---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20210210211040.CC4FA799@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2021 21:10:40 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: How the Biden Administration Can Expand Rural Broadband By Sue Halpern Early on in the pandemic, Larry Irving left Washington, D.C., and took up residence in a rental property on the edge of Shenandoah National Park, in Virginia, where, he soon found, the Internet service was not sufficient to run his consulting business. So Irving would drive to the local library each day and work in his car, piggybacking on the library's Wi-Fi. More than two decades earlier, as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information in the Clinton Administration, Irving had popularized the term "digital divide" to describe the disparity between Internet haves and have-nots. "We did a series of studies that showed that if you were poor, if you were a minority, if you were elderly, and if you were rural, you were less likely to have access to the Internet," Irving told me. "Poverty was the constant." https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/how-the-biden-administration-can-expand-rural-broadband ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20210211174925.6718871F@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:49:25 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon all exceed 1 Gbps 5G at Super Bowl LV - GWS by Bevin Fletcher Now that the big game is over, network stats are coming out and testing results from Global Wireless Solutions (GWS) show that AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon each exceeded 1 Gbps for peak 5G speeds. And all three performed well above 5G results from 2020. Tests used a Samsung Note 20 5G device and were conducted at the Gameday Fan Plaza ahead of kickoff, and inside the stadium before, during and after the game. https://www.fiercewireless.com/operators/at-t-t-mobile-verizon-all-exceed-1-gbps-5g-at-super-bowl-lv-gws ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20210211181653.2109171F@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 18:16:53 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Planning Board considers disguising new cell tower as a tree By Matthew Flokos In an attempt to reduce the visual impact of the new cell tower planned for 12 Woodchuck Hill Road, the Planning Board has considered requiring Verizon to build it as an artificial tree. Board members expressed mixed opinions about the idea at the Planning Board's Feb. 1 meeting, but Verizon attorney Chris Swiniarski strongly opposed it. The Planning Board did not reach a final decision at this meeting but will continue the discussion, along with the rest of the site plan review, at its Feb. 22 meeting. https://www.harvardpress.com/News/News-Articles/planning-board-considers-disguising-new-cell160tower-as-a-tree ------------------------------ Message-ID: <5182ED90-4EC7-47FC-BBF9-B5C3049DA01E@roscom.com> Date: 8 Feb 2021 19:42:07 -0500 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: In Florida, a near-miss with a cybersecurity worst case scenario In Florida, a near-miss with a cybersecurity worst case scenario A hacker broke into a Florida water treatment plant and ordered it to increase the amount of lye to extremely dangerous levels, officials said Monday. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/florida-near-miss-cybersecurity-worst-case-scenario-n1257091 ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Fri, 12 Feb 2021