---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20180829175750.GA28984@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 13:57:50 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: AT&T outage impacting customers in Michigan by Devon Mahieu NORTHERN MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- If you live in Benzie or Manistee counties, and have AT&T as your provider, you may be experiencing some issues. According to AT&T Manistee Facebook's page, crews are working on restoring power to the Manistee tower. https://upnorthlive.com/news/local/att-outage-effecting-customers-in-benzie-manistee-counties -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + The Telecom Digest depends on generous supporters like John Levine + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180829175055.GA28937@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 13:50:55 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: AT&T looking to buy more spectrum for 5G by Monica Alleven AT&T isn't taking a stand on whether the commission should approve the T-Mobile/Sprint merger, but it is letting the FCC know that it is fully engaged in the 5G arms race and will be acquiring more spectrum through secondary market transactions and future auctions. AT&T said in no uncertain terms that the U.S. is already the world leader in 5G - and lo and behold, AT&T is the leader among the U.S. carriers, according to its comments to the FCC (PDF). "AT&T has been busy laying the groundwork for its 5G deployment since 2016, and it is poised to introduce mobile 5G service in twelve cities by the end of the year," the operator said. https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/at-t-looking-to-buy-more-spectrum-for-5g -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + The Telecom Digest depends on generous supporters like John Lewandowski + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180829175438.GA28961@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 13:54:38 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Brute Force Attacks Exposed T-Mobile, AT&T Account PINs and More By Mike Peterson Two separate security vulnerabilities exposed the personal identification numbers for millions of T-Mobile and AT&T accounts, according to a new report. The security flaws were discovered in Apple's online store, as well as the website for phone insurance firm Asurion. The vulnerabilities allowed hackers to gain the PINs, passcodes and partial social security numbers for millions of mobile accounts. https://www.idropnews.com/news/fast-tech/brute-force-attacks-exposed-t-mobile-att-account-pins-and-more/81341/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + The Telecom Digest would not be possible without the generous support + + of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180829173954.GA28856@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 13:39:54 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: At this Verizon store not owned by Verizon, the staff sold a woman a phone she did not need by Christian Hetrick When Bonnie Parkhouse walked into what looked like a Verizon Wireless store in July to buy a case for her new flip phone, she received disturbing news: the device was about to become obsolete. Parkhouse, a 68-year-old retired professor, said a salesperson at the New Britain retailer told her the bare-bones phone wouldn't work once Verizon phased out its 3G network in months. Parkhouse didn't want a smartphone, but was talked into buying a Samsung Galaxy S6 for $668. http://www2.philly.com/philly/business/consumer_news/verizon-store-retailer-difference-location-map-20180829.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + The Telecom Digest would not be possible without the generous support + + of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Fri, 31 Aug 2018