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The Telecom Digest for Thu, 08 Jul 2021
Volume 40 : Issue 189 : "text" format

table of contents
Computer failure
Reported complaints when Frontier starts taking over Verizon lines in California
Frontier communications reported to be charging $500 hookup fee
Flooding strands vehicles, soaks basements across metro Detroit, creates AT&T outages

Message-ID: <20210708005905.GA3758@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2021 00:59:06 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Computer failure The Dell laptop computer I usually use to prepare articles for publication was just returned from Dell's repair bureau, where it had gone to have one of the anti-skid feet replaced and the keyboard fixed. The repair center didn't fix those problems, but they did erase the hard drive and reinstall Windoze. I do have backups, but as I'm fond of saying ... "Backups are easy. It's restores that are hard!" ... which means that I'll be a bit off my feed for a few more days, while I try to regain a semblance of the system I had in place. -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator
Message-ID: <20210707231413.66BF477F@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2021 23:14:12 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Reported complaints when Frontier starts taking over Verizon lines in California (TV news report) "It's a cause for concern." - Assemblyman Mike Gatto "We'll put some exectives under oath, and find out exactly why this is happening." - ibid. "We got this statement from Frontier Communications ..." (TV Reporter) "... We are transitioning more than one million customers in California to Frontier-provded services. With a transition of this size and scale, there will be issues that need to be addressed. ..." https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=%22frontier+telecommunications%22&&view=detail&mid=FD504B9B8D082C0E309BFD504B9B8D082C0E309B&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3D%2522frontier%2Btelecommunications%2522%26%26FORM%3DVDVVXX
Message-ID: <20210707232414.820AF77F@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2021 23:24:12 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Frontier communications reported to be charging $500 hookup fee According to the TV report linked below, Frontier communications is charging a $500 fee to hook up "Fios" service in Oregon. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=%22frontier+telecommunications%22&&view=detail&mid=CD8DA9E9030205F5E73DCD8DA9E9030205F5E73D&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3D%2522frontier%2Btelecommunications%2522%26%26FORM%3DVDVVXX
Message-ID: <20210708004805.2F1D777F@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2021 00:48:01 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Flooding strands vehicles, soaks basements across metro Detroit, creates AT&T outages By SARAH HULETT Update June 30, 2021 Tens of thousands of Michiganders are without power Wednesday morning. That's after storms Tuesday afternoon knocked more homes offline while crews were still working to repair earlier outages. DTE Energy is reporting more than 56,000 customers without power. The outages are widespread in metro Detroit. There is also a pocket of outages in the lower part of the Thumb. https://www.michiganradio.org/post/flooding-strands-vehicles-soaks-basements-across-metro-detroit-creates-att-outages

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