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My smart car rental was a breeze - until I got trapped in the
My smart car rental was a breeze - until I got trapped in the woods Kari Paul in San Francisco Tue 18 Feb 2020 I rented a car through the Gig app. But when I lost cellphone service, I found myself...
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Californians' class-action against AT&T over phone speeds can proceed [telecom]
By Bob Egelko Consumers in California can proceed with a class-action suit against AT&T for slowing down data speeds on mobile phones despite a promise of unlimited service, a federal appeals court...
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Homeowner confronts CenturyLink crew [telecom]
Homeowner confronts CenturyLink crew, leads to aggressive 911 call OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT)-- Strangers in an Omaha backyard led to an angry confrontation with a homeowner and then a call to police. The...
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Employers are adding high-tech solutions to solve a low-tech problem: Getting more sleep [telecom]
Some employers are shifting from simply talking about better sleep - or giving employees tools to track it - to helping them with what to do about it. By: Jena McGregor New Balance, the Boston-based...
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Your phone talks about you behind your back. These researchers are listening in [telecom]
They're keeping track by tracking the trackers that track you. By Alfred Ng When you download an app, the permissions requests and privacy policy are usually the only warnings you'll get about the...
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Not connected and no Netflix: 'It's frankly embarrassing' in these Kansas towns [telecom]
By Kevin Hardy and Jonathan Shorman, The Kansas City Star COTTONWOOD FALLS, Kan. - The internet service was so bad at Citizens State Bank in Cottonwood Falls, Kan., that its computers could hardly...
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Kansans struggle without high-speed internet [telecom]
By Kevin Hardy And Jonathan Shorman COTTONWOOD FALLS, KAN. The internet service was so bad at Citizens State Bank in Cottonwood Falls that its computers could hardly handle a routine update from...
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Landline Nostalgia [telecom]
By Michael Boyink Remember our landline phone fiasco? The landline that took four phone calls, nine people, and Facebook to get installed here in Ava? We canceled it. After three months.
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OP-ED: The Broadband Battle Continues [telecom]
Broadband is no longer a luxury; it is a necessity to provide timely information, news and to support the economy and well-being of all Americans. Broadband can assist in revitalizing rural America....
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New alarming texting scam: scammers pose as Verizon Wireless, ask for personal information [telecom]
(WKBW) - Police are issuing a warning about a sophisticated scam that sends out texts that look like they're from Verizon Wireless. According to a scammer texts people with an "account security"...
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Ski resort, retirement community among areas dealing with CenturyLink outages [telecom]
BY CRAIG SAILOR UPDATE 5 p.m. Thursday: Service to all Tacoma customers has been restored, according to CenturyLink. UPDATE 7 p.m. Wednesday: Service has been restored in the Crystal Mountain and...
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FCC Enforcement Coming Over Alleged Privacy Violations For Disclosure Of Consumers' Geolocation Data
by Jeffrey D. Neuburger On January 31st, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai transmitted a letter in response to a prior inquiry from a number of House members regarding the status of the Commission's investigation...
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Eleventh Circuit Severely Restricts TCPAS Application
by Nathan L. Garroway , Bety Javidzad , Mark Silver and Taylor M. Koshak On January 27, 2020, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit severely limited the application of the Telephone...
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DoD's Squeeze Of Chinese Telecom Equipment Continues
by Jonathan S. Aronie , Jonathan E. Meyer and Townsend Bourne At the end of 2019, the Department of Defense ("DoD") took another step to limit the potential cyber risks posed by telecommunications...
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"Knowing Facilitation" Of Others' Illegal Conduct In FTC's Crosshairs
by Terri J. Seligman Nineteen VoIP providers, unnamed, have received letters from the FTC, warning them that actions "assisting and facilitating" various illegal telemarketing activities is itself...
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