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.

Canadian Cell Phone User Rings Up $85,000 Bill

According to a Reuters report, Canadian oil-field worker, Piotr Staniaszek, stunned to get a C$85,000 ($83,700) cell phone bill.

The trouble stems from the new phone he received when he renewed his mobile phone contract. In return, he received a new cell phone. The new model allows him to connect with his computer and download data.

Equipped with a $10 unlimited mobile browser plan, Mr. Staniaszek believed he could use his cellphone as a modem for his computer and started spending a lot of time on the Internet, downloading high-definition movies and other bandwidth-hungry applications.

Staniaszek senior said Bell has agreed to reduce the charges to C$3,400 for "goodwill". A Bell spokesman said the plan is not intended for downloading files to a computer, and that's clear in his contract.

(December 13, 2007)