1.) Verizon threatens to fire workers who fix copper phone lines The directive came in a memo from Verizon to workers on September 20. Verizon reportedly told its field technician crews in Pennsylvania that they can be fired if they try to fix broken copper phone lines. Instead, workers must try to replace copper lines with a device that connects to Verizon Wireless's cell phone network, Ars Technica's Jon Brodkin reported.
2.) Data center operators oppose suburban townhome project An 82-unit gated townhome development being proposed at the Windward in Alpharetta development in suburban Atlanta is facing opposition from several companies that operate data centers nearby.
