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Senate Panel Kills Cell Phone Proposal

Associated Press — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:02:52 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A state Senate committee has killed a bill that would have prohibited the use of hand-held cellphones while driving in Wyoming.

The Senate Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Committee voted against Senate File 93 on Monday

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Casper Verizon Wireless Customers to go 4G on Oct. 18th 2012

DJ Nyke — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:18:05 +0000

Casper Verizon customers are set to receive 4G, the nation's fastest 4G network, averaging a download speed of just over 8 megabits per second.

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UN Says World Has 6 Billion Cell Phone Subscribers

Associated Press — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:58:19 +0000

GENEVA (AP) — The world now has nearly as many cell phone subscriptions as inhabitants.

The U.N. telecom agency says there were about 6 billion subscriptions by the end of 2011 — roughly one for 86 of every 100 people

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Feds Urge States To Ban Texting, Talking On Roads

Associated Press — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:38:30 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ren Bishop is one of many American drivers who texts, tweets and talks on her cellphone while she's behind the wheel — and thinks it should be up to drivers to use their discretion when it comes to safety

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Cell Phones Eliminate the Three-Day Rule in Dating — Survey of the Day

Shauna Wright — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:00:53 +0000

If a new survey from dating site Match.com is to be believed, the rules of dating have changed — largely because of cell phones, email and texting.

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Florida Woman Hit with Staggering $200,000 Cell Phone Bill

Shauna Wright — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:44:12 +0000

If you think your cell phone bill is high, you haven’t met Celina Aarons.

The Florida woman added a cell phone to her account for her mute and hearing-impaired brother, who didn’t know to turn off his data roaming when he was recently in Canada. Since his only form of communication with the phone is via text messages, those international data rates added up quickly — to the tune of over $200,000 in one month.

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FCC and Wireless Providers Reach Agreement to Stop 'Bill Shock'

Shauna Wright — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:17:30 +0000

After an almost two-year investigation, the Federal Communications Commission said Monday it had reached an agreement with most of the nation’s cell carriers that should protect consumers from “bill shock” — unexpected increases in a monthly wireless bill.

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