Message-ID: <u254ma767ドルc2ドル@dont-email.me> Date: 24 Apr 2023 07:39:22 +0200 From: "Marco Moock" <mo01@posteo.de> Subject: Re: Help coming for school families on wrong side of digital divide Am 23.04.2023 um 18:12:12 Uhr schrieb The Telecom Digest: > Nine to 12 million families nationally have no internet access. > > Thousands of low-income Butler County school families are getting > help in closing the once-wide "digital gap" that forces their > children to go without options for online homework enjoyed by > classmates with wealthier families. > > https://www.journal-news.com/news/help-coming-for-school-families-on-wrong-side-of-digital-divide/N7XVBYI5HVF4NPH57EIII7J4D4/ The question is if the low-income people don't have internet access because they don't want to spend their money for it, or because internet access is very expensive in that area, e.g. because long lines are needed with repeaters etc. that have higher costs to operate?

Message-ID: <20230426033053.GA147599@telecomdigest.us> Date: 26 Apr 2023 03:30:53 +0000 From: "The Telecom Digest" <submissions@telecom-digest.org> Subject: FCC Adopts New Equipment Authorization Testing Standards by J.G. Harrington , Henry Wendel and Belen Crisp The Federal Communications Commission has released a Report and Order updating its equipment authorization rules to incorporate new standards for testing devices subject to the rules. Radio frequency (RF) devices must be tested to ensure that they comply with the FCC's technical requirements before they are marketed or imported in the United States. The new rules align with the FCC's ongoing efforts to ensure new RF devices do not cause harmful interference to other devices. Most of the changes focus on amending site validation and testing requirements. However, the FCC also deleted outdated references and transition periods within the existing rules. The FCC monitors and updates its technical requirements by incorporating best practices from standards-setting bodies. In this latest update, the FCC incorporated standards for testing for RF emissions established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Accredited Standards Committee C63 (ANSC C63) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1306112

Message-ID: <20230426214624.GA153042@telecomdigest.us> Date: 26 Apr 2023 21:46:24 +0000 From: "The Telecom Digest" <submissions@telecom-digest.org> Subject: CWA District 1 Hosts the First CWA Wireless Conference Since 2019 After a series of cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CWA workers in the wireless industry were back together last week for the CWA Wireless Conference! This year’s conference, put on by District 1 and welcoming CWA members from throughout the country, was held in Providence, RI on April 17th - 20th. Over 250 workers at AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, IHX at AT&T, as well as Tower Climbers in the process of organizing to form a union, and CWA local and district leaders, came together for several days of workshops covering a range of vital topics impacting their work and unionizing efforts. Members also hosted several compelling panels on topics including member mobilization, organizing a union at your workplace, and political action, and heard from Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee. https://cwad1.org/news/cwa-district-1-hosts-first-cwa-wireless-conference-2019