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After weeks, people in Tippah and Benton County still affected by cell phone outages [telecom]
By Tina Campbell Meadows RIPLEY - Social distancing has become complete social isolation for some in Tippah and Benton County. COVID-19 has many people sheltering in place, having no physical contact...
 
AT&T Feud With FreeConferenceCall.com Heats Up [telecom]
The coronavirus pandemic has inflamed tensions between the telecom behemoth and a popular conferencing service By Amy Nordrum Dave Erickson is finding it difficult to make it to meetings on time. When...
 
AT&T Reveals COVID-19 Impact on Networks: Traffic is Way Up [telecom]
The use of AT&T and its FirstNet network for first responders has increased overall and especially for voice, with Wi-Fi calling doubled over that of a typical pre-coronavirus day. By Eric Griffith...
 
Did Changing Sentiment Drive CenturyLink's Share Price Down A
Generally speaking long term investing is the way to go. But no-one is immune from buying too high. To wit, the CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL) share price managed to fall 74% over five long years....
 
The humble phone call has returned [telecom]
By Matilda Coleman In Albany, Louisiana, the priests and deacons of the Church of St. Margaret, Queen of Scotland, recently divided a list of 900 parishioners to call to verify them, something they...
 
Fiber lit buildings blossom across the U.S.--report [telecom]
by Mike Robuck There are more than one million commercial buildings and data centers across the U.S. that have on-net access to fiber-based network services, according to Emerging Networks Service...
 
CDC issues new guidance for essential workers [telecom]
by Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has new guidance for essential workers as it takes a small step toward reopening the country. The guidance applies...
 
Senator backing anti-crypto bill calls out Zoom's lack of end-to-end crypto [telecom]
Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal dings Zoom for false end-to-end crypto claim. By Dan Goodin Richard Blumenthal, the US senator sponsoring a bill that critics say will limit the use of...
 
COVID-19 community updates [telecom]
AT&T is offering curbside pickup options to keep customers and employees safe. The company is offering three fast, free, no-contact delivery options for online orders, including;
 
After 5 years of CT service, Frontier under state probe [telecom]
By Alexander Soule Connecticut's attorney general has launched an investigation into complaints by more than 1,000 customers of Frontier Communications, even as the Norwalk broadband company finalizes...
 
RE: [telecom] Frontier prepares for chapter [11], regrets failure
The posting cited a rather strange article from a source that I had never heard of: The wording of this text immediately struck me as odd -- "strikes nearer"? "Submitting" instead of "submission"?...
 
Privacy Cannot Be a Casualty of the Coronavirus [telecom]
Privacy Cannot Be a Casualty of the Coronavirus Many Americans now rely on digital tools to work remotely and stay connected. They shouldn't have to sacrifice their privacy to use them. By The...
 
Supporting The Telecommunications Industry Through The COVID-19 Crisis - What You Need To Know [telecom]
by Jennifer L. Richter , Tom Davidson , Douglas I. Brandon , Steven Rowings , Lyndsey Grunewald , Karen L. Milne , Virginia D. Hiner , Galen Roehl and Shea Boyd Key Points * Congress and federal...
 
Hackers use streaming service to steal your personal information [telecom]
by Adam King While it may feel like the whole world is starting to shut down, hackers don't stop trying to get your personal information or even your hard-earned cash.
 
Are 5G towers causing coronavirus? [telecom]
You may have seen posts online saying 5G towers causing coronavirus. So, is it true? by Amanda Skrzypchak Updated: Tuesday, April 7th 2020, 8:48 AM EDT SOUTHWEST Fla. - Have you heard 5G causes...