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[telecom] Wanted: Sandman Silent Line Terminator or similar device
It appears that is no longer able to sell the Silent Line Terminator, they have no more stock and the manufacturer is out of business. I am looking for one (unsure how many people still need theirs)...
 
[telecom] The Rise of Fiber Infrastructure
By the editors, FireceCable, October 11, 2017 The dawn of the 5G era will require a massive infusion of fiber deep into networks to provide a foundation for the explosion of mobile data traffic that...
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CenturyLink line cut, knocking out phones, internet from Carbondale to Aspen [telecom]
Echoing an incident more than two years ago, a CenturyLink fiber-optic link was cut Tuesday near Carbondale, knocking out much of the cellphone and internet service from Carbondale to Aspen [Colorado]...
 
American Tower [telecom]
Excerpt from Seven Boston Executives on What You Might Not Know About Their Companies ... Finally, Jim Taiclet is the chairman, president, and CEO of American Tower, which just might be the most...
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[telecom] Cities Want Super-Fast Wireless Internet, But on Their Terms.
Cities Want Super-Fast Wireless Internet, But on Their Terms. By Linda Poon, CityLab, Oct 9, 2017 Mayors, state lawmakers, and carriers can't agree on who gets to regulate the deployment of next-gen...
 
Verizon Wireless experiencing network issues [telecom]
Verizon Wireless experiencing network issues causing outages in N. Nevada & California by Kenzie Bales Verizon Wireless is currently experiencing network issues that are causing widespread outages...
 
[telecom] Google sending balloons to help PR phone service
Google to use balloons for Puerto Rico phone service Alphabet Inc is sending high-altitude balloons to provide phone service to island devastated by Hurricane Maria. Alphabet Inc, the company that...
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CenturyLink to Service SMB Segment With Managed WiFi Network [telecom]
Network Neutrality is no problem for Centurylink: the company will allow its "SMB" "customers" to "prioritize" and "throttle" traffic before it gets to the ILEC's wires. BH - - - - - - - - - - - - -...
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Researchers: Uber's iOS App Had Secret Permissions That Allowed It to Copy Your Phone Screen [telecom]
Researchers: Uber's iOS App Had Secret Permissions That Allowed It to Copy Your Phone Screen To improve functionality between Uber's app and the Apple Watch, Apple allowed Uber to use a powerful tool...
 
Verizon to discontinue legacy services across seven-state area [telecom]
U.S. telecom behemoth, Verizon Communications Inc VZ is reportedly seeking permission from the U.S. telecom regulator Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to discontinue four legacy interstate DS0...
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Verizon to End Legacy Services in Areas Across 6 States, New England [telecom]
Written by Edward Gately In a filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Verizon said given the low numbers of subscribers and high costs of supporting the services, it plans to...
 
Why Does Verizon Care About Telephone Poles? [telecom]
Opinion By Sam Liccardo SAN JOSE, Calif. - Like every other 8-year-old whom I tutored at a local school, Omar didn't know anything - and didn't care much - about high-stakes disputes over net...
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T-Mobile says it will not stop claiming its network is faster than Verizon's [telecom]
T-Mobile says it has new data to back up its claims By by Nick Statt Oct 2, 2017, 3:33pm EDT T-Mobile says it will continue to claim it has the country's fastest LTE network even after the National...
 
T-Mobile agrees to stop claiming its network is faster than Verizon's [telecom]
By Jon Brodkin - 10/2/2017, 11:34 AM T-Mobile USA has agreed to stop claiming its 4G LTE network is faster than Verizon Wireless', after the advertising industry's self-regulation body agreed with...
 
Code-execution flaws threaten users of routers, Linux, and other OSes [telecom]
Code-execution flaws threaten users of routers, Linux, and other OSes Bugs in widely used Dnsmasq give attackers remote control of Google researchers have discovered at least three software bugs in a...