---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20190116224027.GA22926@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 17:40:27 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Verizon customers in Southwest Florida experienced temporary issues overnight FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Verizon Wireless reportedly experienced intermittent minor issues between the hours of 3 am and 4:30 am. The outage caused intermittent issues with data service for some customers in South West Florida, however they were quickly resolved by 4:30 am. There are no other issues reported at this time in Florida or along the east coast. https://www.fox4now.com/verizon-outage-impacting-people-in-southwest-florida -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190116224744.GA22960@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 17:47:44 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: 'It's union busting 101': documents reveal Verizon's attacks on organized labor The US's largest wireless provider encourages staff to use anti-union rhetoric and disparages previous unionization efforts Michael Sainato Unions offer "empty promises and unrealistic expectations" and don't act with "integrity", according to internal documents circulated by Verizon's human resources department and obtained by the Guardian. In documents given to managers and employees the US's largest wireless provider encourages its own staff to use anti-union rhetoric and disparages previous unionization efforts within the company. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jan/16/verizon-union-busting-cwa -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190116232547.GA23285@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 18:25:47 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: CenturyLink's Post-Holiday Outage: Timeline and Impact By Edward Gately CenturyLink customers received an unwelcome post-Christmas surprise when their service went down Dec. 27 and stayed down through Dec. 28. The lengthy outage resulted in everything from minor inconvenience for online shoppers, to restaurants and other businesses having to operate without internet, and spotty 911 service that created anxiety for those in need of help. Even Verizon was impacted. However, the outage reportedly didn't result in any life-threatening incidents. https://www.channelpartnersonline.com/gallery/centurylinks-post-holiday-outage-timeline-and-impact/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Thu, 17 Jan 2019