---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200219053743.GA31799@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 05:37:43 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Landline Nostalgia By Michael Boyink Remember our landline phone fiasco? The landline that took four phone calls, nine people, and Facebook to get installed here in Ava? We canceled it. After three months. https://douglascountyherald.com/2020/02/the-snoop-landline-nostalgia/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200219054013.GA31839@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 05:40:13 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Kansans struggle without high-speed internet By Kevin Hardy And Jonathan Shorman COTTONWOOD FALLS, KAN. The internet service was so bad at Citizens State Bank in Cottonwood Falls that its computers could hardly handle a routine update from Microsoft. So not too long ago, bank vice president Matt Lindamood loaded up the PCs and drove them over to Emporia, 30 minutes away. There, he connected the desktop computers to a fiber internet connection. https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/business/article240281521.html -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200219053240.GA31777@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 05:32:40 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: OP-ED: The Broadband Battle Continues Broadband is no longer a luxury; it is a necessity to provide timely information, news and to support the economy and well-being of all Americans. Broadband can assist in revitalizing rural America. This is more than a technology problem; without access to broadband, entire communities are increasingly left behind in today's information-driven economy. Unfortunately, despite significant efforts by the supervisors and administrator, Greene County's proposal for the $475,000 project, funding amount may have been one of the lowest requested, was not approved. What may be of interest is CenturyLink's role in the lack of broadband and a reliable communication system in Greene County. https://www.dailyprogress.com/greenenews/opinion/op-ed-the-broadband-battle-continues/article_2cd166ae-4d9f-11ea-86cf-2f1d18267629.html -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200219054657.GA32100@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 05:46:57 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Not connected and no Netflix: 'It's frankly embarrassing' in these Kansas towns By Kevin Hardy and Jonathan Shorman, The Kansas City Star COTTONWOOD FALLS, Kan. - The internet service was so bad at Citizens State Bank in Cottonwood Falls, Kan., that its computers could hardly handle a routine update from Microsoft. So not too long ago, bank vice president Matt Lindamood loaded up the PCs and drove them over to Emporia, 30 minutes away. There, he connected the desktop computers to a fiber internet connection. "What we couldn't get done here happened in a matter of minutes there," he said. https://www.republic-online.com/news/state_news/not-connected-and-no-netflix-it-s-frankly-embarrassing-in/article_d7566ac1-f43a-5a54-b247-a548a6f75bfb.html -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Wed, 19 Feb 2020