---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20210127001617.7CDA4736@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2021 00:16:17 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: WV PSC Approves Frontier's Emergence from Chapter 11 By WSAZ News Staff Published: Jan. 20, 2021 at 1:46 PM EST CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The West Virginia Public Service Commission has approved Frontier Communications Corporation's Chapter 11 restructuring. This means Frontier has made a commitment to invest $200 million over three years and to deploy fiber optic facilities to at least 150,000 locations in West Virginia. https://www.wsaz.com/2021/01/20/wv-psc-approves-frontiers-emergence-from-chapter-11/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20210127001156.02BF6736@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2021 00:11:55 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: CenturyLink, Frontier Fall Short in Broadband Deployment Written by Edward Gately 1 day ago Both CenturyLink and Frontier Communications have notified the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that they've failed to meet broadband deployment deadlines. The federal Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II funding required the deployments. CenturyLink said it's on track to complete all deploy- ments by the end of this year, while Frontier said the COVID-19 pan- demic hampered progress last year. https://www.channelpartnersonline.com/2021/01/25/centurylink-frontier-communications-fall-short-in-broadband-deployment/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20210126234703.8D7BB736@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2021 23:47:03 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Massive internet outage hits U.S. East Coast taking down Gmail, Slack, and Amazon AWS By Daniel Howley Huge swaths of some of the biggest websites on the internet went down Tuesday afternoon, impacting businesses and their employees who are working from home as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/internet-outage-hits-us-east-cost-taking-down-gmail-slack-and-amazon-aws-174704900.html ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Fri, 29 Jan 2021