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Nokia is preparing to launch a 4G mobile network on the moon later this year, in the hopes of enhancing lunar discoveries — and eventually paving the path for human presence on the satellite planet.

Read more on our website here: https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/4g-internet-is-set-to-arrive-on-the-moon-later-this-year

How Big Tech companies treat user data has been controversial for some time. Meta, Apple, Google and Microsoft are often accused of collecting and selling the personal data of their users. Though, where exactly this data goes, and how much of it is given over to companies and governments, is unclear.

Read more on our website here: https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/government-requests-for-user-data-from-big-tech-increased-by-25-report

Happy Presidents Day! We wanted to share with you a few presidential facts that relate to our modern, technological world.

​Who was the First President to Have his Voice Recorded?

During his first year in presidency in 1889, Benjamin Harrison used a phonograph wax cylinder to record his speech regarding the first Pan-American Congress. The speech is now the oldest surviving recording of a president’s voice. While Rutherford B. Hayes did record a speech several years prior, it was sadly lost.

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https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/presidential-firsts-in-voice-technology

Appliance makers like Whirlpool and LG just can't understand. They added Wi-Fi antennae to their latest dishwashers, ovens, and refrigerators and built apps for them—and yet only 50 percent or fewer of their owners have connected them. What gives?

Business SMS traffic is on the rise, resulting in an increase in scammers sending fraudulent messages. To ensure you are able to continue sending messages, you’ll need to register your business through RingCentral with The Campaign Registry (TCR), a third-party organization. This process verifies you’re a legitimate SMS/MMS messages source. To register, we require you to use the registration form we've provided on our website.

Starting in January, AT&T customers with digital landlines won’t be able to dial 411 or 0 to reach an operator or get directory assistance. AT&T in 2021 ended operator services for wireless callers, although customers with home phone landlines can still access operators and directory help. Verizon, T-Mobile and other major carriers still offer these services for a fee.

On a notice on AT&T’s website, the company directs customers to find addresses and phone numbers on Google or online directories.

​“Nearly all of these customers have internet access to look up this information,” said an AT&T spokesperson.

​​But a century ago, the operator functioned as Google. Everyone knew it as “Information.”

Read more about this on our blog:

411 No Longer an Option for AT&T Customers The operator is going off the hook for millions of Americans.