3 CELL-PHONE FIRMS FAIL TO MAKE 911 DEADLINE; ALLTEL, AT&T AND SPRINT PCS HAVE YET TO COMPLY WITH A FEDERAL MANDATE THAT WOULD HELP POLICE LOCATE 911 CALLS.(TRIAD)

3 CELL-PHONE FIRMS FAIL TO MAKE 911 DEADLINE; ALLTEL, AT&T AND SPRINT PCS HAVE YET TO COMPLY WITH A FEDERAL MANDATE THAT WOULD HELP POLICE LOCATE 911 CALLS.(TRIAD)
Mark Taylor is allergic to bees, so when one stung him last month near Stokesdale, he knew exactly what to do. He injected himself with a drug to counter his potentially lethal reaction and called 911 from his truck. But before Taylor could give his exact location to Guilford County dispatcher Lori

Publication: The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC)

Verizon Wireless to buy Alltel - CNET News


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Verizon Wireless to buy Alltel
CNET News, CA - Jun 5, 2008
The third time must have been a charm for Verizon Wireless and regional cell phone operator Alltel. Verizon Wireless has supposedly looked at buying Alltel
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Vast improvement in cell phone services expected - The Lincoln Journal

Vast improvement in cell phone services expected
The Lincoln Journal, WV - Jun 26, 2008
Speaking of cellular telephone service, Holder said Lincoln County and the region "are about to explode with better cell phone services.

Wireless company to unlock, allow phones from competitors - Columbus Dispatch

Wireless company to unlock, allow phones from competitors
Columbus Dispatch, OH - 5 hours ago
By Peter Svensson AP NEW YORK — MetroPCS Communications Inc. has become the largest US wireless carrier to say it will let customers use cell phones from

North Carolina appeals court reinstates Alltel award to cell phone service.
Byline: Samantha Thompson Smith Oct. 6–The N.C. Court of Appeals on Tuesday reinstated a $3.2 million award by Alltel to Cellular Plus of North Carolina. The decision stems from a lawsuit filed in Wake County Superior Court in 2000 by the owner of Cellular Plus, David Kilpatrick. In 1988,

Publication: News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)

Virgin to Buy Helio for $39 Million - PC Magazine

Virgin to Buy Helio for $39 Million
PC Magazine - Jun 27, 2008
which runs Virgin and Helio's physical cell phone network. We'll learn more throughout the day, including what's going to happen to Helio's phones and

MetroPCS' 'Open' Network Signals Single-Network Shift - InformationWeek

MetroPCS' 'Open' Network Signals Single-Network Shift
InformationWeek, NY - Jun 27, 2008
Sprint, Verizon, and Alltel phones can now be used on the MetroFlash flat-rate wireless service for a $40 a-month fee. By W. David Gardner The long-awaited

Alltel introduces Motorola’s MOTOROKR Z6m with XM Radio Mobile cell.
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-22 October 2007-Alltel introduces Motorola’s MOTOROKR Z6m with XM Radio Mobile cell(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD httpwww.m2.com The MOTOROKR Z6m from wireless and broadband communications company Motorola Inc (NYSE:MOT) has been introduced by Alltel Wireless (Alltel)

Publication: Telecomworldwire

911 systems grapple with wireless phone service - Shreveport Times

911 systems grapple with wireless phone service
Shreveport Times, LA - 7 hours ago
"But we've got to get into a position with the cell phone calls that we can tell where they're coming from." Supervisor Angel Jackson said she often tests

New name for cell phones, but JoJo’s says don’t hang up - Pierce County Herald

New name for cell phones, but JoJo’s says don’t hang up
Pierce County Herald, WI - Jun 19, 2008
The Gulbransons have handled the Alltel line of cell phones, along with T-Mobile, and will continue with both T-Mobile and the newly renamed Verizon brand,

Alltel purchase not expected to affect cell phone customers - Austin Herald

Alltel purchase not expected to affect cell phone customers
Austin Herald, MN - Jun 18, 2008
Like the Midwest transfer, he said no changes must be made for the cell phone system — called Code Division Multiple Access — because both Alltel and

Masttones Brings Bollywood and Bhangra Content to U.S. Cell Phones; Customers of Verizon Wireless, Cingular, Cricket, U.S. Cellular, Alltel, Cellular South, MidWest Wireless, and Metro PCS Now Have South Asian Media in the Palm of Their Hands.
SAN DIEGO — Don’t be surprised if Shah Rukh Khan’s face starts appearing on your Auntie’s cell phone, or a polyphonic Raghav song starts bumping during your next taxi ride. Indian culture has finally made it in America, as evidenced by the new line of Indian-themed ringtones and images now

Publication: Business Wire

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