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Articles tagged with: Florida
Florida man arrested for calling 911, asking for sex
Florida police say a man arrested for repeatedly calling 911 looking for sex claimed it was the only number he could dial after running out of cell phone minutes. more
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Government to Privatise Bahamas Telecommunications Company
The government of The Bahamas has announced plans to sell a 51% stake, including operational control in The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC). The company currently provides services to over 334,000 wireless (through its GSM and CDMA networks), 132,000 fixed line and 18,500 broadband customers throughout The Bahamas. more
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AT&T Blocks Four Firms from Reselling PrePay Handsets
AT&T says that it has obtained judgments and permanent injunctions against defendants in four more federal lawsuits filed as part of the company's ongoing efforts to combat the unauthorized bulk purchase and resale of its prepaid mobile phones, SIM cards, and accessories. more
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Florida Residents to Get Mobile Content Refunds from Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless and Alltel customers in florida, USA are to get refunds for unauthorised costs for mobile content, the Attorney General Bill McCollum has announced. Verizon Wireless has also agreed to adopt a series of "best practices" standards which will protect consumers from third-party charges, including charges for "free" ringtones and other cell phone content customers either didn't order or didn't realize would result in a monthly charge. more
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Researchers Make Major Step Towards Faster Chips
New research findings could lead to faster, smaller and more versatile computer chips. A team of scientists and engineers from Stanford, the University of florida and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is the first to create one of two basic types of semiconductors using an exotic, new, one-atom-thick material called graphene. The findings could help open the door to computer chips that are not only smaller and hold more memory -- but are also more adept at uploading large files, downloading movies, and other data- and communication-intensive tasks. more
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Aptilo Selected for WiMAX Network Deployment in USA
Aptilo Networks says that it has won a contract for service management and access control solutions for a rural WiMAX deployment in the USA. The network is being commissioned by Main Street Broadband, a privately held wireless broadband service provider and strategic partner of Xiocom Wireless. more
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US Mobile Content Distributor Pays $1 Million Fine
The office of florida's Attorney General Bill McCollum has reached a US$1 million settlement with a major mobile content marketer over allegations related to improper billing of mobile content. California-based Mobile Messenger Americas markets mobile content for cell phones and operates as a billing aggregator for mobile content promotions. more
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Samsung Mobile Installs 115 Charging Stations at Three of the Busiest U.S. Airports
Samsung Mobile has set up 115 charging stations at three more US airports to enable passengers to recharge their mobile phones if necessary. The new airports are George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (IAH), Miami International Airport (MIA) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). With todayÃ's additions, Samsung Mobile has installed charging stations in 10 of the nationÃ's busiest airports in the USA, which are accessible to more than 395 million passengers annually. more
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Leap Wireless and MetroPCS Settle Litigation - Enter Partnership
US based Leap Wireless and MetroPCS Communications have entered into a national roaming agreement and an agreement to exchange wireless spectrum, and also have settled all outstanding litigation between them. more
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Motorola Sues RIM for Poaching Staff
Motorola is suing rival handset manufacturer, Research in Motion after it claimed that company has been poaching its staff. The lawsuit, filed last week says that RIM lured away some 40 of its employees in florida since the beginning of this year. more
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