March 2021: Cybersecurity, 988 Law, the FCC and More

• Cybersecurity—The #1 Threat Right Now and How Not to Fall For 
• Kari's Law and Baum's Act. How Will it Affect my Business?
• FCC Approves 988 as New Dialing Procedure
• New Challenge, Life-long Passion Introducing Maggie Basgall
• Top 7 Recommendations for Setting Up Remote Workers
• Recent News

Cybersecurity—The #1 Threat Right Now and How Not to Fall For It

During 2020 we saw something we previously had not: a pandemic that spurred an unprecedented number of users into remote school, work, and play. Where is that happening?

Kari's Law and Baum's Act. How Will it Affect my Business?

As some business owners and technology professionals may know, in February of 2018, President Donald J. Trump signed into law two statutes intended to improve emergency calling situations. These laws took effect on February 16, 2020, and may require changes and enhancements to customer's telephone systems and/or services.

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FCC Approves 988 as New Dialing Procedure

On July 16, 2020, the FCC adopted an Order (FCC 20-100) approving 988 as the three-digit abbreviated dialing code to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline starting July 16, 2022. The Order requires all telecommunications carriers to make any network changes necessary to ensure that users can dial 988 to reach the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

Introducing Maggie Basgall

Maggie Basgall, our new Advertising Solutions Representative at Nex-Tech. Now, while Maggie may be new to the Ad Solutions team, she is not new to Nex-Tech or the industry. We sat down with Maggie to get the low-down on her 15 years at Nex-Tech, why telecom is in her blood, and what she is looking forward to in her new role.

Top 7 Recommendations for Setting Up Remote Workers

If you have employees working remotely, make sure you consider three things: 1) what are they connecting to back at the office, 2) what platforms, software and access do they need when they’re remote, and 3) what computer or hardware will have at their remote workstation.