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Cell Phones and 911
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission, according to its Web site, last year found that 70 percent of emergency 911 phone calls are serviced by wireless phones.
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Washington Footing the Cell Phone Bill for Millions of Low Income Americans
Last year, a federal program paid out $1.6 billion to cover free cell phones and the monthly bills of 12.5 million wireless accounts. The program, overseen by the FCC and intended to help low-income Americans, is popular for obvious reasons, with participation rising steeply since 2008, when the government paid $772 million for phones and monthly bills. But observers complain that the program ...
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Norwell siblings visit U.S. soldiers in Germany to deliver phone minutes
Norwell siblings Robbie and Brittany Bergquist founded Cell Phones for Soldiers in 2004 at the ages of 12 and 13.
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33 Ways to Get a Free Government Cell Phone
LAKE FOREST, Calif., Feb 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ( http://www.myprgenie.com ) -- Tens of millions of Americans may be eligible for Lifeline Assistance, the free government cell phones program, and not ...
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Cell phones under review ~~ 1,200 texts spark move
Nassau County is establishing measures to prevent employee abuse of county-issued devices after failing to consistently enforce its cellular phone usage policy, said Clerk of Courts John Crawford.
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YCC provides temporary cell phones
The Yale College Council launched a new initiative last week that allows students with lost or damaged cell phones to borrow phones for up to two weeks. While the program’s phones enable students to place and receive calls, they are not equipped with texting or Internet capabilities. Since the initiative’s announcement Jan. 31, four of the nine phones available have been checked out from the ...
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Schools try to find balance with cell phone policies
NewsChannel 13 took a look at the balancing act going on in schools. They're trying to accommodate parent's who want their kids to have cell phones, versus schools who are trying to keep student's from using them inappropriately.
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WJBF EXTRA: Cell Phones Are Popular Prison Contraband
WJBF EXTRA: Cell Phones Are Popular Prison Contraband
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Peeples Elementary recycling cell phones to save gorillas
Peeples Elementary School is currently accepting recycled cell phones to help with a project to save gorillas. Gorilla forest homes in Congo are being destroyed due to the mining of coltan. Coltan is a small substance that is found in cell phones and other small electronic games. So far, the students at Peeples Elementary have collected over 180 cell phones. These collected phones will be fixed ...
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Nokia ends phone assembly in Europe, cuts jobs
Nokia Corp. plans to stop assembling cell phones in Europe by year-end as it shifts production to Asia and will cut another 4,000 jobs, its latest attempts to cushion itself from stiff competition in the smartphone sector.
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