Message-ID: <20211117200306.3CDC777F@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2021 20:03:06 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Public money is pouring in for broadband expansion. Will it
go where it's needed most?
Rural communities scramble to use tidal wave of public funding
By PETER CAMERON
Ed Risler, 71, doesn't use the internet much, but his granddaughter
sure does.
When school shut down during the pandemic last year, 10-year-old Bella
spent school days at her grandfather's while her mother was at
work. With a home deep in the rolling hills of western Wisconsin's
Driftless Area, his internet speeds are "piss poor," says Risler, the
chairman of the town board in Drammen, a rural community between
Mondovi and Eau Claire. While many kids in the state could do their
work digitally, Drammen's poor internet speeds meant Bella had to get
paper assignments from school.
https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2021/11/15/public-money-is-pouring-in-for-broadband-expansion-will-it-go-where-its-needed-most/
Message-ID: <smvc3c$gmf$1@dont-email.me>
Date: 15 Nov 2021 23:29:34 -0500
From: "Michael Trew" <michael.trew@att.net>
Subject: Re: Mobile Phone Companies Plan to End 3G Service in 2022
On 11/15/2021 11:12, Bill Horne wrote:
> Up to 10 million will need new devices as carriers look to reuse that part
of the airwaves
>
> While you can't blame the carriers for wanting to usher in the
> next era in wireless, millions of people, including many older adults,
> still rely on phones and other devices that tap into 3G, the
> third-generation networks that debuted in 2002. The 4G networks that
> came after have been around more than a decade.
Interestingly enough, some companies such as T-Mobile will keep their 2G
network active longer; presumably due to all of the legacy IoT devices
that still run on 2G.
"We've also shared that we plan to retire T-Mobile's older GSM 2G
network as well, but no date has been set. We will update this page with
any additional information in the future."
https://www.t-mobile.com/support/coverage/t-mobile-network-evolution
Note: Even once 3G is shut down in July, the 3G devices are
backwards-compatible with the 2G network, and 3G T-Mobile devices
should continue to work... albeit at a FAR slower data speed; possibly
for only talk/text.
I have tested my old Nokia 3390 mobile phone from 2001 with an active
T-Mobile SIM card, and it still can make/receive 2G calls and text messages.
Message-ID: <20211117203425.91DAA77F@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2021 20:34:25 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Fiber-optic project in neighborhood alarms Redington Shores
residents
Frontier Communications replacing copper wire with latest technology
By WAYNE AYERS, TBN Correspondent Nov 4, 2021
REDINGTON SHORES -- Commissioner Cinda Krouk said at the Oct. 27 town
commission workshop that the residents in her neighborhood "have been
riled up."
"They are calling up wanting to know, 'What are these men doing in my
neighborhood?'" Krouk said. "Also, 'What are these black boxes that
have been sitting on the sidewalk for two weeks?' And, 'What are all
the unmarked vehicles coming and going and digging up and disturbing
the ground on my street?'"
https://www.tbnweekly.com/beach_beacon/article_c1bdb08e-3cd0-11ec-a463-57e24c62c234.html
