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Verizon running promotion with 1GB of data [telecom]
Verizon is Giving Away 1GB of Free Data Right Now for "Thanksgetting" by Kellox For the 2nd straight year, Verizon is trying to turn the day before Thanksgiving into some sort of freebie day, where...
 
Road hazards reaching the AARP's tollfree phone number [telecom]
The American Association of Retired Persons, aka AARP, maintains an easy-to-remember toll-free phone number: OUR-AARP = 687-2277. Ah, yes, you do need to remember *which* toll-free 8xx AC to prefix...
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Invention Factory (Bell Labs 1931) [telecom]
The New Yorker keeps an archive of old articles on line. One I found particularly interesting was called Invention Factory, from the November 28, 1931 issue. The Reporter at Large, Malcolm Ross,...
 
The Five Stages of Ghosting Grief
A woman dives into the confusing vacuum created by an unanswered text. ***** Moderator's Note ***** Hey, it's a slow news day! Bill Horne Moderator A woman dives into the confusing vacuum created by...
 
Encrypted Messaging Apps Face New Scrutiny Over Possible Role in Paris Attacks
Encrypted Messaging Apps Face New Scrutiny Over Possible Role in Paris Attacks The attack has revived vitriolic arguments between American intelligence officials and Silicon Valley over whether the...
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Five Ways Your Smartphone Can Help Your Health [telecom]
Five Ways Your Smartphone Can Help Your Health Your smartphone can help improve your health at the push of a button, or sometimes just by yelling at its voice-activated software. our-health/
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History--Bell system PBX marketing literature [telecom]
In reference to the posting about a PBX needing a good home, here is some historical background material: For younger readers, the 556 was a cord switchboard for moderately sized dial PBX's. The 556...
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Verizon brings back $20 activation fee for devices [telecom]
by Roger Cheng The fee kicks in on Sunday and applies to new consumer lines of service. If you're considering signing up for wireless service with Verizon, you may want to do so before Sunday. That's...
 
Oregon regulators raise the bar for gigabit tax breaks [telecom]
Not so fast Frontier and CenturyLink: Oregon regulators raise the bar for gigabit tax breaks by Mike Rogoway Oregon utility commissioners overruled their staff Tuesday, opting for a broad definition...
 
FCC Is Threatening Frontier Communications and CenturyLink [telecom]
by Dan Caplinger How the FCC Is Threatening Frontier Communications and CenturyLink A recent inquiry targets four carriers, but Frontier and CenturyLink in particular are under a bigger threat. Just...
 
New Mexico PRC votes to approve CenturyLink promotion for cheaper business rates [telecom]
The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission unanimously approved two motions granting provisions of a promotion sought by CenturyLink to offer lower prices to businesses operating in the state. In May...
 
How one couple beat the cable company
How one couple beat the cable company The breaking point came in July 2012. Our Comcast bill for Internet, television, and phone hit $184 a month. And that was without premium channels like HBO. Add...
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A new kind of amber alert [telecom]
The Utah DOT has been putting a new message on the state's "amber" alert system: GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR APPS The DOT defends the message, saying that it is causing motorists to think about the...
 
U.S. judge rules against NSA in phone spying case [telecom]
by Dustin Volz Reuters A U.S. federal judge on Monday for the first time ordered the National Security Agency to cease collecting the phone call records of a lawyer and his firm, providing an...
 
Telletopia Takes on OTT Broadcast Challenge [telecom]
Poster's note: I submit this article to T-D as a continuation of the discussion about Aereo. By John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable, 11/09/2015 Telletopia Foundation, a San Diego-based nonprofit, said...