Message-ID: <20210318223655.233747A6@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 22:36:55 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: FCC Set To Establish A $7 Billon Emergency Connectivity
Fund To Assist With Virtual Learning
by Steve A. Augustino
The new Emergency Connectivity Fund ("ECF") will reimburse schools and
libraries for internet access and connected devices for students and
teachers for remote learning and remote library services. The passage
of this legislation has been welcomed by the FCC, with Chairwoman
Rosenworcel stating, "the American Rescue Plan provides the FCC with
new tools to support the millions of students locked out of the
digital classroom."
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/telecoms-mobile-cable-communications/1047866/biden-signs-stimulus-package-fcc-set-to-establish-a-7-billon-emergency-connectivity-fund-to-assist-with-virtual-learning?email_access=on
Message-ID: <20210318224436.361FE7A6@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 22:44:36 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: NewsGuild President Tells Lawmakers Local News is Facing an
Extinction-Level Threat
March 18, 2021
NewsGuild-CWA President Jon Schleuss told a House subcommittee on
Friday that local news is facing "an extinction-level" threat that
jeopardizes American democracy.
"In the last 16 years, 2,100 newsrooms across the country have shut
down," Schleuss said. "And there are half as many newspaper
journalists working today as there were a decade ago."
https://cwa-union.org/news/newsguild-president-tells-lawmakers-local-news-facing-extinction-level-threat
Message-ID: <20210319212639.92E0B575@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2021 21:26:39 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Expert hackers used 11 0-days to infect Windows, iOS, and
Android users
The breadth and abundance of exploits for unknown vulnerabilities sets
group apart.
By Dan Goodin
A team of advanced hackers exploited no fewer than 11 zero-day
vulnerabilities in a nine-month campaign that used compromised
websites to infect fully patched devices running Windows, iOS, and
Android, a Google researcher said.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/03/expert-hackers-used-11-zerodays-to-infect-windows-ios-and-android-users/
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