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Fiber line cut puts land line and internet service out in southern Albemarle County [telecom]
CHARLOTTESVILLE (WINA) - Service has been restored to thousands of Verizon and CenturyLink customers have been without land line phone and internet service for about 24 hours. Albemarle Fire and...
 
NY State Senators Pressure Verizon to Fix Highway Dead Zone [telecom]
This week, New York Senators James Skoufis and David Carlucci announced the construction of two Verizon Wireless towers to fix dangerous dead zones on the Palisades Parkway, according to the Rockland...
 
FCC: Phone carriers that profit from robocalls could have all calls blocked [telecom]
FCC: Phone carriers that profit from robocalls could have all calls blocked Safe harbor lets phone companies block all calls from "bad-actor" telecoms. By Jon Brodkin "Bad-actor" phone companies that...
 
Ajit Pai urges states to cap prison phone rates after he helped kill FCC caps [telecom]
Pai helped kill FCC caps on intrastate prices, now says states must act. By Jon Brodkin Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is urging state governments to impose price caps on prison...
 
Arkansas receives failing grade for internet access in rural areas [telecom]
Working 4 You: Arkansas receives failing grade for internet access in rural areas by: Susan El Khoury LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- While COVID-19 is threatening safety inside the classroom staying home for...
 
Verizon loses protest of EIS's use of lowest price, technically acceptable sources [telecom]
by Dave Nyczepir The Government Accountability Office has denied Verizon's protest of the use of lowest price, technically acceptable (LPTA) source selection for telecommunications services under the...
 
Minnesota AG's office settles with Frontier Communications [telecom]
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says his office has settled an investigation into possible deceptive practices in Frontier Communications' billing and sale of internet...
 
Charter throws its hat into RDOF ring, which could be bad news for CenturyLink and Frontier [telecom]
by Mike Robuck Charter Communications plans to participate in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction, making it the first cable operator to announce it was seeking billions of dollars from...
 
OR: 911 outage: Use cellphone, not land line, in Blue River area until further notice [telecom]
EUGENE, Ore. - The Central Lane 9-1-1 Communications Center reported experiencing a land line phone outage in the Blue River area Friday morning. The Center is working with CenturyLink to resolve the...
 
5 Reasons CenturyLink Stock's Troubles Aren't Over [telecom]
By Teresa Rivas CenturyLink stock has taken a tumble this year, and Oppenheimer warns the wireline provider's struggles aren't over yet. As with so many other things, blame the coronavirus pandemic....
 
Fixing a PC slowed down by security software [telecom]
Instead of making buying recommendations for commercial products, here is some general advice to consider - including which software to avoid. By Steve Alexander I'm often asked what security software...
 
Amendments To FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule [telecom]
by David O. Klein Over the years, the Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC" or "Commission") has made several revisions to the Do-Not-Call regulations contained in its Telemarketing Sales Rule ("TSR"),...
 
4C Insights Agrees To Sell To Mediaocean [telecom]
New York - July 13, 2020 - Cooley advised global data science and marketing technology company 4C Insights on its agreement to sell to software advertising provider Mediaocean, a portfolio company of...
 
Pay no attention to that man behind the charger [telecom]
My wife has an LG "flip" phone, a basic voice and text device that serves her needs. We've always charged it from a cube USB power converter plugged into a wall outlet, with a USB cord connecting to...
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Nokia 5G software can upgrade 5 million 4G tower radios without climbs [telecom]
As 5G networks continue to spread across the world - faster than some predicted, but slower than others might prefer - physically upgrading existing 4G towers has proved to be a significant...