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Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9958 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
Interestingly years ago, about the time I left British Telecom, they were being told that they had to allow ALL rival telecoms providers to install their equipment in the BT exchange (office) . Because BT had a monopoly on cables to customers and competitors could not be expected to dig up the streets to every house and business. (Of course the cable companies had done just that but they were not forced to do the same) Rooms were set aside for the competitors equipment to be installed and connected to any cable that terminated in that exchange. BT Openreach was created to connect and install these service for the competitors (that of course didn't work out too well). But it does mean that now you can have a broadband and or phone service from lots of competing companies. All down your existing BT copper and now fibre (Sky TV broadband comes down BT fibre) |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36853 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Even out in the country side here you can use any ISP you wish to provide your services. Cheers. |
Mr. Kevvy Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 3806 Credit: 1,114,826,392 RAC: 3,319 |
Our local cable company is Rogers, a company so wealthy off of its cable offerings that it could afford to buy the Skydome arena on the most expensive real estate in this half of the country and rename it the "Rogers Centre". Rogers was forced by the CRTC (Canadian FCC) to allow other providers to use its cable network which they of course fought tooth and nail. But they lost, mostly because they took large government incentive subsidies to build that network, which they then attempted to exert monopoly control over as if that was not the case. (Nothing different north of the border, eh!) I took advantage of this and dumped Rogers for a small provider when they were messing around with protocols nearly a decade ago and never looked back. The smaller provider has much better service. However because all their traffic runs through Rogers infrastructure they can still be bastards whenever they feel like it. If I use more than some certain amount of data in some arbitrary period (neither of which numbers they will tell) for example downloading a large game that I damn well paid for, they will deprovision my modem leaving me cut off. They have done this about a dozen times. Since I know the cause I can call my provider to get them to put it back online again within a few hours whereas it took over a day at the beginning. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
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ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21241 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
All a (continued) silly game of vandalism? And all at the (continued) expense of those paying for the results...? In Ironic Twist, Intel Accuses Qualcomm Of Anti-Competitive Tactics ... Intel accused Qualcomm of using a “no license, no chips†policy, through which it allegedly coerces device makers into paying Qualcomm “exorbitant royalty rates†for every device they sell, on top of the price they pay for the modems. If the OEMs refuse to pay the license or try to take Qualcomm to court, Qualcomm would then disrupt the supply... ... third anti-competitive practice includes Qualcomm offering a discount on its “exorbitant†royalty rates to companies such as Apple, but only if they agree to enter exclusivity... ... Intel Should Know What’s Anti-Competitive All of these written attacks coming from Intel’s statement are quite interesting, considering Intel itself has also been accused and fined over similar tactics in the past against AMD... NB: Fines were levied many years later after harmful financial and market damage had be done... And STILL Intel have not paid... IT and business are what we allow them to be... Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31014 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
And STILL Intel have not paid...[/b]Martin, this isn't the IT business, this is the lawyer business. |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
The computer message to the Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro when voting in the election there yesterday: “This person does not exist or the ID was cancelled.†Video http://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/datorns-besked-till-maduro-du-existerar-inte/ |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21241 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Only in the freedoms of America?... Hey America! Your internet is going to be so much better this January But probably not in the way you'd hoped... ... More Americans than ever are going to have access to fast internet as well as a greater choice of providers. What's all the more amazing is that this improvement will come without requiring any extra investment by broadband providers and without anyone needing to pay more or even change their plans or provider. How is this possible? Simple: the Federal Communications Commission is going to redefine how it measures internet access... OK, so just redefine 'freedom' also?... IT is what we allow it to be... Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
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Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31014 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
oops, one factor all over again and it doesn't even have a password! https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/608711/hackers-are-coming-for-your-cell-phone-number/ If you suddenly lose control of a host of Web services at once, there could be a simple root cause: hackers have taken control of your phone number. The New York Times reports that hackers have been increasingly able to convince carriers to transfer customer phone numbers to devices in their control. That allows them to reset passwords for sites secured using two-factor authentication, a feature that is now used widely by sites like Twitter and Facebook. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31014 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
OUCH! https://www.wsj.com/articles/equifax-reports-data-breach-possibly-impacting-143-million-u-s-consumers-1504819765 Equifax Reports Data Breach Possibly Affecting 143 Million U.S. Consumers |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19407 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
OUCH! You beat me to it, WaPo - Equifax says data from 143 million Americans exposed in hack |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
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Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31014 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Where are those millions of eyeballs? http://www.zdnet.com/article/equifax-blames-open-source-software-for-its-record-breaking-security-breach/ Equifax blames open-source software for its record-breaking security breach: Report |
j mercer Send message Joined: 3 Jun 99 Posts: 2422 Credit: 12,323,733 RAC: 1 |
Equifax confirms Apache Struts security flaw it failed to patch is to blame for hack http://www.zdnet.com/article/equifax-confirms-apache-struts-flaw-it-failed-to-patch-was-to-blame-for-data-breach ... |
Siran d'Vel'nahr Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7379 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238 |
Equifax confirms Apache Struts security flaw it failed to patch is to blame for hack Ok, so a flaw in Apache Struts was the hole the hackers crawled through. Yet, that hole was fixed in an update from Apache, but Equifax did not patch the software and is NOT taking the blame for the hack? Shame on them for passing the buck to a KNOWN software flaw they refused to fix with a patch. I hope that the 143m victims can read between the lines and see where the real blame lies. Siran CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr - L L & P _\\// Winders 11 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker "Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31014 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Equifax confirms Apache Struts security flaw it failed to patch is to blame for hack I hope you can. Blame seems to lie is systems like open source that can't automatically go out and get a security patch and self apply it. Humans forget or get distracted and humans know this so smart ones design systems to prevent this. |
j mercer Send message Joined: 3 Jun 99 Posts: 2422 Credit: 12,323,733 RAC: 1 |
Equifax confirms Apache Struts security flaw it failed to patch is to blame for hack We will see how well that holds up in court. Har... The short list. Equifax IT was a sleep at the wheel. Equifax management selling stock before going public with hack. Equifax management sitting on hack for months before going public. ... |
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