telecommunications
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PublishedOctober 7, 2024
NSA investigating potential Chinese hacking of American telecom firms
The NSA has warned since 2022 that telecommunications infrastructure was vulnerable to Chinese hacking.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2024
FCC slashes cost of phone calls for inmates, capping decadeslong effort
An FCC draft order estimated the caps would save incarcerated people and their families, friends and legal teams about $386 million.
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PublishedApril 1, 2024
Worker injured by electric shock from power line in Biddeford
The Consolidated Communications technician who was injured last week is recovering at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2024
Fidium parent company laying off nearly quarter of customer service staff in Maine
The cutting of 12 jobs at Consolidated Communications continues what union and congressional leaders have called a 'troubling' trend at Maine's largest telecommunications company.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2022
Musk seeks Pentagon funds for Ukraine satellite network
The request comes amid a Twitter war between him and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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PublishedJune 14, 2022
Maine’s single area code now expected to last until end of 2025
The latest projection of when 207 numbers will be exhausted is a year later than had been expected. The previous estimate was through 2024.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2022
Idaho-based company completes purchase of longstanding Unity telecom UniTel
The sale to Direct Communications, based in Rockland, Idaho, is expected to provide the capital that will allow UniTel to expand and upgrade the fiber optic network in the communities that it serves.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2021
State regulators launch probe of number shortage in 207 area code
The probe will focus specifically on the number-forecasting practices of telecommunications provider Verizon because it is predicting a faster exhaustion of phone numbers than the state.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2021
Consolidated Communications workers in northern New England authorize strike
Union reps say the labor contracts of over 1,000 workers in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire expire Aug. 7, and negotiations over new contracts have stalled.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2020
FCC chief who ended net neutrality says he’ll quit Jan. 20
Ajit Pai's departure is set to unleash a wave of uncertainty as the new administration takes shape.
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