US analog shut off today

Hmmm... Wonder what is it about mid-February that is so attractive to the FCC?

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Rich Webb     Norfolk, VA

Rich Webb wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

they finally are waking up after the holidays. B-) The Super Bowl is over,too,and they may be getting bored.

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Jim Yanik
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Bob Urz wrote in news:1203439191 snipped-for-privacy@isp.n:

2003 and earlier GM OnStar is now inoperative[non-updatable],many home burglar alarms no longer have their cellular backup.

On the burglar alarm topic,I saw a TV news report last night about a wonam who had a complex ADT alarm installed,it never went off after the stalker ex-BF cut their phone line and smashed thru a patio door,and she and her BF were shot and killed before they could respond.(and the guy had a gun at hand,too.) They must have been heavy sleepers to not hear the patio door being smashed in.Her two kids fled to a neighbors,called police,and are suing ADT. Allegedly,ADT has a BAD history of failing alarms,and burglars SEEK OUT homes with the ADT sign.

The alarm went off when the kids fled the house....

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Jim Yanik
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It can be, but some Carriers may continue serving analog for a while.

You should read more carefully. It says cell-phone companies are no longer _required_ to provide analog service.