BT stands accused of running a "misinformation" campaign against unionized staff at its Openreach subsidiary as tens of thousands of network engineers prepare to go on their first national strike since 1987.

The industrial action is due to start tomorrow and run again on August 1 in protest over pay award in April, and the Communication Workers Union is encouraging members to hold their nerve.

Andy Kerr, deputy general secretary for the CWU's telecoms and financial services membership, said in a message to unionized staff at Britain's national telco:

"Currently, there are many rumors and pieces of misinformation circulating around

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The Philippines is considering SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service as a means to provide access for remote communities.

The nation of 7,100 islands and 110 million souls has a policy of implementing free Wi-Fi in all public spaces, so citizens can access digital government services and the economic opportunities of the internet.

That policy was adopted in 2017 and progress towards universal coverage has been slow but steady.

Laying fiber or establishing cell towers in mountainous areas can be challenging

Ivan John E. Uy, recently appointed secretary of the Philippines Department of Information and Communications Technology under the administration of

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OBIT Nichelle Nichols, who long ago achieved immortality in her role as Uhura on Star Trek , has died at the age of 89.

Born in 1932, her four-octave vocal range saw her perform with Duke Ellington at the tender age of 14 and sparked aspirations to become a singer. When the chance to act on TV came up, she saw it as a stepping-stone to an eventual Broadway career.

Then Star Trek happened. She wasn't the first woman of color on American TV screens, nor even the first in a prominent role. But she was the first who wasn't

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