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The Telecom Digest for Fri, 01 Jul 2022
Volume 41 : Issue 126 : "text" format

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Problem of 911 callers hearing screeching noise in St. Louis region is fixed, Verizon says
AT&T inks Amarillo fiber deal as it chases more public-private partnerships
Eastman drops bid to block phone records from Jan. 6 committee
Verizon Announces Price Hike For Its Shared Data Plans

Message-ID: <20220629233240.E0560815@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 23:32:40 +0000 (UTC) From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Problem of 911 callers hearing screeching noise in St. Louis region is fixed, Verizon says By Erin Heffernan Story updated at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday with Verizon reporting that the 911 problems were corrected. ST. LOUIS - Some Verizon cellular users calling 911 this week were unable to get through, hearing only a screeching noise, according to St. Louis County public safety officials. https://tinyurl.com/nthkkefx -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)
Message-ID: <20220629231347.1C56F815@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 23:13:47 +0000 (UTC) From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: AT&T inks Amarillo fiber deal as it chases more public- private partnerships By Diana Goovaerts - Jun 29, 2022 AT&T is now planning to reach more than 60,000 locations across three states with fiber via public-private partnership arrangements with municipalities, striking its latest deal with the city of Amarillo in Texas. Jeff Luong, AT&T's president of Broadband Access and Adoption, told Fierce it's pursuing many more similar deals both within and outside of its existing footprint. The $24 million project in Amarillo will cover approximately 22,000 locations with XGS-PON fiber. The start of engineering work is contingent on the city's final approval of its portion of funding for the build. https://www.fiercetelecom.com/broadband/att-inks-amarillo-fiber-deal-it-chases-more-public-private-partnerships -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)
Message-ID: <20220630005136.30677815@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:51:36 +0000 (UTC) From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Eastman drops bid to block phone records from Jan. 6 committee The former Trump lawyer is increasingly the subject of legal scrutiny. By Kyle Cheney John Eastman, an architect of Donald Trumps last-ditch bid to subvert the 2020 election, has dropped a lawsuit aimed at blocking the Jan. 6 select committee from obtaining his phone records. In a late Tuesday filing, Eastman voluntarily dismissed the suit, claiming that hed been assured the committee was only seeking his call logs not the content of any messages held by his carrier, Verizon. The select committee has long contended that it lacks the authority to obtain message content. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/28/eastman-phone-records-from-jan-6-committee-00043072 -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)
Message-ID: <20220629232551.71C0E815@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 23:25:51 +0000 (UTC) From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Verizon Announces Price Hike For Its Shared Data Plans By Sumit Adhikari - June 29, 2022 Shortly after increasing the prices of its phone plans, Verizon is preparing to hit some of its customers with another round of price hikes. Customers on Shared Data plans will see an increase of $12 on their monthly bills starting in August. The carrier has notified the customers about this incoming price hike via email. "Thank you for being a Verizon customer. We are committed to bringing you the best experience on your Shared Data plan. Due to rising operational costs, you'll see an increase of $12/mo. on your current plan, which will appear on your bill as a separate charge, no sooner than 8.2.22," the email reads (via). https://www.androidheadlines.com/2022/06/verizon-announces-price-hike-for-its-shared-data-plans.html -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)

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