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Mass surveillance threatens reporting that relies on confidential sources [telecom]
RCFP is arguing for the reversal of a district court decision in a case challenging mass surveillance by NSA. By BASMA HUMADI Digital illustration of a laptop with a watchful eye on the screen. Taken...
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Union Urges AT&T to Reject Activist Investor Elliott's Proposals [telecom]
Union Urges AT&T to Reject Activist Investor's "Archetype Ploy of Vulture Capitalists" by Georg Szalai Communications Workers of America president Chris Shelton in a letter argues that Elliott...
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CWA Bargaining and Mobilization Update [telecom]
September 26, 2019 Frontier Communications Frontier Communications workers in California rallied in Pomona on Friday calling on the company to honor its contract with its employees, and demanding a...
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WA: Stevens County receiving reports of Verizon Wireless outages [telecom]
It is unknown when service will be restored. The Stevens Co. Sheriff's Office says those who need emergency services must use a landline or another cell carrier. By Ian Smay STEVENS COUNTY, Wash. -...
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Re: [telecom] History Western Electric music systems
I remember buying a WE loudspeaker [755?] in the 1950's.
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CenturyLink outage affects Jefferson City customers [telecom]
Some Jefferson City customers experienced disruptions to CenturyLink internet service Monday. All services were restored at approximately 1:45 p.m., company representative Michael Baker told the News...
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History 100 years ago Western Electric home appliances [telecom]
100 years ago Western Electric made dishwashers, as shown by this ad in Popular Science. They also made vacuum cleaners: And a washing machine (wringer) Portable sewing machine: They weren't...
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History Western Electric music systems [telecom]
The Western Electric company used to sell commercial sound systems. Here are 1948 ads for Western Electric recorded music and radio for onboard railroad train use....
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Here's What 5G Means for Your Laptop and Tablet [telecom]
By Sean Riley 5G is finally here and all the major wireless carriers are rolling out their new networks and churning out devices for the nascent technology. Naturally, everyone is advertising the...
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[Paywall] AT&T's Text Message Surveys Violate TCPA, 7th Circ. Hears [telecom]
A putative class of consumers told the Seventh Circuit Friday that a lower court too narrowly defined "autodialer" when it found a system AT&T used to send out survey text messages didn't violate the...
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Study Proves The FCC's Core Justification for Killing Net Neutrality Was False [telecom]
A new study has found the FCC's primary justification for repealing net neutrality was indisputably false. For years, big ISPs and Trump FCC boss Ajit Pai have told anyone who'd listen that the FCC's...
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Important security notice about your DoorDash account [telecom]
We were ... able to determine that an unauthorized third party accessed some DoorDash user data on May 4, 2019. [snip] Not every user was affected. Approximately 4.9 million consumers, Dashers, and...
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The unclassified version of the whitleblower's report is out [telecom]
CBS News has an unclassified version of the anonymous whistleblower's report about alleged improper activities by the President of the United States. The report is at
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[Paywall] FCC Targets Free Conference-Call Services as Major Telecoms Cry Foul [telecom]
By Ryan Tracy and Drew FitzGerald WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is taking aim at free conference-call services it says exploit a regulatory loophole that sticks large...
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Suspected copper thieves cut down 250 feet of AT&T cable [telecom]
By Hal Scheurich Three weeks after the crime, the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office made three arrests in a big copper theft. Investigators said the copper came from phone and communications wire...
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