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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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Cell phone ban for drivers gains momentum in Illinois
Legislation banning drivers from talking on handheld cell phones behind the wheel is gaining traction.
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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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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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How to Get the Government to Pay for Your Cell Phone
How to Get the Government to Pay for Your Cell Phone
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RHS donates 761 cell phones
Romeo High School has won pizza and bragging rights for providing communication to servicemen and women. A contest between 18 area high schools revealed that Romeo High School collected the most devices for the national Cell Phones for Soldiers charity with a total of 761 gently-used phones.
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Cell Phones Are More Annoying Than They Are Dangerous
New research suggests that they probably don't give us brain tumors, don't lead to car crashes, and aren't even responsible for all that sexting.
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Yoani Sanchez: Cell Phones Have Changed Our Lives
If, in March of 2008, Raul Castro had imagined the role cell phones would play in Cuba's incipient civil society, he probably never would have authorized their use.
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Bill bans cell phones for driving teens in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Teenagers in Utah would be prohibited from talking on cell phones while driving under a bill tentatively passed by the state Senate. The Daily Herald of Provo reports that Senate Bill 128 passed 19-9 on the first of two required votes. The final vote is expected Tuesday. Democratic Minority Leader Ross Romero of Salt Lake City says the law would apply to 16- and 17-year-old ...
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Ban on cell phones for young drivers advances
Ban on cell phones for young drivers advances By Robert Gehrke The Salt Lake Tribune Published Feb 6, 2012 02:31PM MDT The fate of a bill to ban 16- and 17-year-old drivers from using cell phones while behind the wheel remains unclear as it moves to a final vote later this week. Sen. Ross Romero, D-Salt Lake City, is proposing to prohibit the phone use, arguing that young drivers are more likely ...
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