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Demand Increases For Cellular Wireless And Wireline Connectivity [telecom]
by Peter Crain Providers of cellular wireless and wireline connectivity have seen overall increases in demand - with a larger increase for wireline services than cellular wireless services - due to...
 
Court Finds Fax Survey Is TCPA Advertisement [telecom]
by David O. Klein he United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently upended the legal landscape governing fax marketing by issuing a decision which held that a market research-related...
 
Zoom security / updates / crypto [telecom]
90-Day Security Plan Progress Report: May 20 Zoom Product Updates: Restricted Screen Sharing by Default, Consent for Unmuting & Audio Alert for the Waiting Room Zoom Publishes Draft Design of...
 
TN: Town of Farragut tries fighting back against 5G [telecom]
ARRAGUT, Ten. (WVLT) - Faster phone service is heading to you - like it or not. Engineers say 5G is a big step forward, but not everyone agrees. Soon, your lawn may be home to a small cell tower. It's...
 
People with disabilities share why accessibility matters in technology [telecom]
Accessible media and technology keeps everyone connected to the things they care about. In this video, six individuals with disabilities share their perspectives on the importance of accessibility.
 
911 Lines Back Up In Minneapolis; Issue With CenturyLink Fixed [telecom]
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Residents in Minneapolis were urged to call an alternative number Sunday night after police said a phone line issue caused the city's 911 line to go down. The issue lasted about...
 
Verizon US clocks highest 5G speeds, but T-Mobile US users spend more time with new tech [telecom]
Verizon US clocks highest 5G speeds, but T-Mobile US users spend more time with new tech - study Users in Australia, South Korea, the US and the UK experienced much higher speeds on 5G as compared to...
 
Major Tech Firms Condemn Plans To Surveil Americans' Web Traffic [telecom]
Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, And Other Major Tech Firms Condemn Plans To Surveil Americans' Web Traffic By Dell Cameron A coalition of major tech companies and digital rights organisations sent a...
 
Coronavirus scams - here's how to protect yourself [telecom]
Coronavirus scams have cost Americans $39 million so far - here's how to protect yourself By Megan Leonhardt Nearly 52,500 Americans have already filed complaints this year with the Federal Trade...
 
The FCC has received thousands of complaints about carriers' Coronavirus pledge [telecom]
FCC chairman Ajit Pai said most complaints 'have been resolved to ensure that the consumer remains connected' By Makena Kelly The Federal Communications Commission has received over 2,000 complaints...
 
Verizon Has Fastest 5G, But Users See 5G Just 0.5% Of The Time [telecom]
Verizon Has Fastest 5G, But Users See 5G Just 0.5% Of Time Analysis of ten 5G operators across US, S. Korea, UK, and Australia finds that while Verizon has the fastest 5G speeds, its users see 5G just...
 
Verizon reports network traffic returning to normal levels [telecom]
Verizon said its network has returned to normal traffic levels, as seen before the Covid-19 crisis. Over 776 million calls were made and 5.87 billion texts sent on 18 May, showing a significant...
 
No Verizon data service in Asheville NC [telecom]
I visited Asheville NC today, and found that I could not get any Verizon data service at any point along the route from Burnsville NC to my destination in Asheville. I had the same problem yesterday,...
 
Making Internet service a utility - what's the worst that could happen? [telecom]
A cable lobby lawyer reveals the industry's darkest fears. By Jon Brodkin It's 2020, and a coronavirus pandemic has underscored how crucial broadband service is to the lives of Americans for work,...
 
AL: Programs incentivize rural broadband expansion [telecom]
With broadband internet increasingly becoming a "need to have" rather than a "nice to have," state and federal governments are providing grants to incentivize the expansion of broadband service into...