Here are the other stories we’re following today:
> T-Mobile Austria said it will not store customer passwords in plain text. T-Mobile’s CEO in the United States, John Legere, said the company’s customer care representatives can’t see passwords “and we do not store them in plain text.” The Verge article | Tweet
> NBN Co in Australia is going to conduct 5G tests in Melbourne with Ericsson, though the move is raising questions. ARN article
> The Rural Wireless Association said an FCC equipment ban aimed at Chinese suppliers like Huawei and ZTE would “irreparably damage” rural broadband networks. Telecompetitor article
> Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs hopes to begin work on its first ever smart city project in Toronto in 2020. Reuters article
> A fight is brewing over the FCC’s broadband map. MWL article