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Hate your cable company? Superfast, wireless Internet is coming (telecom)
By Ben Fox Rubin, CNET, January 27, 2016 A startup called Starry thinks so and intends to take the place of your cable or phone company. The New York- and Boston-based startup, created by the folks...
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Sprint & T-Mobile call out Verizon for its tiny balls [telecom]
Sprint, T-Mobile's Similar Anti-Verizon Ads Were Not Coordinated Carriers Coincidentally Respond to Verizon Ad With Same Creative (Content) By Maureen Morrison There's been an unfortunate amount of...
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AT&T Plans its own video service [telecom]
Can AT&T out-Netflix Netflix with its own video service? The telco giant wants to wed the "TV everywhere" concept with its own mobile service. It could unveil something in the coming days. by Roger...
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CenturyLink closes former Qwest call center in Iowa [telecom]
Last 47 workers lost jobs at Sioux City call center that once employed more than 400 SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) -- The last 47 workers at the CenturyLink call center in Sioux City have lost their jobs with...
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CenturyLink Ex-Director Says He Pushed for Changes to Board [telecom]
by Gerry Smith The CenturyLink Inc. director who resigned after fellow board members said he was "creating an environment that was unproductive" had been pushing for changes to the board to help the...
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How to deal with a power outage according to Verizon [telecom]
I just got an email from Verizon yesterday (1/24/2016, 20:07 UTC), with the subject "Jonas is coming, are you ready"? ... and it contains advice such as "The most common storm-related occurance is a...
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How teleprinter works - and telegram handling in England ca. 1940 [telecom]
(Forwarded from the greenkeys list) From: ralph irish To: Telecom Digest This video is worth 11 minutes of your time, to be sure. - Although the machinery used is not that built by TELETYPE, it goes...
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Your Selfies Are Insecure. Here's How to Encrypt Them
Your Selfies Are Insecure. Here's How to Encrypt Them ... Encryption shouldn't be synonymous with bad design. Check out Signal, an app made by the crew at Open Whisper Systems that allows for secure,...
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Analysis and Exploitation of a Linux Kernel Vulnerability
Analysis and Exploitation of a Linux Kernel Vulnerability (CVE-2016-0728) The Perception Point Research team has identified a 0-day local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel. While...
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Western Union History of Technical Progress [telecom]
Thanks to Jim Haynes, we have added an important document to our archives: The Western Union Telegraph Corporation History of Technical Progress, Volumes 1 & 2 These two volumes are contained in PDF...
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Netflix's Opaque Disruption Annoys Rivals on TV [telecom]
Netflix's refusal to disclose ratings has led to mounting frustration from traditional television industry executives. PASADENA, Calif. - Tensions between Netflix and traditional television networks...
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As More Pay by Smartphone, Banks Scramble to Keep Up [telecom]
A millennial-led shift to digital financial services could upend the consumer banking industry. Ryan Craine hates carrying cash and finds writing checks to be a headache. He doesn't do much of either...
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Centurylink says it will monitor desegregation effort [telecom]
(From a January 13 article in The Ouachita Citizen, which serves Ouachita Parish, Louisiana) Taking a rarely seen and public stance, a CenturyLink official representing the Fortune 500 company...
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AT&T's CEO says Tim Cook shouldn't have any say in encryption debate [telecom]
By Chris Welch AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson doesn't think Apple CEO Tim Cook should be making long-term decisions around encryption that could ripple across the technology industry. "I don't think it...
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Verizon may be skirting net neutrality rules [telecom]
(Associated Press) Verizon has said that it's interested in "sponsored data" as another source of revenue. A company can pay Verizon so that phone users can browse their websites, watch video clips or...
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