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.

Cell Phone Coverage

Find out who serves your home area

Where you live ultimately determines your choice of calling service. Cellular phone service offerings vary a lot from region to region. Coverage is the most important, of course, because it would be a shame if you got a plan, then found out you'll have to pay roaming, or get no service where you need to use the phone.

Coverage is the geographical area within which a cell phone can be used to make and receive calls. Check that the celluar service provider that you are going to choose covers the areas that you frequently travel to.

You can easily check the service provider's availability in your area on the internet. You can find which cell phone carriers provide service in your area by entering your zip code at these sites. Visit our partner site Letstalk.com,

Do you have family that lives in another area of the state in a smaller town? You will want to review the coverage map to see if it has coverage areas that you feel are important to have cellular phone coverage.

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