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awareness of how their use is getting out of control;
authorities and non-authorities are getting more and
more concerned, and looking for solutions.
18 August 2008 Burning
Question: Why Can't I Use My Cell Phone on a
Plane?
Wired News - USA
So why can't you use a cell phone? Despite what
fear-mongering flight attendants say, making a call
probably won't send your plane on a collision course ...
18 August 2008 Do
cell phones cause cancer? Highly debated issue
continues
Kaleidoscope Online -
Birmingham,AL,USA
Unlike the rest, cell phones have not been
definitively linked to cancer. Recently, however, the
director of a renowned research institute for cancer
sent a ...
18 August 2008 Are
GPS Navigation Systems as Dangerous as Cell Phones?
MidwestBusiness.com -
Chicago,IL,USA
In 2007, cell phones in Illinois were cited as
the primary or secondary cause of 1357 traffic
accidents. Those crashes resulted in eight fatalities
and 351 ...
18 August 2008 Maryland
has begun using dogs to crack down on inmates using cell
...
CNN - USA
Pete Anderson, who commands a canine unit that sniffs
out cell phones inside Maryland prisons. Cell
phones have become the hottest contraband in
prisons ...
18 August 2008 Cell
Phone Early Termination Fees Eliminated!
MarketWatch - USA
AARP Services announced today a new relationship with
Consumer Cellular that will provide affordable,
flexible cell phone plans for AARP members. ...
18 August 2008 Most
Canadians Use Mobile Phone For Talking,
Uninterested In High ...
AHN - USA
Montreal, Quebec (AHN) - A US telecommunication
analyst said on Monday that while telecommunication
companies are offering a wider range of mobile
phone ...
18 August 2008 Petitioner
seeks ‘reasonable restrictions’ on mobile phone
use
TelecomTiger - New
Delhi,India
In order to ensure that mobile phones are not
used while driving, the petitioner wanted cellular phone
companies to install apparatus which would not allow ...
17 August 2008 Analog
TV shutdown kills free cell-phone TV
The Associated Press -
NEW YORK (AP) — Picture whipping out your cell
phone and catching up with "Lost" or
"Jeopardy," or watching the local 11 o'clock
news, all for free. ...
17 August 2008 Police
get guidance on cell phones
The Spokesman Review -
Spokane,WA,USA
A sheriff's deputy talking on his cell phone at
a stoplight recently prompted a Deer Park resident to
complain to Spokane County that the deputy wasn't ...
17 August 2008 US
fliers prefer to ground cell phones
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Are you eager to chatter away on your cell phone
at 35000 feet in the air or listen to your seatmate do
the same? Not so fast. More Americans oppose this ...
17 August 2008 UK
Set to Spy on Phone, Internet Users
OhmyNews International -
South Korea
The British government wants records kept of all mobile
phone and text messages and use of the Internet.
The Home Office says storing electronic ...
17 August 2008 Driver
killed in crash was texting
Inland Valley Daily
Bulletin - Ontario,CA,USA
A 16-year-old Highland girl who died after losing
control of her car and crashing on the 10 Freeway in
Redlands had been texting on her mobile phone
moments ...
16 August 2008 Do
the cell phone makers’ SAR safety numbers
make you safe?
Manila Times -
Philippines
If you are worried about getting cancer from your cell
phone, you must pay attention to the SAR it emits.
SAR is a measure of the rate at which radio ...
16 August 2008 Couple
Dodges "Cell" Phone Bill
WOWT - Omaha,NE,USA
An automated voice said the call was coming from jail
so Daphne didn't accept it but the retired couple has
been checking phone bills. ...
13 August 2008 IRS
Taxes Personal Calls On Work Cell Phones
NPR - USA
by Karen Grigsby Bates NPR.org, August 14, 2008 ·
Almost everyone has a cell phone these days.
But if you're among the people who make personal calls
on a ...
13 August 2008 Could
Next-Gen Cell Phones Interrupt a Football Game?
Scientific American - USA
The commission is also trying to figure out whether it
would be possible to use beacons to alert nonlicensed
devices—personal cell phones, for
example—that ...
13 August 2008 Drivers
Offer Excuses For Ignoring Cell Law
KCRA.com -
Sacramento,CA,USA
Motorists are offering plenty of excuses about why
they aren't following California's new law that
prohibits driving while using a hand-held cell
phone. ...
13 August 2008 Cell
phone use isn't a crime
Belleville News Democrat
- IL, USA
We get as irritated as the next guy by motorists who
pay more attention to their cell phone
conversation than their driving. It's a risky practice
that ...
13 August 2008 Nitwits
with cell phones
RoxReview.com -
Philadelphia,PA,USA
By George E. Beetham Jr. They're everywhere, cell
phones held up to their ears, babbling on and on
while people wait in checkout lines for their ...
12 August 2008 Cell
Phone Ban Shot Down in Town and Country
MyFox Saint Louis - Saint
Louis,MO,USA
By Andy Banker (KTVI - myFOXstl) -- What would have
been the first cell phone ban in Missouri died
before even coming to a vote in Town & Country
Monday ...
12 August 2008 IASD:
Board clarifies cell policy
Indiana Gazette -
Indiana,PA,USA
Only board president Diana Paccapaniccia held out
against a restriction on cell phones that she
believed was too tough. The policy calls for all
students to ...
12 August 2008 Fear
Of Cell Phones
kypost.com -
Covington,KY,USA
By Ben Grabow What's your opinion on the safety of cell
phones? Not the safety of driving while dialing or
crossing busy streets mid-message -- we're ...
12 August 2008 Town
says no to cell phone ban
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
The St. Louis suburb of Town and Country strikes down
a plan that would have banned the use of cell
phones while driving unless a handsfree device is
being ...
12 August 2008 Contraband
cell phone racket closed
Jakarta Post -
Jakarta,Indonesia
Jakarta Police arrested Muhammad Ali, the owner of PT
Ali Sumber Jaya, who ran an illegal cell phone
business in Roxy Mas store and housing complex in ...
12 August 2008 Kidney
kingpin Amit Kumar using cell phone in jail:
Undertrial
Times of India - India
AMBALA: Prime accused in the kidney scam Dr Amit Kumar
has been using a mobile phone in the Ambala
central jail, an undertrial earlier lodged in the same
...
11 August 2008 Curb
the cell phone with an iron hand
Central Chronicle -
Bhopal,India
It is gratifying that your reporters have steadfastly
and repeatedly highlighted the dangerous consequences
of the use of cell phones by the motorists. ...
11 August 2008 Houston
suburb bans all cell phone use near school
BusinessWeek - USA
By ANA LEY A Houston enclave has banned cell phone
use for drivers near a local elementary school, the
most stringent law of its kind in the nation. ...
11 August 2008 Criticism
grows over IRS cell phone rules
Yahoo! Tech -
Sunnyvale,CA,USA
Bet you didn't even know: If you use a cell phone
for work (one provided by your company), you're
supposed to keep a detailed log of every call you make
on ...
11 August 2008 Americans
Divided on Airplane Cell Phone Use, According
to New BTS ...
Media Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
Americans are divided on whether cell phones
should be allowed during flights, with people age 65
and older more likely to oppose their use than those ...
10 August 2008 Judge
Rules Cell Phone Termination Fees Illegal
Inglewood Today -
Inglewood,CA,USA
The tide may be turning for cell phone users
who have long term contracts with carriers. Alameda
County Superior Court Judge Bonnie Sabraw ruled on
July 28 ...
10 August 2008 Is
your cell phone trying to kill you?
The New Nation -
Bangladesh
Don't look now, but your cell phone is out to
get you. This deadly device can cause accidents, give
you cancer or even kill you, according to a rising ...
10 August 2008 Cell
phone tracked killer
The Coloradoan - Fort
Collins,CO,USA
Curl's use of Dick's phone, revealed in newly
public court records, shed light on a relatively new
technique used by law enforcement: cell phone
location ...
10 August 2008 Shippensburg
school board mulls penalties for cell phone
misuse
Chambersburg Public
Opinion - Chambersburg,PA,USA
The Shippensburg Area school board opened a discussion
at a planning meeting about different levels of cell
phone misuse. The penalties at different levels ...
10 August 2008 Good
reason to consider banning cell phones
Dothan Eagle -
Dothan,AL,USA
The news couldn’t be worse: The driver of the van,
corrections officer Michael Brian Shelley, was talking
on a cell phone and ran a red light just before
...
10 August 2008 Cell
phones have a hearing problem
St. Joseph News-Press -
St. Joseph,MO,USA
by Susan Mires Cell phones dazzle us with their
repetoire of high-tech tricks. They can take pictures,
read maps, send e-mail and play music. ...
9 August 2008 Thomasville
High changes its cell phone policy for students
Lexington Dispatch -
Lexington,NC,USA
By Jill Doss-Raines THOMASVILLE | A new policy at
Thomasville High School aims to keep cell phones
out of sight and silent during the school day and ...
9 August 2008 WSP:
Majority of drivers putting their cell phones
down
PNW Local News -
Poulsbo,WA,USA
By RACHEL BRANT While some drivers still chat on their
cell phones, a growing number of motorists are
using Bluetooth wireless devices. The cell phone
law ...
9 August 2008 Cell-phone
drivers just asking for new laws to be enacted
McCook Daily Gazette -
McCook,NE,USA
Fortunately there was time to avoid striking him, but
as we got closer, it was easy to see his head cocked
to one side, cradling a cell phone against his ...
9 August 2008 Q:
Why is my cell phone causing noise in my
speakers?
KTAR.com - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Question: Why does my cell phone create a sound
like static interference when it is laid near the
speakers and the monitor on my desk? ...
8 August 2008 Feds
seek comments today on cell phone security
guidelines
CNET News - San
Francisco,CA,USA
"Besides increasing productivity, such
improvements are rapidly turning cell phones
into extensive data reservoirs capable of holding a
broad range of ...
8 August 2008 Cell
phone users: Do you know where your 911 call goes?
The Marshall
Democrat-News - Marshall,MO,USA
Mom grabs her cell phone, quickly dials 911,
and spends the next 10 minutes explaining to the
operator that she's in Marshall, Missouri, not
Marshall, ...
8 August 2008 KBR
Bans Cell Phones and Silences Rape Victims
Feministe - USA
But the relevant part is how Jones escaped: through
the use of a cell phone. A “sympathetic
guard” loaned the phone to her, which she
used to call her ...
8 August 2008 In-flight
cell phone chatter banned, but here comes wi-fi
Detroit Free Press -
United States
BY MIKE WENDLAND • FREE PRESS TECHNOLOGY COLUMNIST
• August 8, 2008 The good news from Congress these
days is there will be no yammering on cell phones
...
8 August 2008 CPP:
People unaware of mobile phone legalities
Saveborrowspend.co.uk -
UK
Many people are unaware of the fact that reporting a
lost mobile phone as stolen is a criminal
offence, according to life assistance firm CPP. ...
7 August 2008 Cell
phones on planes irk most older passengers, but
the young ...
San Jose Mercury News -
CA, USA
Nearly half of US residents say they would oppose
allowing cell phone use aboard flights even if
there were no issues with the phones
interfering with ...
7 August 2008 Thousands
of drivers get cell phone tickets
OCRegister - Santa
Ana,CA,USA
One says drivers must use hands-free devices if
they're going to have cell phone conversations
while driving. The other says drivers younger than 18
can't ...
7 August 2008 Ryanair
to begin mobile phone service 'next week'
Telegraph.co.uk - United
Kingdom
Budget airline is ready to launch mobile phone
service on 10 of its Dublin-based aircraft. By Oliver
Smith Ryanair has announced that it expects to launch ...
7 August 2008 Syrian
mobile phone company to fight US sanctions
International Herald
Tribune - France
AP DAMASCUS, Syria: A Syrian mobile phone
company says it's hiring an attorney to fight
"unjust" US sanctions against it. Last
month, the US Treasury ...
6 August 2008 Cell
phone use restricted in schools
Franklin News Post -
Rocky Mount,VA,USA
By JOEL TURNER - Staff Writer Students in Franklin
County schools can no longer use cell phones
during the regular school day except for emergencies. ...
6 August 2008 Board
OKs policies on lunches, cell phones
Lexington Dispatch -
Lexington,NC,USA
The board also adopted a policy on the students' use
of cell phones and other communication and
electronic devices, which are prohibited during the
school ...
6 August 2008 Why
Cell-Phone Health Concerns Persist
BusinessWeek - USA
The most recent alarm came from the director of the
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, who warned
school employees to limit their cell-phone
use ...
6 August 2008 Proposed
policy: Place cell phones in lockers
News Transcript -
Farmingdale,NJ,USA
The revised policy, which was introduced at the
board's July 28 meeting held in Englishtown, would
still permit students to bring their cell phones
and ...
6 August 2008 Border
signal: Centre leaves it to phone cos
Sify - Chennai,Tamil
Nadu,India
The government has put the onus on mobile phone
operators for complying with security conditions in
the border areas and along the line of control and the
...
5 August 2008 New
policies on dress, cell phones, absences;
Hamilton stops HS ...
Hancock County Journal
Pilot - Carthage,IL,USA
“Personal electronic devices, such as CD or MP3
players, cell phones, cameras, electronic games
or similar items may be used before or after school, ...
5 August 2008 Officers
told: Opt for hands-free cell phone use
The Argus -
Fremont,CA,USA
By Gary Richards SAN JOSE — Milissa Santos spotted
the San Jose cop in the next lane chatting on his cell
phone as she drove down Meridian Avenue a couple ...
5 August 2008 Social
Networking, Texting, Cell Phones Impact Email
Effectiveness
MediaPost Publications -
New York,USA
by Karlene Lukovitz, Tuesday, Aug 5, 2008 8:16 AM ET A
growing preference for social networking, texting and cell
phone communication, combined with ...
5 August 2008 Some
Cell-Phone Dangers Debatable; Some Not
NewsFactor Network -
Woodland Hills,CA,USA
By Bill Husted A University of Utah psychologist,
David Strayer, has found that people using cell
phones behind the wheel are more dangerous than if
they ...
5 August 2008 No
more cell phones
Asheville Citizen-Times -
NC,USA
ASHEVILLE – Asheville High School students will have
to put away their cell phones when they return
to school later this month. In a work session
yesterday, ...
5 August 2008 Hello?
New laws alone can't beat back risks of cell phone
use
Examiner.com - USA
Put a cell phone to your ear while driving and
be prepared for a siren call -- from the police or
paramedics. Keep your head down while walking and
texting, ...
4 August 2008 BG
cell phone ban
13abc.com - Toledo,OH,USA
Using a hand held cell phone while you are
behind the wheel may soon be illegal in one Wood
County city. The ban would include hand held cell
phones and ...
4 August 2008 Debate
continues over health hazards of cell phones
Gustine Press-Standard -
Newman,CA,USA
By BILL MATTOS OUR CELL PHONES! ARE THEY
HEALTHY? Over the years I’ve had lots of questions
pass through my mind about the health aspects of cell
phones. ...
4 August 2008 Cancer
Doctor Takes a Stand on Cell Phone Use: Advises
Precautions
Ergoweb - UT,USA
By Jennifer Anderson The head of a prominent cancer
research institute isn’t waiting for a conclusive
link to be made between cancer and cell phone
use. ...
4 August 2008 Kelly
was caught using mobile phone while driving
Kent News - United
Kingdom
Glamour girl Kelly Brook has received a ticket for
chatting on her mobile phone while driving her
silver 4x4 car. The Strictly Come Dancing star, 28, ...
4 August 2008 Most
Germans oppose mobile
phone use on aircraft
Telecom Paper
(subscription) - Houten,Netherlands
... of
Germans oppose any use of mobile
phones on aircraft, 20 percent favour unrestricted use
and 13 percent favour mobile
phone use in designated areas. ...
3 August 2008 Cell-phone
use could pose danger to kids
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
- Dubuque,IA,USA
By ERIK HOGSTROM TH staff writer But recent renewed
warnings give an even better reason for not giving cell
phones to children -- a possible link between ...
3 August 2008 Under
Oklahoma Co. judge's ban, cell fans court ire
[7 hrs ago]
NewsOK.com (subscription)
- Oklahoma City,OK,USA
AP Video Many people can't make it into Oklahoma
City's federal courthouse with their cell phones.
Attorneys, jurors and other people with regular
business ...
3 August 2008 Feds
sporadically enforcing largely ignored cell phone
tax
The News Journal -
Wilmington,DE,USA
By JIM PUZZANGHERA • Los Angeles Times • August 3,
2008 WASHINGTON -- Small, inexpensive cell phones
have become ubiquitous in the workplace. ...
3 August 2008 Districts
silence cell phones
Jackson Clarion Ledger -
Jackson,MS,USA
When Madison County Schools students return to their
classrooms this week, they had better keep their cell
phones out of sight. ...
3 August 2008 Only
some users answer call on cell-phone
health risks
Beaver County Times -
Beaver,PA,USA
By Larissa Theodore, Times Staff A ringing warning
last week by the head of a Pittsburgh cancer institute
to limit cell phone use has some people
changing ...
3 August 2008 Defense
contractor KBR bans personal cell phones
Houston Chronicle -
United States
... KBR spokeswoman Heather L. Browne confirmed
the company had notified its employees in Iraq that
use of personal cell phones is prohibited. ...
3 August 2008 Mobile
phone sentencing
GMTV - UK
The use of mobile phones is also treated
"robustly" the SGC said, with advice that if
an offender is distracted by a hand-held mobile
phone when the offence ...
3 August 2008 Emirates
introduces mobile phone services on 777s
Car Rentals -
Lightwater,England,UK
Emirates Airline has taken the lead once again in
aviation innovation becoming the first carrier in the
world to offer in-flight mobile phone service. ...
2 August 2008 REGIONAL:
Cell phone violations result in hundreds of
local tickets
North County Times -
Escondido,CA,USA
The law prevents anyone under age 18 from using a cell
phone while driving at all ---- even with an
earpiece plugged in or a wireless Bluetooth device. ...
2 August 2008 Cell
phone cancer risk debated
Seattle Post
Intelligencer - USA
By TOM PAULSON More than a decade ago, the University
of Washington's Henry Lai and his colleague Narenda
"NP" Singh reported that cell phones
appear to ...
2 August 2008 Hands-free
cell phones law is just a Net scam
FayObserver.com -
Fayetteville,NC,USA
Q: Is it true that there’s now a law requiring
people to use hands-free devices if they’re going to
talk on their cell phone when they drive? ...
1 August 2008 Pregnancy,
Cell Phones And The Ferrite Bead
InjuryBoard.com -
Tampa,FL,USA
And now more information about the use of cell
phones by pregnant women. Danish scientist find
children, whose mothers used cell phones while
pregnant, ...
1 August 2008 Boaz
School Leaders Consider Banning Cell Phones
WAAY - Huntsville,AL,USA
(WAAY) -- In just a few short years, cell phones
have gone from being a luxury to a necessity. "I
can't go anywhere without it," said student Mason
Lemaster ...
1 August 2008 Briefing:
Do cell phones cause cancer?
The Week Daily - USA
But as cell phones became ubiquitous, at least
a dozen major studies found no such link. The Food and
Drug Administration said recently that three large ...
1 August 2008 Cell
Phones and Security - Some Assembly Required
NetworkWorld.com -
Southborough,MA,USA
But, I was recently asked, what about cell phones,
as in the security of voice calls on cellular
networks. Security is much more difficult here. ...
1 August 2008 Cell-phone
accident generates comments on distracted driving
Kalamazoo Gazette -
MLive.com - Kalamazoo,MI,USA
A Kalamazoo Gazette story this week about a Mendon
teenager who was talking on his cell phone when
he hit and killed a bicyclist has generated
significant ...
1 August 2008 Bill
to ban in-flight mobile phone calls goes to
House
BetaNews - USA
By Tim Conneally, BetaNews A bill that calls for a ban
on all in-flight cellular voice calls will be put up
for vote before the full House of ...
1 August 2008 Sprint
Announces Airave Femtocell
Digitaltrends.com - Lake
Oswego,OR,USA
... phone tower that works with any
Sprint phone (but not Nextel phones) and a
broadband Internet connection to improve in-building mobile
phone coverage. ...
1 August 2008 Mobile
phone found in Portlaoise Prison cell
Irish Times -
Dublin,Ireland
A prisoner has been placed in solitary confinement for
two months after a mobile phone was found in
his Portlaoise Prison cell. ...
1
August 2008 Mobile
phone and charger found in John Gilligan's cell
Belfast
Telegraph - United Kingdom
Gardai are investigating the discovery of a mobile
phone and charger in John Gilligan's prison cell.
The items were found after prison officers searched
the ...
Cellular
Phone News Archives maintains links to
previous news stories from around the world to
heighten your awareness of how the use of cellular
phones is getting out of control; authorities and
non-authorities are getting more and more concerned,
and looking for solutions.
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