---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200219151147.GA13789@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:11:47 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Burgeoning battle over Huawei's 5G technology could prove even more disruptive than Trump's trade war China's ambassador to Australia, Cheng Jingye, let the cat out of the bag this week when he lambasted Canberra over its decision to exclude Huawei from the build-out of Australia's 5G network. https://www.rawstory.com/2020/02/burgeoning-battle-over-huaweis-5g-technology-could-prove-even-more-disruptive-than-trumps-trade-war/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200219151601.GA13999@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:16:01 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Cable and Satellite TV Committed Suicide Long Ago (And Didn't Even Know It) Sure, greed was a factor. But it goes much deeper than that. by Harry J. Kazianis Over at Cable Cutters News, Luke Bouma makes the argument that "greed" was a big factor that led cable TV companies into the bind they are in today. Cable TV could spend whatever it wanted on programming and expensive content like ESPN - at very expensive rates - and just pass on the cost and a lot more to the customer. When there is no competition, you can do whatever you want. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/cable-and-satellite-tv-committed-suicide-long-ago-and-didn%E2%80%99t-even-know-it-124536 -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <584fd046-3390-47e0-b504-434c73efc1e2@googlegroups.com> Date: 20 Feb 2020 10:37:43 -0800 From: HAncock4 <withheld@invalid.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Re: Prolonging battery life On Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 11:46:28 AM UTC-5, Moderator wrote: > Tech Tuesday: Prolonging battery life > MADISON (WMTV) -- Tuesday is National Battery Day, so in this Tech > Tuesday segment AT&T's Caleb Drolshagen has some tips to help juice > your battery life and keep that phone charged longer. > https://www.nbc15.com/content/news/Tech-Tuesday-Prolonging-Battery-Life-567983651.html Historical Note: 100 years ago Columbia, a predecessor of Eveready, advertised its No. 6 dry cell. https://books.google.com/books?id=YmgwAQAAMAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=colliers%20%22home%20sweet%20home%22%20columbia&pg=RA1-PA139#v=onepage&q&f=false In 1921 Columbia advertised a No. 6 dry cell specifically for telephone service. https://books.google.com/books?id=K7o5AQAAIAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=%22telephony%22%3A%201920&pg=RA4-PA33#v=onepage&q&f=false (This magazine has various articles and ads on telephony of 100 years ago.) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sat, 22 Feb 2020