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Verizon's millennial mobile video service lays off 155 employees [telecom]
by Michelle Castillo Verizon's big attempt to get millennial viewers is going through a massive shakeup. The company laid off 155 staffers from its streaming service go90 last week, which was first...
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In a Verizon-Charter Deal, Analysts See One Massive Pile of Debt [telecom]
by Sally Bakewell Verizon Communications Inc. is said to have given thought to buying Charter Communications Inc., a deal that would create the biggest U.S. wireless and internet provider. But many in...
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Ransomware killed 70% of Washington DC CCTV ahead of inauguration [telecom]
Huge ransomware. The best ransomware. Ransomware [which was] fixed with a wipe-and-restore Criminals infected 70 percent of storage devices tied to closed-circuit TVs in Washington DC eight days...
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Apps Make Pestering Congress So Easy That It Can't Keep Up [telecom]
Donald Trump is now president, and Americans are flooding Congress with pleas and protestations. They're anxious about the fate of Obamacare, the future of the environment, and the president's cabinet...
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Energy & Commerce Leaders Ask Pai to Close Set-Top Docket [telecom]
By John Eggerson, Multichannel News, January 25, 2017 New FCC chairman Ajit Pai is a long and strong opponent of FCC chairman Tom Wheeler's proposal to revamp the set-top box marketplace to boost...
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AT&T is losing cellphone customers, fast [telecom]
By Chris Mills AT&T is steaming ahead at full speed with its plan to merge with media company Time Warner. That's probably a good thing for the company's bottom line, as the wireless business is...
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Ajit Pai to Be FCC Chair [telecom]
By John Eggerton, Multichannel News, 1/20/2017 FCC senior Republican Ajit Pai has been named President Donald Trump's pick as chairman of the FCC, according to a Republican source confirming a report...
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Official Galaxy Note 7 investigation blames small battery cases, poor welding [telecom]
Three months after its largest-ever recall, Samsung has finally completed its investigation of the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco. The high-profile flagship phone was recalled (twice) and canceled after reports...
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CenturyLink telephone and internet services restored [telecom]
By Lisa Dayley REXBURG, ID - CenturyLink customers' internet and telephone service was restored about 48 hours after the company's fiber was cut on Thursday. In all, 4,200 internet lines were...
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OPALCO raises concerns over CenturyLink cable break [telecom]
A CenturyLink underwater fiber cable could break, anytime, because the cable is fraying. By Hayley Day That's what Gerry Lawlor, of Rock Island, and Joel Mietzner, of OPALCO, explained during the...
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Re: Long vacant Trenton, NJ telephone building may be redeveloped [telecom]
Telecom Digest Moderator then wrote: Perhaps you haven't been to Trenton lately. The city is in horrible shape, and this building has been abandoned for seven years. If a developer were willing to pay...
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Verizon to redirect calls made from dangerous Galaxy Note 7 phones [telecom]
Verizon to redirect calls made from dangerous Galaxy Note 7 phones There are reportedly still thousands of Verizon Wireless customers using the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, which was discontinued shortly...
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Court rules against man who was forced to fingerprint-unlock his phone [telecom]
Court rules against man who was forced to fingerprint-unlock his phone By Cyrus Farivar A Minnesota appellate court ruled Tuesday against a convicted burglar who was forced by a lower state court to...
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FTC Announces Crackdown on Two Massive Illegal Robocall Operations [telecom]
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Federal Trade Commission [mailto: Sent: Friday, January 13, 2017 4:12 PM Subject: FTC Announces Crackdown on Two Massive Illegal Robocall Operations [ FTC...
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Ransomware: How A Security Inconvenience Became The Industry's Most-Feared Vulnerability
There are all sorts of ways to curb ransomware, so why has it spread so successfully? The word "ransomware" conjures up images of dark cloaks and even darker alleys, and not surprisingly, the level of...
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