Available to answer: 988 data shows thorough training, short staffing

While many 988 call-takers say they feel well prepared to pick up any crisis call, they say short staffing can create a ...
The Star

Eatery operator loses RM70,000 to phone scam

JEMPOL: A 49-year-old eatery operator has lost almost RM70,000 after he was duped by a caller claiming to be an officer from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). Jempol OCPD ...
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1981: Telephone operators recall working on the day Pearl Harbor was attacked

12/1/1981 It was a reunion of telephone operators who worked on the day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. They shared memories with Jim Gordon at a luncheon at PacTel. The Supreme Court just handed Trump a ...
AOL

I Was A Psychic Phone Line Operator. Here's What Really Happened Behind The Scenes.

The phone rang. I answered it. “Psychics-R-Us. This is Taliesin,” I said into the receiver. “How can I help you?” Also Read: I Made The Hardest Decision Of My Life To Protect My Black Son “This is ...
The New York Times

Ferry Crashed After Operator Was Distracted by His Phone, Officials Say

The operator and two other officers were charged with gross negligence after the ferry ran aground in South Korea on Wednesday carrying 267 people. By John Yoon Reporting from Seoul A passenger ferry ...
The National Interest

US and Finland Special Operators Are Training for War with Russia

After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Finland abandoned decades of neutrality and joined NATO. Over the past few weeks, more than 1,600 troops from across nine NATO member countries came together to ...
usace.army.mil

Fort Leonard Wood Soldiers train to become UAS operators, increase lethality in basic combat training

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Fort Leonard Wood Soldiers are learning to operate unmanned aircraft systems, commonly called a UAS or drone, so they can incorporate the critical battlefield technology into ...
Business Insider

MrBeast has ambitions for a phone service in the mold of Ryan Reynolds' Mint Mobile

MrBeast has plans for a mobile-phone service, according to a leaked investor deck. The world's top YouTuber is looking to start a mobile virtual network operator, or MVNO. MVNOs have paid off for ...
ktiv

New museum exhibit showcases Sioux City’s history in the telecommunications industry

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - The Sioux City Public Museum opened a new exhibit Saturday, Aug. 30, that focuses on Sioux City’s telecommunications history. The new ‘Hello Operator’ exhibit details Sioux City’s ...
Road to VR

Operator XR Secures $3.7M VR Training Contract with Texas Department of Public Safety

Australian immersive training technology company xReality Group announced its subsidiary Operator XR has secured a contract with the Texas Department of Public Safety (Texas DPS) worth up to AUD $5.71 ...
TechCrunch

A surveillance vendor was caught exploiting a new SS7 attack to track people’s phone locations

Security researchers say they have caught a surveillance company in the Middle East exploiting a new attack capable of tricking phone operators into disclosing a cell subscriber’s location. The attack ...
syracuse.com

Syracuse firefighters in training to become certified boat operators

Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse firefighters began a three-day training program Friday morning to become certified boat operators. The nationally recognized course — approved by FEMA and the U.S. Coast ...