---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20190227010404.GA13926@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 01:04:04 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Huawei Security Scandal: Everything You Need to Know By Kate O'Flaherty Cyber-espionage has been going on for years. In one famous example in 2012, it emerged that China had hacked UK defense firm BAE Systems to steal data about a $264 billion F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) jet. And it wasn't the first time the country had been accused of stealing military jet plans. But recently, the focus has moved to Chinese companies, particularly those that manufacture network equipment as 5G services start to roll out. So, why is all the focus on Huawei, and how secure is it to use its products and services? https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2019/02/26/huawei-security-scandal-everything-you-need-to-know/#2d39fef373a5 -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190226201233.GA12687@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 20:12:33 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Think About This - Children Younger Than 14 May No Longer Have Smartphones In Germany! by Peter Vogel The Washington Post reported reasons to restrict use of smartphones from a German child psychology expert and adviser "Just as we protect children from alcohol or other drugs, we should also protect them from the risks of using smartphones at too early an age..." The February 15, 2019 article entitled "A German government adviser recommends a ban on smartphones for children younger than 14" included these comments regarding recent legislation in France: ... http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=783598&email_access=on -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190227011419.GA14040@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 01:14:19 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Let's Tackle Real Antitrust Problems. AT&T Isn't One. By Joe Nocera (Bloomberg Opinion) - Is the U.S. Department of Justice finally done being slapped around for trying to block the AT&T-Time Warner deal? After Tuesday's rejection of its position by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, it sure looks that way. The government had argued that the lower court incorrectly applied antitrust law when approving the deal, but its opposition to the merger was always about politics. On the merits, it was never a strong case. First, the AT&T-Time Warner tie-up was a so-called vertical merger, meaning that the companies didn't overlap - and the government hasn't tried to block a vertical merger in over four decades. It was akin to the Comcast Corp.-NBCUniversal or Verizon-Yahoo! Inc., deals that passed muster despite outcries from consumer groups. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/let-tackle-real-antitrust-problems-180241779.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190227005103.GA13879@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 00:51:03 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: U.S. Loses Appeal Seeking to Block AT&T-Time Warner Merger By Edmund Lee and Cecilia Kang The federal government on Tuesday lost its second court challenge to AT&T's $85.4 billion merger with Time Warner, a blockbuster deal that has already begun to reshape much of the media industry. A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected the government's claim that a lower court had applied antitrust laws incorrectly in allowing the merger to proceed. Justice Department lawyers have argued that the combination of the two companies would reduce competition and hurt consumers. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/26/business/media/att-time-warner-appeal.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Thu, 28 Feb 2019