers-cities-schools-110019361.html ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20201108143604.BBEFD4E8@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2020 14:36:04 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: LA: Some area customers expressing frustration with Centurylink during hurricane recovery period By Rita LeBleu Some Starks, DeQuincy, Ragley and Reeves residents have not had landline/hardline telephone service or DSL since Aug. 26 when Hurricane Laura was making its way inland. https://www.americanpress.com/some-area-customers-expressing-frustration-with-centurylink-during-recovery-period/article_ced9aa34-2052-11eb-8a09-e377680ac965.html ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Mon, 09 Nov 2020