May 5, 2008

T-Mobile USA launched its first commercial high-speed wireless service in New York City, and plans to expand the service to 20 to 25 other major U.S. markets by the end of the year.

April 23, 2008

The battle over cell phones in schools ended with the state's appeals court voting to uphold a ban on cell phones in public schools in New York city.

April 15, 2008

Cuban government has eased restrictions on buying cellular phones for the first time and also allowed registering those they had held illegally.

April 10, 2008

The FCC has approved a new nationwide alert system that will send text messages to cell phones to alert Americans when an emergency, disaster or attack occurs. The plan itself will deliver three different types of charge-free text alerts to mobile phone users.

April 8, 2008

The European Union has approved in-flight cell phone use for all of its 27 member nations. An on-board base station will relay phone signals to either a satellite or ground towers.

April 2, 2008

AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega said that AT&T was expecting a 3G iPhone within the next few months., when asked about plans to sell a third-generation (3G) iPhone.

Court Upholds School Cellphone Ban in New York City

According to a New York Times report, the battle over cell phones in schools ended with the state's appeals court voting to uphold a ban on cell phones in public schools in New York city.

The Department of Education passed the ban in 2005, saying that phones are disruptive, and that students could use them to cheat on exams.

The city began to enforce the ban in 2006 – to the dismay of many parents.

A parents group sued the city, saying the ban infringes on their right to decide what is best for their children.

The court ruled against the group saying the DOE does have the right to ban the phones and adding that about the ban violates parents' rights or prevents them from communicating with their children before or after school.

(April 23, 2008)