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Cell Phones News Archive16-Sep-2008Teens view cell phones as essential (CNET via Yahoo! News) SAN FRANCISCO - Cell Phones have become almost as important to American teens as the clothes they wear, according to a nationwide survey of teenagers released last week. Cell Phones May Be Banned for Train Operators in Wake of Metrolink Crash (FOX 11 News Los Angeles) Train operators in California can legally text message, call their friends -- whatever they want to do with their Cell Phones while chugging down the tracks. State law allows it -- for now. Man charged with stealing $6,500 in cell phones (7 News Boston) SALEM, N.H. -- A Lawrence, Mass., man is charged with stealing more than $6,000 in cell phones in Salem, N.H. Cell Phones May Be Banned for Train Operators in Wake of Metrolink Crash (FOX 11 News Los Angeles) The president of the California Public Utilities Commission says he will seek an emergency order prohibiting the use of cell phones while operating a train in the state. The statement Monday by PUC president Michael Peevey is in response to reports that the engineer of the Metrolink train involved in Friday's deadly crash may have been text messaging shortly before the wreck. PUC will ban use of cell phones by train operators (The Fresno Bee) The president of the California Public Utilities Commission says he will seek an emergency order prohibiting the use of cell phones while operating a train in the state. Read comments Bowling Green voters to say if drivers may use cell phones (The Toledo Blade) BOWLING GREEN ? Whether motorists are allowed to talk on cell phones inside Bowling Green?s city limits will be a decision made by the people. After more than an hour?s discussion of a proposed ban on cell phone use while driving, city council last night agreed to put the question to Bowling Green voters in May. Councilman Robert McOmber, who introduced the idea in June, said he felt certain a ... Teens view cell phones as essential (CNET) A new nationwide survey shows the importance of cell phones in the lives of American teens. And yes, they want to have a "cool" one. Man Charged With Stealing Cell Phones Worth Thousands (WMUR New Hampshire) SALEM, N.H. -- A Lawrence, Mass., man has been charged with stealing more than $6,000 worth of cell phones in Salem. Police said Jose Yapul, 21, turned himself in on Monday on charges that he stole 20 Blackberry and Nokia phones from a T-Mobile kiosk at the Mall at Rockingham Park last week. Agencies collecting cell phones for reuse (The Post-Standard) Discarded cell phones can find new use by victims of abuse, the disabled and senior citizens. Telemarketer calls to cell phones on rise (The Toledo Blade) It?s bad enough when your cell phone rings at an inopportune moment, but when the person on the other end of the call is a telemarketer or a scam artist, the irritation can drive you crazy. Just ask Dick Eppstein, chief executive officer of the local Better Business Bureau. He gets those calls on his own Cell Phones all the time, and he expects a lot more now that the Internet has made it so ...
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