Sign O' the times: FCC prepping nationwide SMS-based alert systemThe FCC approved a nationwide alert system that would send text messages to cell phones and other mobile devices in the event of an emergency. According to CNN Money, an FCC representative said that cell phone companies can voluntarily opt into the system. The report went on to say that all four major US carriers stated they'd be "likely" to opt in if and when the system is made real.
Three types of events would trigger SMS alerts to subscribers:
All about Our fancy algorithm says this stuff is related...Tuesday, September 30, 2008 Stay in the Know with US Cellular and BlackBerryChicago and Waterloo - U.S. Cellular today announced that it is working with Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) to bring BlackBerry® to its customers. U.S. Cellular will offer the BlackBerry 7250 Wireless Handheld™ with support for both BlackBerry Enterprise Server™ and BlackBerry Internet Service™. U.S. Cellular customers will be able to access their e-mail on the same seamless, high-quality network that brings...U.S. Cellular, TDS again postpone release of financialsCHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. and parent company Telephone and Data Systems Inc. said they plan to further delay filing their third-quarter financial results in order to complete restatements of prior financial reports. Both companies rescheduled the release of their third-quarter results for Nov. 28, but now say they expect to release the results sometime next month, in conjunction with the filing of their amended Forms 10-K and 10-Q. U.S.... |
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