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Cell Phones News Archive10-Apr-2008Cell phone changeover, analog phones won?t reach 911, county warns (Mid-Hudson News) KINGSTON - Ulster County wants seniors who have received analog Cell Phones from the Ulster County Office for the Aging to be aware that the phones no longer have 911 emergency service due to a Federal Communications Commission change that no longer requires the industry to support this technology. Text messages sent to cell phones approved for nationwide alert system (Charleston Daily Mail) WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators Wednesday approved a plan to create a nationwide emergency alert system using text messages delivered to Cell Phones. Camden Herald and family agency will recycle your old cell phones (Camden Herald) CAMDEN ? The Camden Herald and Broadreach Family & Community Services are recycling cell phones to help those in need of emergency communications. Proposal would ban cell phones for school bus drivers (The Shreveport Times) BATON ROUGE ? A legislative committee Tuesday said it is unsafe for school bus drivers to talk on cell phones while they are transporting students. But the panel balked at taking the devices out of the hands of city bus and taxi drivers. CellCast Urges FCC to Include Proven Cell Broadcast Technology in National Emergency Alert System for Cell Phones (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) CellCast Technologies urges the Federal Communications Commission tomorrow to fully consider a proven technology, cell broadcast, in the nationwide emergency alert system for cell phones. Text messages sent to cell phones approved for US nationwide alert system (Straits Times) WASHINGTON - US regulators on Wednesday approved a plan to create a nationwide emergency alert system using text messages delivered to cell phones. Text messages have exploded in popularity in recent years, particularly among young people. School Officials Address Porn Material on Student Cell Phones (FOX 6 News Birmingham) School officials say teens in many Walker County schools have been busted with pornographic pictures on their cell phones. An awareness campaign warning students and alerting parents is ongoing. FOX6 News Reporter Ashley Nix has more details. FCC, FAA Still Don't Want Cell Phones on Planes (Slashdot) mattnyc99 writes "Last month we learned that the UK has approved in-flight mobile, effective immediately. Popular Mechanics has a follow-up on why the phones-on-planes ban is here to stay in the United States. Statements from the FCC and FAA confirm that any chance to overturn it remains dead on arrival ? even though new "pico-cell" networks cut down interference with phones on the ground. ... Text messages sent to cell phones approved for nationwide alert system (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) WASHINGTON - Federal regulators Wednesday approved a plan to create a nationwide emergency alert system using text messages delivered to cell phones. Text messages have exploded in popularity in recent years, particularly among young people. Roseville police recover stolen cell phones and other electronic gadgets (The Sacramento Bee) Roseville police investigators are combing through a cache of stolen property, attempting to match Cell Phones and electronic gadgets with their owners.
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