How to protect yourself from spoofing
Spoofing is one of the most popular and dangerous tricks used by robocallers to try and get people to answer their phones. Author: Josh Lyle Updated: 6:10 AM PDT May 11, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Has this ever happened to you? You get a phone call, and while you don t recognize the number, it looks like it s coming from a local caller, or business, or government agency. So, you pick it up, only to find a robocaller on the other end.
It s called spoofing and it’s a popular trick of robocallers to try and get you to answer their call.
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Alaska Communications Extends Safety Net to Alaskans Impacted by Pandemic
May 11, 2021 GMT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (BUSINESS WIRE) May 11, 2021
Help is on the way for Alaskans struggling to afford broadband. Alaska Communications (NASDAQ: ALSK) will participate in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, which will help households struggling financially during the pandemic.
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The program will give eligible Alaska households a discount on broadband service of up to $75 a month.
“The pandemic demonstrated just how essential broadband access is for school, work, healthcare and quality of life,” said Bill Bishop, president and CEO of Alaska Communications. “We’re proud to offer our customers an affordable option for unlimited internet service; however, we don’t want a customer’s ability to pay to be the barrier. We’re proud to participate in the Emergency Broadband Be
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NY AG: ISPs behind millions of fake net neutrality comments
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The Office of the New York Attorney General said in a new report that a campaign funded by the broadband industry submitted millions of fake comments supporting the 2017 repeal of net neutrality.
The Federal Communications Commission s contentious 2017 repeal undid Obama-era rules that barred internet service providers from slowing or blocking websites and apps or charging companies more for faster speeds to consumers. The industry had sued to stop these rules before they were repealed but lost.
The proceeding generated a record-breaking number of comments more than 22 million and nearly 18 million were fake, the attorney general s office found. It has long been known that the tally included fake comments.
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A Federal Communications Commission commissioner is out with a stern condemnation of Baltimore s State s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s complaints about the coverage she gets from a Baltimore TV station.
Last week, the office of Baltimore City State s Attorney filed a formal FCC complaint against local news station WBFF, requesting an investigation into the network s broadcasting and media practices. The complaint said that WBFF’s coverage of the office “could reasonably be categorized as blatantly slanted, dishonest, misleading, racist, and extremely dangerous.”
On Monday, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr blasted that complaint.
In a tweet, Carr called Mosby’s complaint “a chilling & direct attack on free speech & journalist freedom.”