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Customers warned of scam calls impersonating RPU
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (199+ words) ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) " Rochester Public Utilities is warning its customers of scam calls, which are said to appear from an RPU phone number. However, RPU said these calls are "fraudulent." Customers have reportedly been receiving calls from individuals claiming their…...
Pine Island City Council approves financial incentives for data center project
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (434+ words) PINE ISLAND, Minn. (KTTC) " At a special meeting Wednesday, the Pine Island City Council approved new business subsidies and tax abatements for Project Skyway, the multimillion-dollar data center project. The council's 5-0 decision came after a presentation by government staff, and…...
Verizon says outage that disrupted calling and data services for hours has been resolved, offers credit for customers
4+ week, 14+ hour ago (325+ words) The New York-based carrier didn't specify what caused Wednesday's disruptions, but confirmed that the outage was resolved by 10:20 p.m. ET. Verizon previously said it had deployed its engineering teams to address "an issue impacting wireless voice and data services." "Today, we…...
Verizon users report service issues amid possible outage
4+ week, 1+ day ago (277+ words) (Gray News) - Verizon customers across the U.S. are reporting service problems, indicating a possible major outage. According to DownDetector, Verizon users began reporting problems around noon Jan. 14. About an hour later, nearly 200,000 users reported issues with the service provider. About 66% of…...
KTTC dropped from fuboTV in dispute with NBC/Telemundo
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (243+ words) ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) " fuboTV has dropped KTTC from their service. The dispute is between Disney and Comcast, which owns the NBC and Telemundo television networks, and affects all affiliates of the ... ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) " fuboTV has dropped KTTC from their…...
Pine Island data center faces continued opposition with new lawsuit challenge
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (242+ words) ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) " A proposed 480-acre data center project in Pine Island is facing continued opposition, now in the form of a lawsuit alleging the city's environmental review was "entirely deficient." The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA) appealed the…...
Pine Island data center project faces community opposition
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (395+ words) PINE ISLAND, Minn. (KTTC) " A proposed 480-acre data center project in Pine Island has drawn significant opposition from community members. Residents gathered Wednesday for an open house and city council listening forum to voice their concerns about Project Skyway. The…...
KTTC could be dropped from YouTube TV in dispute with NBC
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (127+ words) ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) " The dispute is between NBC and Google, which runs YouTube TV, and affects channels NBC owns, as well as those that are affiliates of the network, including KTTC. KTTC is ... ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) " The dispute is between…...
Text message scam pretends to be from Minnesota Department of Revenue
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (94+ words) St PAUL, Minn. (KTTC) " The Minnesota Department of Revenue is warning about a scam text message targeting Minnesotans. Fake text messages claiming to be from the department are asking people to click on a suspicious hyperlink to update their banking…...
People’s Energy Cooperative member targeted in scam Thursday
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (191+ words) ORONOCO, Minn. (KTTC) " According to People's Energy Cooperative (PEC), one of its members in the Theilman area was the target of a scam Thursday afternoon. PEC said this member found someone posing as an Xcel Energy worker inspecting the area…...