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Missouri: Internet outage affects Jefferson City customers [telecom]
The News Tribune office could not be reached by telephone or email for several hours Thursday morning, apparently because of a CenturyLink internet service outage, but it now seems to be working...
 
T-Mobile Free 30-Day Trial [telecom]
T-Mobile is offering a free trial of their network What is T-Mobile Test Drive? T-Mobile is amping one of its original Un-carrier movies - Test Drive - to give everyone a chance to try the...
 
Feeling like the smartphone has taken over your child's life? Experts talk about how to regain control. [telecom]
Feeling like the smartphone has taken over your child's life? Experts talk about how to regain control. Advice on setting time and content limits, and helping your child have a healthy relationship...
 
[telecom] new NYS law: folk fleeing domestic violence exempt from cancellation fees
Subject: NYS Gov. Cuomo pulls out his stopped clock [Westchester (NYC northern suburb) news] Domestic violence victims in New York no longer have to pay these cancellation fees Albany - Survivors of...
 
Striking CWA Members Push AT&T Southeast to Reach Deal [telecom]
Thanks to the dedication of CWA members across District 3 who stayed strong on the picket lines throughout a historic four-day unfair labor practice strike, CWAers reached a "handshake deal" with AT&T...
 
US border officials are increasingly denying entry to travelers over social media posts made by other people [telecom]
By Zack Whittaker Travelers are increasingly being denied entry to the United States as border officials hold them accountable for messages, images and video on their devices, [which were] sent by...
 
A phone insurance company bought uBreakiFix, the official Pixel and Galaxy phone repairer [telecom]
By Ashley Carman Asurion, an insurance company for phones and other devices, has reportedly acquired uBreakiFix, the official phone repair company for Google Pixel devices and Samsung Galaxy phones....
 
Sprint's 5G network in NYC isn't crazy fast, but it's fast enough [telecom]
For Sprint, consistency is more important than outright speed. By Chris Velazco Sprint's 5G network has been live in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Chicago and Kansas City for a little a while, but its...
 
WHY WE WEAR RED: REMEMBERING GERRY HORGAN, CWA LOCAL 1103 CHIEF STEWARD [telecom]
Red Celebrates Life of CWAer Gerry Horgan Killed on Picket Line in 1989 We wear red to celebrate the life of CWA Local 1103 Chief Steward Gerry Horgan, who was run down over 20 years ago on a NYNEX...
 
Mexico: The Federal Telecommunications Institute Published A New Regulation Applicable To Mobile Service Providers [telecom]
To whom is this new regulation applicable? As suggested by its name, this new regulation will be applicable to mobile service providers (voice, text messages, and data transfer), which may be a...
 
Youfit Reaches $1.4M TCPA Settlement [telecom]
by Alan L. Friel, Linda Goldstein, Amy Ralph Mudge and Randal M. Shaheen For most of us, gyms can be somewhat - intimidating. We're going there because we're less than perfect, of course. But why are...
 
FTC Announces Robocall Crackdown [telecom]
by Alan L. Friel, Linda Goldstein, Amy Ralph Mudge and Randal M. Shaheen Commission rounds up a posse, tackles 90+ separate actions Le Deluge The Federal Trade Commission announced its latest major...
 
Expert recommendations for a child's first phone, from basic to smart [telecom]
Expert recommendations for a child's first phone, from basic to smart Consider what kind of features your child needs, the operating system and the price. By Lindsey M. Roberts The experts agree: Age...
 
Effective Immediately! FAR Amended To Include Prohibition On Chinese Telecommunications Equipment And Services In Government Contracts [telecom]
By Townsend L. Bourne, David S. Gallacher and Jonathan E. Meyer In accordance with Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (Pub. L. No. 115-232) (the "2019 NDAA"), which...
 
Cities Are Saying 'No' to 5G, Citing Health, Aesthetics--and FCC Bullying [telecom]
Those hawking specious safety concerns about the new technology have found common cause with some of America's most powerful mayors By Christopher Mims Jack Tibbetts, a member of the Santa Rosa,...