Almost 40% of New York’s 911 Calls Are ‘Butt Dials’
Some 10,000 calls a day to the city’s emergency response number are accidental, a new report estimates.
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Government asks: when can we shut down wireless service?
Nine months ago, a tremendous controversy began with a simple e-mail:
“Gentlemen, The BART Police require the M-Line wireless from the Trans Bay Tube Portal to the Balboa Park Station, to be shut down today between 4 pm & 8,” wrote Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) construction supervisor Dirk Peter on August 11, 2011. (The Transbay Tube runs beneath the Bay, moving people to and from San Francisco; Balboa Park is a residential city neighborhood.) “Steve,” the note continued, “please help to notify all carrier
Apple wants to turn ‘3G’ into ‘4G’ to solve iPad 3 speed disputes
Apple is currently in a legal dispute down under with the Australian competition regulator, but is attempting a novel way of digging its way out of trouble: by trying to rebrand what “4G” actually means.
Many US police use cell phones to track: study
Many US police departments use cell phone tracking, often without court orders, to find suspects and investigate criminal cases, according to a study released Monday.
China’s mobile phone subscriptions top a billion in 2012
China said Friday it had broken the barrier of one billion mobile phone accounts at the end of February, as more people in the world’s most populous country ditch fixed phones.
F.C.C. Asks for Guidance on Whether, and When, to Cut Off Cellphone Service
The Federal Communications Commission is reviewing whether or when the police and other government officials can intentionally interrupt cellphone and Internet service to protect public safety.
North Korea: cell phone users are criminals
Anyone caught using a mobile phone or attempting to flee to China during the 100-day mourning period for late leader Kim Jong-il will be considered a war criminal and “punished accordingly.”
Unauthorized phone charges cost Americans $2 billion a year
A key Senate chairman says Congress needs to pass legislation to protect customers from unauthorized third-party charges on their phone bills
US left behind in broadband adoption
Based on broadband data from Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development member countries, the United States ranked ninth out of 29 countries for mobile broadband adoption on a per capita basis, and 12th out of 33 countries for percentage of households with fixed broadband, the FCC said.
Japan’s phone, internet networks remain severely disrupted
More than a day after a massive earthquake and subsequent tidal wave slammed Japan, the country’s telecommunications services remain severely disrupted.
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