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Bell expands into US market with $7 billion Ziply Fiber acquisition 

Total Telecom

The deal will be financed through the proceeds from BCE’s sale of its Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment stake, alongside a discounted Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Earlier this year, BCE announced it would cut 4,800 jobs, roughly 9% of the company’s 44,610 workforce, as the company reported “declining legacy phone and news business”.

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NCTA Warns 60-Day Phone Unlocking Rule Could Fuel Billions in Fraud

Broadband Breakfast

22, 2024 – A major cable industry group is warning that a proposed 60-day mobile phone unlocking standard could open the door to billions of dollars in fraud. “Handset fraud has blossomed into a billion-dollar industry: criminals obtain handsets under a subsidized/financed arrangement in the U.S., WASHINGTON, Oct.

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NTIA to FCC: Tighten 60-Day Mobile Phone Unlocking Plan

Broadband Breakfast

  NTIA, a division in the Commerce Department, urged the FCC to expand the unlocking requirement beyond just mobile phones to include all wireless devices, including tablets, which have frequently been subject to carrier locks. 

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Crystal Clear Conversations: Elevating Communication With VoIP Phone Solutions

Aatrox Communications

This is why so many modern businesses are using VoIP phone systems to enhance the way they communicate. VoIP, which is the abbreviation of Voice over Internet Protocol, phone systems have emerged as a must-have asset for teams that want to stay connected easily and efficiently. What Is VoIP? Cost-Efficient Communication Management.

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PTC Member Profile: Jin Cheng, Starcloud Information Limited

PTC

In addition, quantum cryptography promises near-unbreakable encryption, which is crucial for secure communications in sectors like finance, healthcare, and government. These innovations have the potential to transform various sectors, including healthcare, education, finance, and more, serving global communities without borders.

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Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba in its worst ever state; saddled with worthless Cuban pesos

IEEE ComSoc

Cuba’s national monopoly telco, Etecsa (Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba) is chronically starved of the foreign currency which it needs to buy telecom infrastructure equipment, such as cables and network hardware. Etecsa only has Cuban pesos, which are completely worthless outside its borders.

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AT&T’s suggestion that edge content providers contribute to funding universal service calls for new paradigm of U.S. advanced telecom

EldoTelecom

Why shouldn’t they participate in ensuring affordable and equitable access to the services of today that are just as indispensable as the phone lines of yesteryear?”