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Cell Phones News Archive24-Apr-2008Cell phones, 911 back up after overnight outages (NBC 12 Richmond) Petersburg's 911 system is back online after going down late last night. Meanwhile, Verizon Cell Phones are also working again today. Last night, Verizon customers were not able to send or receive calls. Crackdown on cell phones on public transit ignites debate (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.) The world has never been more connected, but in some corners, it's developing a real hang-up over the ubiquitous cell phone.Taking a cue from France's national railway, which offers phone-free "zen zones" on high-speed trains, Austria's second-largest city this week began ordering public transit commuters to keep their phones on silent mode. Appeals court upholds ban on school cell phones by city (Staten Island Advance) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The ban on cell phones inside city public schools was upheld yesterday by a state appeals court. The Department of Education's ban, which dates to September 2005, has roiled parents citywide, and especially on Staten Island. Louisiana Senate OKs limited ban on teens driving and talking on cell phones (KTBS Shreveport) The Louisiana Senate has decided that teenage drivers should be prohibited from talking on hand-held cell phones while behind the wheel. It is a limited bill that would require a teen to commit another violation in order to be stopped. Senators today approved a bill by Sen. Don Cravins Jr. Senate Passes Bill Banning Use Of Hand-Held Cell Phones By Teen Drivers (KTAL Shreveport) Someday in the near future it could be against the law for a teenager to use a cell phone while driving in Louisiana. The state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would ban use of the phones by young drivers, although they could use a hands-free device to avoid a run-in with the law.
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