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Cell Service Returns to Kashmir, Allowing First Calls in Months [telecom]
After imposing a complete communications blackout two months ago, the Indian government on Monday partially restored cellphone service in the Kashmir Valley. By Samee Yasir SRINAGAR, Kashmir When the...
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Inexpensive, unpatched phones put billions of users' privacy at risk [telecom]
Billions who only connect with cheap Android phones pay with their personal info. By Kate Cox Privacy, it seems, is increasingly a luxury reserved for those who can afford it. "Free" services are...
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Attackers exploit an iTunes zeroday to install ransomware [telecom]
Apple patches actively exploited flaw that let ransomware crooks evade AV protection. By Dan Goodin Attackers exploited a zeroday vulnerability in Apple's iTunes and iCloud programs to infect Windows...
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AT&T raises prices 7% by making its customers pay AT&T's property taxes [telecom]
AT&T tacks on fee after locking customer into contract, raises it from 3% to 7%. By Jon Brodkin Telecom companies like AT&T love creating new fees to tack on customer bills, and they really love...
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Activists' phones targeted by one of the world's most advanced spyware apps [telecom]
"Pegasus," developed by Israel-based NSO Group, stalks 2 Moroccans, researchers say. By Dan Goodin Mobile phones of two prominent human rights activists were repeatedly targeted with Pegasus, the...
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[Paywall] California's Privacy Act: What You Need to Know Now [telecom]
This week, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, published draft guidance for enforcing the state's landmark privacy legislation. The draft text of the regulations under the California Consumer...
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Re: Boston Coast Guard, yes COAST GUARD, phones are out [telecom]
I tried to find out as much as I could about the outage. Here's the ghist of it: Per Twitter, 9:19 AM: "#UrgentNotice Sector Boston Command Center telephones are currently down. If you or someone you...
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Re: [telecom] Boston Coast Guard, yes COAST GUARD, phones are out
Wow. You'd think they'd have it working after nearly 100 years. The following article from 1921 describes ship-to-shore radio telephone service. (The rest of the issue covers news of Southern Bell...
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[telecom] Boston Coast Guard, yes COAST GUARD, phones are out
the after action report should be interesting... [twitter] USCGNortheast @USCGNortheast 22m #UrgentNotice Sector Boston Command Center telephones are currently down. If you or someone you know is...
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How Photos of Your Kids Are Powering Surveillance Technology [telecom]
How Photos of Your Kids Are Powering Surveillance Technology Millions of Flickr images were sucked into a database called MegaFace. Now some of those faces may have the ability to sue.
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Your telephone manners [telecom]
While this article dates from 1951, the ideas are timeless and apply today for good telephone service (two pages). The Pullman News - Google Books The Pullman News - Google Books
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When will cellphone service return to normal in El Paso? [telecom]
by John Purvis El Paso, Texas - Isaac, a KFOX14 viewer, sent me an email asking how much longer Verizon service disruptions will continue in the El Paso area. The service problems had already been...
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AT&T Affiliate Claims Carriers Owe Over $3 Million in Carrier Fees [telecom]
Law360 (October 10, 2019, 5:19 PM EDT) -- CenturyLink, Level 3 Communications and another telecom company owe more than $3 million in unpaid call transfer fees that they have racked up over the last...
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AT&T Has Been Charging Portland Customers for a Tax It Won't Pay [telecom]
Cellphone providers are exempt from the tax. The charges are unwarranted. By Nigel Jaquiss & Rachel Monahan In August, an AT&T cellphone customer alerted WW that the carrier was passing along the...
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AT&T to sell Puerto Rico business [telecom]
AT&T has agreed to sell its Puerto Rican and U.S. Virgin Islands businesses to Liberty Latin America Ltd. for $1.95 billion in cash, allowing the telecommunications giant to shave its debt load and...
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